tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18725319541696147332024-02-06T19:24:50.973-08:00Russell Hill RanchDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-28701401787554281772015-08-16T14:24:00.000-07:002015-08-16T14:24:17.755-07:00An Interesting Challenge to Say the LeastIt has been quite awhile since I wrote on my blog. I can't say I haven't been busy but not really worth writing about. Now this challenge is different.<br />
A year or so ago I got a Cricket Ridged Heddle loom. It I so easy to use that I've almost deserted my spinning wheel. I founds this great Facebook group for Ridged Heddle weavers. The owner of the list put out a challenge to all the members which was to weave fabric that could be made into something. In other words something other then scarves, shawls, or place mates to name a few.<br />
I took on the challenge and decided I would weave fabric for an 1830's vest for my husband. Deciding on the colors was a challenge. But after searching for photos of original period vest, I concluded on purple, cobalt blue and yellow. The Victorians loved color and combined it in ways we may not enjoy today. Next was a pattern to weave. I decided a plaid. Equal blue and purple blocks and a narrow strip of yellow. The yarns are cotton and linen.<br />
The wrapping wasn't very difficult but the weaving was not as pleasant as I could have been. The loom I used wasn't my Cricket but an old child's loom that really needs a lot more tweeking. The tension was difficult to keep. But a pushed through and got it done and wet finished.<br />
Yesterday I held my breath and cut into this priceless price of fabric. First I had to draft the vest pattern, so I went to my favorite book for men's clothing of the 19th C.<br />
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If any of you are into sewing period clothing for men this is a great book. <br />
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So I got out my trusty newsprint and started drafting. I made a front and<br />
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After the pattern pieces were done I then took a deep breath and started cutting. Since the fabric was a bit limp I decided it needed an underlining. I cut out the underlining and sewed it to the fabric. I felt much more comfortable doing that and then cutting it out. I was so afraid it was going to come undone. Remember this was my first fabric I ever wove. Big learning curve to say the least.<br />
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It is now all sewn together awaiting buttonholes and buttons. It will be ready for the county fair next week. Hopefully I will win a prize. <br />
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Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-8862625640156820942013-07-14T17:57:00.000-07:002013-07-14T17:57:40.076-07:00Life is good. What a wonderful day so far. We got some rain and the temps have dropped. We may just be getting more rain later on as well. So June was a busy month for me, house sitting for several people. I used that time away from home, working on designing some small quilt patterns. I am on the schedule to teach 6 small quilt classes. They meet once a month at One Quilt Place in Fredericksburg and during that month they finish a new little quilt. Can't do that with a full size quilt. I ran the classes, when it was Pocketful Of Poseys, for 2 years. Those classes were not my own designs but someone else's. Now the class is mine and I can do what I want. It is exciting to look for patterns and work on them so that they are a 2" or 4" or 6" block. I have two done and writing the directions is a challenge. Not only that, what you thought was a correct measurement wasn't quite so when you work up the pattern in fabric. It may look good on paper but you don't know if it's right until you make the first block. It is truly a challenge and something I am enjoying. <br />
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Here is my first pattern.</div>
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Besides working on my small quilt patterns I<br />
am working on some other projects that are regular size quilt designs. I am taking two workshops through the Veriens Quilt Guild. This month we are doing a Christmas Quilt. It can be a couch quilt or tree skirt. I'm doing it as a couch quilt. Next month a national teacher is coming and she is from Kansas Troubles. It too is a winter quilt and I want to do mine in flannel. Now that I want to do flannel I can't find what I want. I do have some in my stash so I am hoping I can find what I need to fill in. Now for the big project. I have decided to do this fantastic quilt that will take 18 months to get all the pattern. Now does that mean I get it done in 18 months Noooooooooooooo! but it will take that long to get all the parts. It is a quilt that was made in the 1790's. What is different is that most quilts of the 1700's where whole cloth, but this one is all applique. Therefore the 18 monhs. I was happy to uncover a box of fabric that someone sent me years ago as part of a secret friend. The fabric is very reminiscent of the 1700's and there is a lot of it as well. From what I have gathered it was a scrappy quilt which is perfect. The original was done on linen but I will be using cotton. I haven't purchased my fabric but my plan is to get a subtle marble in an unbleached muslin color. <br />
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I have one more quilt I plan to work on this summer and it is such a simple design. I wish I could have had this for the 4th of July but I will have it done for next year. The fabric is a Jelly Roll from one of my favorite online quilt shops. She also has some great fabric for my reenacting wardrobe. 5 Bucks A Yard and she is a Texas shop so I am shopping locally. <br />
I am thinking how wonderful this might be in Holiday colors. My mind is spinning.<br />
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I finally got my Bailey quilting machine working and I have done two queen size quilts on it. Each one is getting better. My first one was for my brother and sister in law but the photos I took are MIA. The second one was a graduation quilt for Miss Margaret Nabors. By the time it was delivered she had been out of high school for two years. Now I have some quilt tops that date back some 30 years but they aren't gifts. I should never let things go like that. My brother's quilt was a Christmas gift but it was only a year and a few months over due. </div>
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Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-23983401660214159502013-02-19T17:22:00.000-08:002013-02-19T17:22:15.157-08:00Oh I Am so Happy!I just put the last of the panels on the greenhouse today. Yesterday was way to warm to get all that we needed to do to finish it all. I think it was 80 and being in the corner of two buildings it was really warm. <br />
I am now ready to move in my few house plants that struggle all winter in the house. Way to much darkness. The lemon tree for one which is new to me needs more light than what I can give it. I think if the heat keeps up I will need to put the shade cloth on soon. <br />
So I am going to plant my seeds this week. I will move in the tables and shelves tomorrow and then start planting. I need to locate the seed starting pellets some where around here. I did not start seeds last year so who knows where everything is now. At least I know where my heat mat is. That is the best gardening item ever. My friend Pat gave that to me a few years ago and it has made such a big difference in starting seeds. I will be posting photos as the seeds grow up. It is such a joy to see those little plants popping up out of the soil and then growing into big and tall plants producing food for our table. <br />
A little progress on the planting situation, I did plant all my onions so they will be taking off soon. With the rain predicted tonight and tomorrow that will be oh so good. They have plenty of alpaca poop to enrich to soil as well. <br />
This warm weather is causing the pomegranates to leaf out and even the dewberries are starting to leaf out. I am happy to see that since I wasn't sure if they made it this past summer. Not sure about one mulberry but the other one is sending out leaves as well. The two peach trees and two cherry trees are planted and are just siting there. That is ok they need to put on roots more than anything else. The two cherry trees are nothing but sticks with leaf buds on them. Time will tell. They have low chill hrs which is good I guess. I know it will be a few years before we see any fruit but it will be fun to see how they do and if they will produce cherries. <br />
Lastly since we are to get rain tomorrow I planted some spinach seeds. I really hope they make it. Not sure how old the seed is. I plan to plant more and I also plan to get some romaine and hot season lettuce in. I know I have seed for that just need to locate it. I hate the fact I put things in a safe place and then realize it is so safe I can't find it. LOL <br />
Photos of the newly finish greenhouse will be posted next posting.Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-68817229428320697462013-02-07T14:31:00.000-08:002013-02-19T17:25:12.183-08:00So Where Did Winter Go?<h2>
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We started working on the greenhouse I had been wanting to years. I guess it was a good thing it took us so long, since what I was going to use for my frame work was the top section to the horse/cattle trailer. If we had then we would have been in a really bad spot. We are looking at getting miniature horses and carts to use with them. The old horse trailer will be perfect for the storing and carrying of the carts and tack and the little horses. <br />
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Well a friend had a saying that once you throw your hat over the fence you have to go get it. By that she meant that once you make a commitment to something you have to finish it. A dear friend who is moving to SC gave me her lemon tree. My house is just not set up to grow a lemon tree in the winter. Not enough space or light. So she throw my hat over the fence which finally go us building my long awaited greenhouse. We started putting up the frame work right after New Years but then it got nasty cold and then windy. I had to did a trench to level the cement pads and get it down a little below ground so I could get the siding down below the bottom of the sill plate and then cover up with rock. The two outside walls got put up but it was just not a good time to put up the roof rafters. That got done this past Monday. I had to put that job on hold because I was away for a few weeks working and I just didn't want Bob up there when no one was home. <br />
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Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-51305480741528980462012-02-28T11:46:00.000-08:002012-02-28T11:46:53.112-08:00An Early Start in the Vegetable Garden 2012<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></span>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-35580425499158359002012-02-28T11:33:00.000-08:002012-02-28T11:33:51.462-08:00Getting Close to a Finished, if that is possible, Vegetable Garden<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QE-FT9BCNDDTeFlHFizYWHjZqtqeMDrj1zIPJ7hqnKqVzr2to1Q1ntK3xMZYT9e4LQkfRY7K8Lkq9UTrqrA5UI8eTyA9WrLETtJGYoqH_ElzqUbeVZ9lN-IAwRLUL62PoKbi1sRlzvI/s1600/2012_01220022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QE-FT9BCNDDTeFlHFizYWHjZqtqeMDrj1zIPJ7hqnKqVzr2to1Q1ntK3xMZYT9e4LQkfRY7K8Lkq9UTrqrA5UI8eTyA9WrLETtJGYoqH_ElzqUbeVZ9lN-IAwRLUL62PoKbi1sRlzvI/s200/2012_01220022.JPG" width="126" /></a>Last year I worked on the pathways. I wanted to be sure that I did not have to deal with any grass but also wanted to be able to walk through the garden without walking in mud after a rain storm or watering. I do have a drip system which is the best way to water a vegetable garden in a drought. I found the best weed barrier I could find that would have a very long life. I decided to use the stuff nurseries use under their plants. It is heavy duty with a 25 year guarantee. You can see what the weed barrier looks like in this photo. That is a bag of mulch in the foreground. Also is my little helper Chen Chen but she prefers Farmer Chen Chen when she is in the garden. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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So 7 days ago I took my darling husband into the emergency room at 7 AM and 10 hrs later he was coming out of surgery with out a gall bladder. The Thursday before that we went and picked up scaffolding so that we could start the work on the siding for the second floor, :"Oh no now what?". Good friends that's what. Our friend Al and his wife Lizzie had said they would come and help when we first started this project. I do not do heights well. But now with Bob being laid low we were not sure if we were going to have to post pone the job, did I say I don't do heights well. Thanks goodness Al's brother said he could come and help. So as you can see, we are almost done with the east side of the house. <br />
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That is Al and his brother Joseph working on the peak. Those angles are so much fun. And kids wonder why we need algebra and geometry. </div>
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Here is Bob looking on but he did the cutting which was necessary. He felt better being able to help some what. I know he is itching to get up there. We are on hold until Bob can get up there and take down the stove pipe. Then the rest will be done on that side. The wood trim at the top is going to get beefed up some and then painted a wonderful dark plumy red. Oh I forgot to say we got the new window in as well. It is a casement window and will give us some more air and breezes through that window during the summer. To bad the guys are hiding it and to bad it is only their backs you can see. Next group of pictures I will be sure we can see them. Next weekend they will be working on the other side of the house. That side has two windows. </div>
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Once this side is all done I can start thinking about what I want to do for some landscaping. It is a bare canvas. I have lots of iris's that will do well there along with some 4 o'clocks and may add some of those nice natives I have wanted to add also. This is the east side so it can be hot since there isn't much shade there. I do plan to plant one of my mulberry trees in this area between the house and where I was standing. </div>
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<br />Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-6027186329283746992011-09-21T15:47:00.000-07:002011-09-21T15:47:45.295-07:00Summer is Finally Over!<br />
This has been such a year so far. The drought has hit our place with a vengeance. The pastures are dead and I have no idea if they will recover and if they will how long it will take. Of course we are still in the grip of the drought with no end in sight. <br />
On the bright side my husband and I went to his 50th high school reunion in Bellevue Washington. The weather was cool with some rain on Sat night. Friday we drove around Bob's childhood neighborhood. The landscapes were so lush and green. I think the pictures will tell it all. So here is a treat for those of you who have nothing but brown to look at. <br />
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I thought this planter was unique. It was made of metal but looked so much like terracotta. <br />
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Do you remember what this green stuff is? In case you don't it is grass. <br />
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This is looking out over Lake Sammamish on Sunday afternoon. It wasn't really cold but the drizzle was so nice to feel on our skin. <br />
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<br />Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-90710990686159826432011-05-15T17:16:00.000-07:002011-05-15T17:38:22.337-07:00What a glorious day in May<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwcjtlGOghD1iJI5swvKE3yeFdzI4E1Vr8hjX9xFZOHdygqH_RFfFaf3Hi-EP2WgCIlAUWGzncn-loeP8jMnx9DtBypYJHrLGpDnq7vxWCiAaxlz9mve9EoRoFEaZvEyxSBPVMB2Ogt4/s1600/2011_04210021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span><span><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_kB9AzVuLCHKyj2lJc1A4i4I1fe1nYTVJjZBgeeKNDzICnke3FSpZGnfCbUmWm9MlylOngP5bePTf5-zHFzx_KoaqXkbbFHZVLsS6xlqU9458LL8tvtwXqdhNBq1_uWNPthhKW28UKw/s1600/2011_04210022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span><span></span></span><br />The past few days have been wonderful. We got at least 1.53" of rain on Wed. into Thursday. That is about the first measurable rain since Sept. The air is cool and dry which makes it perfect gardening weather. Last year I started laying down weed cloth down on the paths in the vegetable garden. And today I added some more. I also put down some bark mulch over the weed cloth. I have two bags left which I will but down tomorrow. I am hoping that this supper duty tough weed cloth will last as long as they said it would. I don't want to have to do it in ten or twenty years. Of course in twenty years I will be 80 so it won't matter I guess. <div>Everything is growing and starting to produce. The beans have flowers as do the tomatoes. The evening temps have been a bit chilly so I don't expect much from the tomatoes yet. The rain storm we had last week also had some lightening with it and what a difference rain and lightening make in the grown in the garden. The beans grew several inches over night. That extra shot of nitrogen does it every time. </div><div>In my last post I mentioned getting some Indian Runner Ducks. They have grown so much in just a week. I wish I had taken their picture when they first arrived but here they are now. Aren't they cute. I still don't know who is male and who is female. I guess it will be awhile before I do know. They do come to my voice which I think is so cool. That means they are getting to know who I am. The lady with the food. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_kB9AzVuLCHKyj2lJc1A4i4I1fe1nYTVJjZBgeeKNDzICnke3FSpZGnfCbUmWm9MlylOngP5bePTf5-zHFzx_KoaqXkbbFHZVLsS6xlqU9458LL8tvtwXqdhNBq1_uWNPthhKW28UKw/s200/2011_04210022.JPG" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwcjtlGOghD1iJI5swvKE3yeFdzI4E1Vr8hjX9xFZOHdygqH_RFfFaf3Hi-EP2WgCIlAUWGzncn-loeP8jMnx9DtBypYJHrLGpDnq7vxWCiAaxlz9mve9EoRoFEaZvEyxSBPVMB2Ogt4/s200/2011_04210021.JPG" /></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-76875982776800613712011-05-05T15:29:00.000-07:002011-05-05T16:30:22.418-07:00It has been a long time since I have written.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoe4DUC9IRY6ugdAllm0td_F5VlWRHXvGIde3m5TDaeGoF8GUEZwrXgQVjTqGxGEc5XyrqEJOKWpTO9PC5NVLMiPGMQDAdbyXDJWi5t_m0UWqbbxZEvQygEVr7DuOy4DmK5XGjdYmCgw/s1600/2010_01110004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoe4DUC9IRY6ugdAllm0td_F5VlWRHXvGIde3m5TDaeGoF8GUEZwrXgQVjTqGxGEc5XyrqEJOKWpTO9PC5NVLMiPGMQDAdbyXDJWi5t_m0UWqbbxZEvQygEVr7DuOy4DmK5XGjdYmCgw/s200/2010_01110004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603374197355883106" /></a><br />I can't believe it has been over a year since I have written on my blog. Shame on me. Lots of additions have been made since last year. We now have three alpaca males that were rescues. They were only a yr old when we got them and now they are two years old. I have their baby fleeces as well as this years sheering. I am looking forward to spinning up their fiber. I think I am now an alpaca yarn snob. These are the three boys, Roberto is the red one, Cristo on the right and Edwardo is in the center.<div> <div> <div>Yes 2010's winter was a rough one, we even had 6" of snow but this years winter was even worst. What the grasshoppers didn't kill the 2 weeks of below freezing did.</div><div> <div>Yep the grasshoppers killed off my wonderful veggie garden last year except for my two kinds of cucumbers. I had a great crop of cukes last year and many jars of bread and butter pickles to boot. Also the pepper plants survived but did not produce much until later in the summer/fall once the grasshoppers started to die off.</div><div>Even though I didn't have much of a garden last year I did get all the garden boxes built and filled with soil and compost. They are now planted with all kinds of veggies. Back in Feb. I planted my onions and in early April the green beans. I am hoping they will produce before the hoppers come out and do them in. In spite of the gale force winds I did plant my tomatoes and peppers a few weeks ago. Two out of five tomato plants managed to stand up to the wind, heat, and then cold. I did plant three others along side the deck on the east side of the house and have two others in large planters getting ready to be placed in the back yard now that the wind has let up. Today I replaced the tomatoes that died with new ones plus I have 4 more added to the garden. Got the eggplant plants in today too. Saturday we planted some seed like those cucumbers I planted last year along with corn and carrots. I finally go my zucchini seeds and so I will plant those and some summer squash seeds later today. There was some rain on Monday and I am glad I got those seeds in when I did.</div><div>I am hoping for a good garden this year because the last two or so were so bad. Last year at this time we were getting rain but it seemed to come to an end before May ended. We haven't really seen any beneficial rain since last May. Our garden is now on a drip system but without rain I do not know how long I can keep watering. Once I get the plants more established I will mulch and then cut back on the amount of water. When you are on a well you need to be careful. Plans are in the works for setting up those rain barrels and putting gutters up along the studio and the house.</div><div>As the end of every growing season it is good to reflect over that season and plan to make it better. So the year before last I decided that growing in rows and fighting burmuda grass was not what I wanted to do any more so I changed that by putting weed cloth down on the paths soon to be covered with bark mulch and using garden boxes to grow in. If I had not had a biblical invasion of grasshoppers last year I may have gone about my gardening with out needing the assistance of two Indian Runner Ducks. They just arrived today with hopes that once they are grown they will keep my garden free of bugs. If they can eat all the grasshoppers they may end up being to fat to waddle about. LOL. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will get some pictures of the new garden and the new pest patrol posted over the next few days. </div></div></div></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-61107670509646800202010-02-16T16:50:00.000-08:002010-02-16T17:17:01.665-08:00Is it Spring Yet?Oh my gosh what a winter we have been having here in the TX Hill Country. We had several days, in a row mind you, in Jan of 14 degrees during the day and 9 at night. I am so hoping for my fruit trees and bushes to have made it through those cold temps. I guess time will tell. <div>As I spoke about a while back on my square foot gardens and how I was going to plant all this great stuff for my winter garden. Hah! The winter garden is not much of a garden because if the constant cold and rain. The rain is fine and the raised beds shed that off, where before the veggies would be doing the back stroke to stay afloat. The cold has kept the ground to cold to get the seedling growing never mind making it possible for the seeds to germinate. </div><div>The broccoli plants I put in during the fall have taken giant steps backwards. Ok so I should be glad they are still alive. The beet seeds I planted germinated and then it got cold and are still sitting there with the two little leaves they get right after they germinate and pop up out of the ground. Is that depressing or what? But hey they are still alive even after all the wind and 9 degree nights. If it ever warms up they may just grow. Ok hope springs eternal. Theres that work spring again. </div><div>One thing I need to do this next week or so is get the fruit trees pruned. They will start flowering soon. I also plan to get my seeds started first part of March. Can't wait to try out that seed starting heat mat. Since the greenhouse isn't heated with a heat source other then my heat lamp which works when it isn't too too cold. I just could not subject those poor little seedlings to that cold. I have been wanting to start my seeds so now with the night temps warming it may be a good time to start. </div><div>I promise to get back and write more. Now that it looks like warmer weather is coming I will have more to write about and I will post some pictures of my garden boxes. Also I want to tell you about this cool talk I attended on Heirloom Tomatoes. </div><div>Happy planting.</div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-49006380905555001032009-10-20T12:52:00.000-07:002009-10-20T13:47:15.122-07:00Time to rethink the gardenThe weather is great and I am ready to take up the summer garden and start fresh. This past gardening season is one I would like to forget. When I lived in MA the garden was over by mid Sept. so if it got out of control or the weeds started taking over, it was for just a short time. I could pull it up and till it in and forget about it. But here in TX that isn't the case. Yep the garden got out of control and there are still plants producing a little bit. I hate to yank them out yet. So, what I am doing now is planning the winter crops and how I will deal with this garden next year.<br /><br />I have a hard time with disorganized gardens. Last year was the first year I had good results in this fairly new veggie garden. Nothing got out of control and the weeds were not a problem. For some reason this year was different. I didn't have weeds as much as I had grasses. Even though I had laid down a weed barrier the grass traveled underneath it and came up where the plants were. Eventually by the end of July the heat and the grass was my downfall. Enough of that.<br /><br />After some contemplating what to do so that I can enjoy the garden and keep it in line I concluded I needed to add some garden boxes. This way the paths would be permanent and I would not have to deal with them any more. I am going to lay down weed barrier with some mulch on top. When I run out of that free really good weed barrier I may let grass grown and then keep it clipped. Of course if it isn't watered it could die down if we have another baking summer again and no rain. Not sure if that would be as nice to walk on. Keeping nice paths between the plants was one issue I had so this should solve that problem.<br /><br />My first 4 boxes will be 2x8 feet. I have a square area off the main garden that these are going to be placed in. It has a shade cloth for summer and I can place the summer squashes in there and a few other veggies that need some relief from the heat during the summer. But for now I will plant my beets and other cool weather crops there. The shade cloth will be pushed back since I will want to have the sun for the winter crops but also to heat my studio.<br /><br />Since this patch of garden had not been planted this summer the grass grow like crazy and was a foot tall or more. I hit it with the weed eater and knocked it down. Even though we had several days with out rain the soil was still soaking wet and sticky and could not be tilled. We have rain coming in again mid week but if all goes well maybe by next week it will be dry enough to till. The reason I am tilling is this: I want to take some of that good soil I have in the paths and add it to the boxes. I can sink the paths some lowering the boxes some giving me more soil in the box and less I need to add.<br /><br />I have been hearing a lot about square foot gardening so I decided to check it out. Not a hard concept to follow or do and I am going to give it a shot. I will be putting my own twist on it a little bit. My soil is rich and full of composted manure and such so why go out and buy more. I will go ahead and add my peat moss and vermiculite to what I have and mix it up. I then shall lay out the grids and get planting.<br /><br />I haven't decided how to lay out the main part of the garden yet. I have some left over 2x6's hanging around from some building projects that I will be using to build the remainder boxes. I have two 2x6's that will make a 5x5 and that may be the center box with other boxes arranged around it. I was thinking of putting it on the diagonal and use that center 1 foot for some sort of architectural item that vines can grow on. I have all winter to find something or build something for that. Of course I need to plan my drip system for this new plan as well. And one thing I am not going to skimp on is a timer. Last summer I used one that was great but was battery operated. Then the battery ran down and the timer went screwy. And putting a new battery didn't help. I think this year a hard wired or plug in type timer is how I will keep my drip system working correctly. One gardening friend is good at laying out drip systems so I plan on calling on her for help.<br /><br />I also plan to use rain water for my drip system but if we end up running out of rainwater I will use the well as my back up.<br /><br />Next week I plan to get to work on this new idea and will post more with pictures of what I have come up with so far.<br /><br />Happy Fall and Happy GardeningDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-46599550956363144462009-09-13T15:20:00.000-07:002009-09-13T18:12:08.267-07:00It's raining, it's pouring and a wonderful sight indeed<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37Wf8D-WFnzlBno0TBd9UoSk0j-btD1RS36nPnTObNXX5EHkjDMN2NkZHIoyDA1A8afNzg6RTKG-g1ZzljpioIfLxUjhb806crQGy_T41NXDB8BDBqQSeur_-vj_9pFsGQIELtEVLlBE/s1600-h/3014955761_91c46d71e8_o.jpg"></a> </p><div align="left"> It rained and it poured for almost five days but no one is complaining. It is unfortunate that our rain gauge is broken but there is no doubt we got a boat load of rain. The pasture is greening up before my eyes and what is left of my veggie garden is also perking up. I was about to throw in the towel and cut my looses until Wed. afternoon when it started raining. As soon as it drys up out there I will see what can be saved for the fall garden.<br />I decided that I needed to do was build boxes for raised beds instead of growing in rows with no control or order. By August the garden seemed to be out of control and no organization as to where the rows were or the paths were. With the raised beds I can just work the beds as needed and then keep the rows untouched. Either I can lay down weed barrier and mulch or even plant some grass and mow it. Depends on how far apart I place the boxes.<br />On Labor Day I purchased some lumber to make 4 boxes to begin the process but with the rain it was put on hold. Each box will be 2x8 feet. I can deal with that size with out killing my self and it is wide enough to plant 2 rows 8 feet long. I am going to check out the Square Foot Garden book and see if this is the way I want to go. Since the soil in my veggie garden is good and is deep ( the only place it is on the property) I plan to place a layout of where the box will be and then make my paths by digging down a inch or two tossing that soil into the place where the boxes will go. My plan is to get this done as soon as possible so I can get my broccoli in. Beets, spinach, romaine lettuce, and some other greens as well. I am also going to try planting lettuce in plant flats on the deck. This way I will have them close at hand. If it is going to rain this winter like they are talking, not having to walk into a muddy garden would be great.<br />Yesterday Saturday Sept 12th I attended a workshop on planting your landscape with edibles. It was a wonderful day and full of lots of information. I am finding that some of my quirky ideas (other then what normal people have) are also being used by others. One of the speakers who is a landscaper/designer is working on the Boerne Green House Project <a href="http://www.boernegreenhouse.com/">http://www.boernegreenhouse.com/</a>. Since she is living in a Tepee and hasn't much in way of creature comforts she has had to find ways of being as comfort as possible. One way was to build a compost toilet. <a href="http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/humanure.html">http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/humanure.html</a>. I have been planning this for over by my studio once the studio is done. I don't think I will use it in my veggie garden but around trees, shrubs, and flowers is ok. Also she talked about ways of taking gray water and running it into a system to then be used to water the landscape. I have been emptying my washing machine out into the yard but really need to do more then that. We are doing the bathroom over and plan to run the gray water from the shower and sink out into a tank and then figure a way to get it out into the landscape. This project will be on going and I hope started soon.<br />Another good topic covered was inter planting edibles in with flowers and shrubs. I have been doing that for years. 20 years ago I lived in a condo with just a little border garden on the edge of my patio. Having left a large veggie garden behind when I moved I was not going to be without my garden. So I planted a few tomatoes and peppers among my flowers. When we moved to TX I did the same thing and still do even though I have a larger veggie garden too.<br />Her point was that we should all be growing some of our food. John Adams had a garden in the White House yet he did not get to enjoy it much since he was voted out of office. James Madison had a garden as well but the British took care of it and the White House during the War of 1812. More recent White House gardens were during the Franklin Roosevelt era and now the Obama's have a garden too. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37Wf8D-WFnzlBno0TBd9UoSk0j-btD1RS36nPnTObNXX5EHkjDMN2NkZHIoyDA1A8afNzg6RTKG-g1ZzljpioIfLxUjhb806crQGy_T41NXDB8BDBqQSeur_-vj_9pFsGQIELtEVLlBE/s1600-h/3014955761_91c46d71e8_o.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37Wf8D-WFnzlBno0TBd9UoSk0j-btD1RS36nPnTObNXX5EHkjDMN2NkZHIoyDA1A8afNzg6RTKG-g1ZzljpioIfLxUjhb806crQGy_T41NXDB8BDBqQSeur_-vj_9pFsGQIELtEVLlBE/s1600-h/3014955761_91c46d71e8_o.jpg"></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktXUfU7cEgIhIv-ebW9VLhyphenhyphen6bp3nv810hD-MZQq3Uto8wT4OmxxD2_BOE3lZNIATYhmbGjNVXWCHGnqdm6C9xhMtoE8e4E4FwMsSrtPXLQ8BHD9g7Xp3ckDz5QeZP25klrL0QbjCXRr8/s1600-h/3014955761_91c46d71e8_o.jpg"></a><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37Wf8D-WFnzlBno0TBd9UoSk0j-btD1RS36nPnTObNXX5EHkjDMN2NkZHIoyDA1A8afNzg6RTKG-g1ZzljpioIfLxUjhb806crQGy_T41NXDB8BDBqQSeur_-vj_9pFsGQIELtEVLlBE/s1600-h/3014955761_91c46d71e8_o.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381120982283187282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37Wf8D-WFnzlBno0TBd9UoSk0j-btD1RS36nPnTObNXX5EHkjDMN2NkZHIoyDA1A8afNzg6RTKG-g1ZzljpioIfLxUjhb806crQGy_T41NXDB8BDBqQSeur_-vj_9pFsGQIELtEVLlBE/s320/3014955761_91c46d71e8_o.jpg" /></a><br />Check our <a href="http://www.eattheview.org/">www.eattheview.org</a> it is worthy of a visit. It is a program designed to get more high profile places to start growing food in their landscapes. You don't have to be a fan of the Obamas to find this a worth while project. They were not the first to have a vegetable garden and I hope they won't be the last. <br /><br />I will try not to be away from my blog so much this fall. I guess this summer was just so stressfull with the drought and the heat. </div><div align="left">Happy Fall Planting!!</div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-58389607760524199212009-07-20T11:08:00.000-07:002009-07-20T11:15:08.222-07:00A good bunch of grapes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmL49r4-4bkoI33EJOyCfG82Ehi3dqH0PznIGBkCk24aPwdaArP_YvI6T2g5coetdlWVPd5YYRGG2FtmWICA8BwPVbfegM_TCfRqYRRXCWt47Ro_MEyZlQ5dJJxCiXktwqWK8nGQRE1M/s1600-h/2004_01010006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360607401966993058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmL49r4-4bkoI33EJOyCfG82Ehi3dqH0PznIGBkCk24aPwdaArP_YvI6T2g5coetdlWVPd5YYRGG2FtmWICA8BwPVbfegM_TCfRqYRRXCWt47Ro_MEyZlQ5dJJxCiXktwqWK8nGQRE1M/s320/2004_01010006.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3xHIjWgOr_hdb0DiiWN0rBGMZwwnYW7igudpcLj9Hc7AjuJsDhS1-ytDk8NCMEFbFnI9x5LVZj2DiiB8FOJz8TBU5k0__gOYtUw3Syv5sfARmUyuxV-fEuHaJvLxd7LxKK5BAsG8QLk/s1600-h/2004_01010005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360607394887900530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3xHIjWgOr_hdb0DiiWN0rBGMZwwnYW7igudpcLj9Hc7AjuJsDhS1-ytDk8NCMEFbFnI9x5LVZj2DiiB8FOJz8TBU5k0__gOYtUw3Syv5sfARmUyuxV-fEuHaJvLxd7LxKK5BAsG8QLk/s320/2004_01010005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Well after several years of waiting and trying to beat one small dog out of picking all the ripe grapes we have a wonderful crop. These are wine grapes and since all the tags have faded I do not recall what they are. All I know is that I am finally getting enough to make a small patch of wine. It is so strange that even in such a drought as we have been going through the grapes are doing really well. Two years ago we had way to much rain in a short period of time I thought I had lost the whole bunch of vines. Thank goodness that was not the case. So here are a few photos for you to look at and think of the bottles of wine it will make. I shall post a picture of one of the bottle once I get it made this winter. We don't have a cellar or cool place to make wine so I need to wait for cooler weather. </div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-52035590049437287592009-07-20T10:56:00.000-07:002009-07-20T11:08:02.904-07:00Some old heirlooms makeing a presences<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vOzDd2Bic_UzNcPZXgtG9j1_MhaxWsYVYGIwQuRo6bOLPeuQpJ-Hb_4b88wmqVHXXTyc0aoIdu40h-4P-R_gyP2g0NE28_REedrSjqiOthGrNAE9uYy-quEN16FiWXPoML7eZzDEjZ4/s1600-h/2004_01010002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360605568698337394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vOzDd2Bic_UzNcPZXgtG9j1_MhaxWsYVYGIwQuRo6bOLPeuQpJ-Hb_4b88wmqVHXXTyc0aoIdu40h-4P-R_gyP2g0NE28_REedrSjqiOthGrNAE9uYy-quEN16FiWXPoML7eZzDEjZ4/s320/2004_01010002.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24m9wLZZBVj4tWBxRF_gJ9WPdNzxlJo4bv8mQZnMMfOHXpPNrcJt-WkeHFXDu4g_0tPvRDX2KIktaBRkeYgVnJhu2IkiSzJ0xtuvNCjTbcCkGgyhyphenhyphen8T0hbQc1IOP5MHajeelpno9Lt2U/s1600-h/2004_01010003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360605397493419618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24m9wLZZBVj4tWBxRF_gJ9WPdNzxlJo4bv8mQZnMMfOHXpPNrcJt-WkeHFXDu4g_0tPvRDX2KIktaBRkeYgVnJhu2IkiSzJ0xtuvNCjTbcCkGgyhyphenhyphen8T0hbQc1IOP5MHajeelpno9Lt2U/s320/2004_01010003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>As I had written several posts back I planted some unusual heirlooms in my veggie garden. So here is one of them I just recently harvested. It is a Sheep's Nose Pepper. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0aUMUWh-fHtF0G89o_Qd4KZxWSEL_V0Z3_n1BgVTvE1GdCA5uMRqNx5vBaApIoNppYuA_RiU9WNpwxso5H5HApLj0WB5oaMlkjqRlPKtLDPAM4rTtzN026Kfqe3Sljq2A3FpjaE-DQA/s1600-h/2004_01010002.JPG"></a>I am still looking for those heirloom tomatoes to start producing now. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-27705588826854073772009-07-20T10:27:00.000-07:002009-07-20T11:20:53.905-07:00Rain Rain Go Away Come Again Another Day<div>That is a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">children's</span> song I remember from when I was growing up. After almost 2 years of not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">having</span> any really good measurable rain I am finding this to be a terrible song. Last week many of my fellow master gardeners and I attended a rain <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">barrel</span> making workshop. Billy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kniffen</span> who is the big guru for rain water harvesting here in TX ran the workshop. I have posted some of the photographs my friend Marilyn <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pease</span> took at the workshop. I am now ready and loaded to make a string of barrels for over in my veggie garden. I will take pictures of my progress on my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">barrels</span>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPaWDHNEozhHYqTudnjCkHyZBnZfSwdng4TwuKWF0rX02Az26PtPSAbPpPtX0V9jlc5faXri9y3NNvE_suZ67ghnAIovaAp3hqE6isugJbUI3TETex9KWJCM6WOhL2NHivw1toyMqqn4/s1600-h/P1010020.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360598555648030658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPaWDHNEozhHYqTudnjCkHyZBnZfSwdng4TwuKWF0rX02Az26PtPSAbPpPtX0V9jlc5faXri9y3NNvE_suZ67ghnAIovaAp3hqE6isugJbUI3TETex9KWJCM6WOhL2NHivw1toyMqqn4/s320/P1010020.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPaWDHNEozhHYqTudnjCkHyZBnZfSwdng4TwuKWF0rX02Az26PtPSAbPpPtX0V9jlc5faXri9y3NNvE_suZ67ghnAIovaAp3hqE6isugJbUI3TETex9KWJCM6WOhL2NHivw1toyMqqn4/s1600-h/P1010020.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Billy showing us how to drill the holes in each <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">barrel</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfm1WgsdNbDOJzrsGyszq4EqUdDTmXsUOEOndpAS-668AHHQGTvW4b37eOOHxpDlUwzLrA9CQXg3hyphenhyphenoBVFUGFRmGMEUhIEgxZkaKmOEyRY1n6wJEvPuPz2ZxAzrr_XpldXgg-Jjf43id4/s1600-h/P1010009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360599951947213522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfm1WgsdNbDOJzrsGyszq4EqUdDTmXsUOEOndpAS-668AHHQGTvW4b37eOOHxpDlUwzLrA9CQXg3hyphenhyphenoBVFUGFRmGMEUhIEgxZkaKmOEyRY1n6wJEvPuPz2ZxAzrr_XpldXgg-Jjf43id4/s320/P1010009.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There are several types of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">barrels</span> and ways to use them here in the photo. You can use it to have a continual drip feed to a birdbath or wildlife water system, like the one below.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The next photo is a way of using rain water catchment for<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxv34JiRC1C9C3Y1Dr5xtDrJDzFq4oaUf2AevQePfp5D6eGANC4c6zYewFdBUX8ODhTTTT5R9k3Q42nJ27lovapudBH90cb3Ww9tsWHXYymjrEI91VeMjHGj3DvY1F2zBuu1AXzfzCH4M/s1600-h/P1010007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360608856788964562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxv34JiRC1C9C3Y1Dr5xtDrJDzFq4oaUf2AevQePfp5D6eGANC4c6zYewFdBUX8ODhTTTT5R9k3Q42nJ27lovapudBH90cb3Ww9tsWHXYymjrEI91VeMjHGj3DvY1F2zBuu1AXzfzCH4M/s320/P1010007.JPG" /></a> wild life. It is called a Wild life guzzler</div><br /><div></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-58023068405152620142009-05-20T18:37:00.000-07:002009-05-20T19:02:54.060-07:00Glorious RainThe past two weeks has brought us some nice rain. I know we need so much more. It is so great though to see that everything is so green. I am finally seeing our pasture grass getting some length to it as well.<br />Last week's temperatures were so different one day to the next. Friday I had to work at the nursery and it was in the upper 80's if not 90 by the end of the day. Saturday was wet and cold. About a 30 degrees difference in the two days.<br />Thursday of last week I started to plant my garden. First I had to test my drip system for leaks. It was sure a test of my patience. I would fix the broken emitters, run a test and then several more would blow their little tops. So now I may have them all fixed but who knows until I run the system again.<br />I planted 19 of the 31 tomatoes that are going out in the big garden. Thursday as well. I tilled a trench down as deep as I could and laid all the lovely tomato plants down on their sides and covered them with soil. This will provide the tomatoes with lots of nice roots to help carry water and nutrition to the fruits. Now I just have to wait.<br />My plan for feeding all the veggie plants was to use a syphon system. One end of the syphon hose would go into a bucket with liquid fertilizer and then draw it into the drip system and feed it to the plants. Seems these syphons had a flaw and the company is working on them. This is what the nursery told me but there may be more kinds out there. I just need to look.<br />The rain this weekend kept me from planting the rest of the garden and it would have been perfect to plant since it was so cool. It was to wet and our soil is gummy when it is wet so you just don't want to mess with it until it drys out more.<br />I guess Sunday will be the next time I can get out and finish planting it all. I hope to recruit my husband in this task as well. I should then be able to lay down the newspaper layers and then the mulch with his help at the same time.Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-57889764669538215312009-05-01T19:08:00.001-07:002009-05-01T19:29:15.487-07:00Oh what a week can do<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEiTzi_GeV0MMP-cvNJpcUETEro81Z70DDIHGoFG0S8IbI2tjqv6JSub54OLy9O3I5iJbRoJ3wiqTTqxlvUutjKNbAggp-ly4mz8TvFiuk3LvVavmVUIqgGp3WUYugx0g-hoqaRPWH6c/s1600-h/2004_02010012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331043967114283282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEiTzi_GeV0MMP-cvNJpcUETEro81Z70DDIHGoFG0S8IbI2tjqv6JSub54OLy9O3I5iJbRoJ3wiqTTqxlvUutjKNbAggp-ly4mz8TvFiuk3LvVavmVUIqgGp3WUYugx0g-hoqaRPWH6c/s320/2004_02010012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I should have posted this photo when I took it because the cucumber plants are so much bigger now. I will add a new photo of them later on. I planted Armenian Cucumbers and they have a lime green leaf. I have not planted these before but they have the same characteristics as English Cucumbers. I also wanted to do bread and butter pickles this year and the Armenian Cucumbers are not suited for that. So I planted some Homegrown Cucumbers. The leaves on these are nice dark green. The Homegrown are on the left and the Armenian on the right. </div><br /><div>You can also see some tomatilloes in the back left corner and there are two tomato plants also in that flat. Oh yea don't do like I do: don't think you will remember which tomato is which later on. Ha that is why they make labels. These are either Roma or Juliets. Now I need to wait till they produce fruit. </div><br /><div>I wanted to plant the Juliet in a topsy turvy planter. Sooooo I will plant one Juliet and one Roma instead. Well two topsy turvy planters will be fine. Seems that the topsy turvy planter has become a new trend. And like everyone else I have to try it too. So stay tuned for my progress or non progress depending how it goes. </div><br /><br /><div></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-34301279540464684612009-05-01T18:36:00.000-07:002009-05-01T19:06:22.424-07:00So Lets Hear it for FruitIt looks like this year maybe a good year for the fruit growing in my yard. The grapes as you can see are doing quite nicely. If I can keep the birds and a little black and white dog from eating them I may just get a good crop of grapes for wine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiT2WYIMZxXaSdteJbNYXok7s12H52GX-rP8lvpCtm3EnPZcMHiFOED9HmuNB7vp0dq_S158doE6x7wuZPyQnwvoq8IjW03QapuCIZ841mvi7_bfI-s110OpaBoVmxn4S2rG9CCLoN4E/s1600-h/2004_02010021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331036779302809074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiT2WYIMZxXaSdteJbNYXok7s12H52GX-rP8lvpCtm3EnPZcMHiFOED9HmuNB7vp0dq_S158doE6x7wuZPyQnwvoq8IjW03QapuCIZ841mvi7_bfI-s110OpaBoVmxn4S2rG9CCLoN4E/s320/2004_02010021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The plum tree is also loaded this year. Last year we got 3 plums and after a fierce wind storm we ended up with one. The storm from last weekend had some hail in it and damaged some of the fruit. I have some with marks and some with out and then some on the ground. I don't care if some are marked since they will be jam and no one will know if they were perfect or not. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH83YUa0AShTfNlsx4HfiK_V6CHvBzF6llvxJGyBWSLsASwD3vs0rOxvKuD2Al1eyOQLbSq_490sHek8ob1M27g7otd3JkaCqdomCO2I02xgJG6F-raPF86JMYorKlu7gxNDcVz1lDyE/s1600-h/2004_02010022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331036572723084658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH83YUa0AShTfNlsx4HfiK_V6CHvBzF6llvxJGyBWSLsASwD3vs0rOxvKuD2Al1eyOQLbSq_490sHek8ob1M27g7otd3JkaCqdomCO2I02xgJG6F-raPF86JMYorKlu7gxNDcVz1lDyE/s320/2004_02010022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC0if-_bdaqijX_0y1LVRu1xm5Ip_m9MzV6_a0Y1CKrI4dn1twqVBluPzvNuMZ62tXh25vPd5-gJtgdxuc6wibkCls2TQLRupyv6tDa7JJD-Y3k8kx70uvEfeW98zbIAoAVcE-IwdlzU/s1600-h/2004_02010019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331036346057694370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC0if-_bdaqijX_0y1LVRu1xm5Ip_m9MzV6_a0Y1CKrI4dn1twqVBluPzvNuMZ62tXh25vPd5-gJtgdxuc6wibkCls2TQLRupyv6tDa7JJD-Y3k8kx70uvEfeW98zbIAoAVcE-IwdlzU/s320/2004_02010019.JPG" border="0" /></a> I thought I had lost my blackberries but they are back in full force. So if I can keep the critters for eating them maybe a pie will be in store.<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I got a blueberry bush last year and cared for it with tender loving care and I guess it paid off. In fact there are a few berries on it this year. Not sure if I can beat the birds to the berries but the fact I am able to get blueberries <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">growing</span> in the Texas Hill Country is something to talk about. There were about 3 of us who decided to try them and I am the only one with a live plant. Next year will be the test.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ8mEGV1qUq5zFpE5BZvo-cb8ZQz2-sEo4nLUeCYMqet1HmXyM34TbGa5C0d-4uVKqyRPxrxB3hIEIZa4Ivy0oCCxLV-UBfh5Tul8G36RTrPzPCV8xbNCRR5_VCRiiUThLgHzSVvl2ME/s1600-h/2004_02010017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331036043872513394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ8mEGV1qUq5zFpE5BZvo-cb8ZQz2-sEo4nLUeCYMqet1HmXyM34TbGa5C0d-4uVKqyRPxrxB3hIEIZa4Ivy0oCCxLV-UBfh5Tul8G36RTrPzPCV8xbNCRR5_VCRiiUThLgHzSVvl2ME/s320/2004_02010017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT0ZlB9lrq15wiWC8R41AtkIm8r7F6TU-e4z052Zp0Htp8kY6IYTvD37y3eqxhuM3c4ilg3gz3gEgV1XmBZuzyFXlmGFVaT0B15Y_Zv-5QuJEI2_lOdl9xuPiGmfkuqlIJv7JWbQ5Ng0/s1600-h/2004_02010014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331035845987092594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT0ZlB9lrq15wiWC8R41AtkIm8r7F6TU-e4z052Zp0Htp8kY6IYTvD37y3eqxhuM3c4ilg3gz3gEgV1XmBZuzyFXlmGFVaT0B15Y_Zv-5QuJEI2_lOdl9xuPiGmfkuqlIJv7JWbQ5Ng0/s320/2004_02010014.JPG" border="0" /></a> We have had some strawberries so far and a few more on the way. I am not sure how well they will do over the summer but I am going to keep them in a shaded area and mulched well. Time will tell.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-88524959964410759402009-05-01T18:22:00.000-07:002009-05-01T18:36:03.199-07:00Watching your seedlings grow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisicQV9mtsfzu-NMHfSWAWQjLuH-5Ks9n0eGgGEim-z4gsgZ2XFnipX8oBX1XuH8qiWMRyZ-LQUk7gW1h_Pj7KyrcpwF-M-v4EzE_0b5aKt3hQSgIDoddrXMjnBTMewkFWj41UhjRQWk8/s1600-h/2004_02010010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331031447903958850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisicQV9mtsfzu-NMHfSWAWQjLuH-5Ks9n0eGgGEim-z4gsgZ2XFnipX8oBX1XuH8qiWMRyZ-LQUk7gW1h_Pj7KyrcpwF-M-v4EzE_0b5aKt3hQSgIDoddrXMjnBTMewkFWj41UhjRQWk8/s320/2004_02010010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Several weeks ago I transplanted all my tomatoes into larger pots. Most of them went into 1 gallon pots or at least until I ran out of them. By doing this I am establishing a stronger plant. I placed the seedling into the bottom of the pot and added potting soil. All along that stem will be nice new roots. I still haven't had a chance to plant in the garden yet. I wasn't able to get the drip system tested and repaired before we went on a 4 day trip so I moved everything out of the greenhouse on to the covered deck. Gave them a good drink and hoped for the best. </p><p>I am so glad I did not plant before we left because Sunday night/Monday morning we got one heck of a storm. So with the hail and high winds my plants were saved. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Unfortunately</span> the garden soil is still very wet making planting impossible. I am keeping my fingers crossed I can plant early next week. They are predicting rain again over Saturday night/Sunday morning. </p><p>Thank goodness for those 1 gallon pots. </p>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-21059983201217705782009-04-07T20:18:00.000-07:002009-04-07T20:27:45.259-07:00A Wild Silk Moth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT23V96bI2LcvJ5wxo3b3UeQ6wsA-SFE4GBQEq15iYEQiJgEwvk0r3jCTseFNEzCes4ooSslAlfxCNMl6oL-9yOATZzwphPc0hA9qNGEaV-ogX08kDQ-9qlQHBoPGT0Ah4lF4f3DRbVq0/s1600-h/2009_01130053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322155511377355266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT23V96bI2LcvJ5wxo3b3UeQ6wsA-SFE4GBQEq15iYEQiJgEwvk0r3jCTseFNEzCes4ooSslAlfxCNMl6oL-9yOATZzwphPc0hA9qNGEaV-ogX08kDQ-9qlQHBoPGT0Ah4lF4f3DRbVq0/s320/2009_01130053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Found this little fellow in my greenhouse a few weeks ago. I was wondering what it was so I took its picture and sent it off to a friend who is an expert in such things. She told me it is a Wild Silk Moth. Wow what a deal. I know we had wild silk moths in TX but never thought I would ever see one. </p><p>I did some research to found out what they eat. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hmm</span> the like various different types of trees and some of the are citrus. Oh no I have a lime tree in the greenhouse. The little worms can eat 10's of thousand times their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">weight</span>. So I checked the leaves of my lime tree for eggs, it is fine and I have not seen much munching on the leaves. Isn't nature wonderful? </p>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-30243611457795577672009-04-06T15:31:00.000-07:002009-04-07T20:29:25.564-07:00Garden RamblingsBelow you will see a few of my photos of some seedling I potted up several weeks ago. I am sorry that it took me so long to get them posted. I will post some more recent photos of my plants shortly.<br />The weather is creating issues. We have 90 degree days and then 40 degree days. Some nights we are in the 40's and like tonight and possibly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tomorrow</span> night we will be at freezing. Thank goodness for the greenhouse. We have a brooding light set up in there to help keep it warm at night. I think we are keeping it at least in the 40's. I did place a shade cloth over the roof so that the sun would not bake the new little plants. We have also had to deal with wind. There have been gusts up to 50+ MPH at times. It is a good thing I secured the greenhouse to the house. It has a light frame and plastic cover so one light breeze can blow it over. This is the second year so I am thinking about materials to use to make a more permanent cover. This may add a little weight so it won't blow over.<br /><br />Yesterday I spent time planting some of the tomato plants I purchased into larger pots. I wanted to get them out of the 4 and 6 packs since I have a little more then 2 weeks before I will consider planting them into the garden. I have about 30 tomato plants right now. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ok</span> it may not seem like a lot to some of you but it is a lot for us since there are only two of us and most of the people I know have gardens too. So I have some Early Girls, they are good stand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bys</span> for me and do well here. I have 8 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">celebrity</span> tomato plants also. I haven't grown them since I first started a veggie garden. I had not seen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Marglobe</span> in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nurseries</span> for years and decide to give them a try also. Of course <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Juliets</span> are a must and I am thinking of trying one of them as a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">topsy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">turvy</span> tomato. They are not large enough to plant yet so it may be a few weeks before I can show you mine in its container.<br /><br />I have a part time job in a nursery for the planting season. I am finding myself tempted by these new to me tomato and pepper plants on the market. So I have invested and bought a few of them. The new to me peppers are Lipstick and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Sheepnose</span> peppers. The tomatoes are Hillbilly, Country Taste, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Deborao</span>. Had to have the last one since it is almost my name sake. Stay tuned for a report on these as the season goes on.<br /><br />I plan to get some flowers started during the week but I need to get some more soil. Ran out while transplanting my tomatoes and I need to finish that and then start my flowers. I don't mind if I don't get blooms right away so flowers come second to my veggies.<br /><br />More later and I will have new photos too.<br />Happy GardeningDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-23283443666880960612009-04-06T15:25:00.000-07:002009-04-07T20:31:26.553-07:00Teeny Tiny Peppers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQW8GL0TCUvUdr0JIB_BuFscozTj_7Fm2pk5zsX7cL7X4-yQVYgDjQvRGShwx3gPSPYhnfWA6GHWsyUjI5OOxovUcRfWYCdZ-OOMd_sYNj-G07QKFGYFnspFrb422TclZrJxzprN2YJ4/s1600-h/2004_02010005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321708674906940626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQW8GL0TCUvUdr0JIB_BuFscozTj_7Fm2pk5zsX7cL7X4-yQVYgDjQvRGShwx3gPSPYhnfWA6GHWsyUjI5OOxovUcRfWYCdZ-OOMd_sYNj-G07QKFGYFnspFrb422TclZrJxzprN2YJ4/s320/2004_02010005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />These are two of four that I potted up. The peppers took a long time to germinate. It was several weeks between the time I potted these up and took their photo to the last of the seedlings. I now have 6 good looking sweet pepper mix peppers potted up and also 6 frying pepper peppers ready to be potted up. They finally germinated a few days ago.Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1872531954169614733.post-18986565151857475962009-04-06T15:22:00.000-07:002009-04-07T20:32:31.313-07:00Tomato Babies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4pFnyK9m-cnnJlrsAR4PFe3RxEox7eHpO_0HpfSmxKC4CXU8YY86G4rTffFuOE6YDwrtjgKk8t9hETJ0LI1fM5J4ehOk7ZozNwfsEMe5A_hfrkU_vdjSmXORQslP8bcw-Gf1IYdZ_9Y/s1600-h/2004_02010002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321707524808306930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4pFnyK9m-cnnJlrsAR4PFe3RxEox7eHpO_0HpfSmxKC4CXU8YY86G4rTffFuOE6YDwrtjgKk8t9hETJ0LI1fM5J4ehOk7ZozNwfsEMe5A_hfrkU_vdjSmXORQslP8bcw-Gf1IYdZ_9Y/s320/2004_02010002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>It is hard to tell but these are tomato seedlings. Again these photos were taken weeks ago. The ones on the left are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Romas</span> and the right ones are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Juliets</span>. Of course right now that they are transplanted into larger pots I did not get them marked and can't tell what one is what. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dah</span>! Note to self mark them right away. </p><p></p>Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610107598027682880noreply@blogger.com0