August 2009 Archives

Did you know that we are in the middle of planting time for the fall growing season?
It's TRUE!
And I am way behind. I was just checking out the Travis County Extension Office's planting guide, and I really need to get in gear. My busy work schedule has kept me out of the garden for the past several weeks, and all I've managed to do is drool over reports of my fellow Central Texas gardeners' bounties.
It hasn't helped that today marks the 51st day of triple-digit heat in Austin. 51 DAYS over 100 degrees. It's not unbelievable, but it is insane.
I am turning over a new leaf, however. I plan to reacquaint myself with my lovely garden this week with 3 vacations days. My mom, a gardener in Atlanta, is in town to play with her grandson and she's always up for helping me in the garden. Captive help! I can't wait to hit my favorite local nursery and come home with veggies and fall perennials. I'll take pictures, so stay tuned!

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Categories: news | vegetables and fruits |

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I have stubbornly refused to do much more than water my vegetable beds by hand and set up the sprinkler for one really deep watering a month for the benefit of that huge pecan tree in my yard.
As a result, most of the grass is my front yard is now crispy and the backyard grass is all but dead.
SIGH.
Part of me feels disdain for the grass because it goes against my desire to be water-wise and go native. But the other part of me longs for the smell of fresh cut grass and soft turf under bare feet like I experienced when I was a young-un in Virginia.
So now I'm on the hunt for a groundcover to replace the St. Augustine that just isn't surviving the summers. I need one for my front yard that will surround my kitchen garden and one for my backyard for my little one to run and play games in.
Any ideas? Leave a comment below...

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Categories: lawns and flowers |

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