The Texas Garden in September

September 7, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 7 Comments

Ah September, the time of year where the cold fronts move in and we get cool 98 degree weather. (That’s… that’s only half joking. It IS actually better than 104 degrees.) The children are off to school. And… that’s it. Fall doesn’t set in for a long time here, so it isn’t really fall-esque around these parts. Aside from fashion that is- I am SO ready for jackets and boots and vests and so SICK of plain tank tops and shorts. I assume it’s like being sick of your sweaters in the north, this tiredness of tank tops. And necklaces and scarves- I miss them! Sheesh it’s too hot for anything aside from earrings really.

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The Garden and Outside Stuff in the Heat

August 31, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 2 Comments

It’s so hot.

I know I’ve mentioned that in all recent posts, but oh my God it’s so hot right now. We haven’t had rain in two months, the soil in the garden needs to be MUCH more improved if it’s going to be the single main shelter for all these plants through such tough conditions again next year, and I personally feel like I’m sweating way more than I ever have before- and I was always a pretty sweaty girl.

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August. In Texas.

August 3, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 2 Comments

Can I just say that late summer in Texas can just absolutely suck it.

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The Texas Garden in July Springs Forth

July 4, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 2 Comments

There is a lot going on in the garden in July this year. It’s rained much more than usual, so it isn’t the “hanging on for dear life with supplemental watering that never can be quite enough” that we generally deal with down here.

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Garden Update in June: Tomatoes, Horsemint, and Mockingbirds

June 2, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 6 Comments

We had some significant wind and storms over the last few weeks. More wind than rain, and more than enough of both to wreak some havoc.

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This and That

May 18, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 5 Comments

So we’ve had a bit of business around here, most good, some less than great- and as I always do when it’s been a while- I wind up in my own head that the first post back has to be awesome and then give myself writer’s block. The only surefire way around this is, of course, a verging on nonsensical picture heavy post.

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