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. Much of the pink Horsemint got knocked over a while back and will stay that way. It isn't unexpected though- it's about 4' tall these days and I don't …
Continue reading Garden Update in June: Tomatoes, Horsemint, and Mockingbirds
We all learn and remember things best in different ways- a fascinating concept, really. Some people remember things they've heard best. I am not one of those, which is a big detriment being a salesman, but I make do as best I can. Some people remember things they write down best- so note taking is …
It's been yet another busy couple of weeks. We had our 15 year wedding anniversary (20 years together) and had a lovely couple of days with a dinner at home with the girls on our actual anniversary and a night out in San Antonio the next night just the two of us. It is my …
Been a while! I mean, not for y'all, I had a ton of scheduled posts that I launched while I was tied up elsewhere, but we've had a number of busy weeks and weekends. Work Travel! Sickness! Hosting a neighborhood plant swap party! A 10 year old's birthday that involved a trip to NASA to …
*This is, I promise, not a thumb in the eye to everyone dealing with something rhyming with "bee molar cortex."* Winter in Texas is different. We still have to mow- not because the grass isn't mostly dormant- it is- but because the weeds aren't. So the yard is still green, just don't look too closely …
We had our first freeze this past week, and some dry days... so this happened: So the tomatoes are done for- we pulled them out and piled as many as we could in the fire pit. We let them dry out a few days and then torched them this weekend, quasi viking funeral style. The …
The garden in August is a lesson in survival and non-survival. Miss a day's watering and your three year old spirea is toast. (Not a hypothetical example). It's cut to the ground and is starting to leaf back out- that was touch and go though, it was in no way a given that it would …
Continue reading The Texas Garden in August aka Picante’s Inferno
