Time and tide wait for no man.\u00a0\u00a0 Or wo-man.<\/p>\n
Supposed to be clear today, with moderate to warm temps.\u00a0\u00a0 Humidity will probably be Houston normal.\u00a0 I’m going to wish we’d gotten more done in the attic before too long…<\/p>\n
And more done on the bathroom, and more done in the garage, and more done with the garden.<\/p>\n
Garden is my focus today.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m really starting to\u00a0 fret over food.\u00a0\u00a0 I took a good look at the ag extension garden recommendations and I am late for getting the garden in in Houston.\u00a0 I’m on time for the BOL, but both locations would do better with transplants than seeds.\u00a0\u00a0 I feel like I need to get something in the ground, even though it might not be ideal.<\/p>\n
At the lake the area I rototilled is about 20ft x 30ft.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s on a slight slope and the rows need to be across the slope.\u00a0 Unfortunately, that is 90 degrees to how I’d want them based on the sun.\u00a0 Instead of one row of this and one row of that, I’ll have to change plants as the row goes along, because of height and hours of sunlight.\u00a0 Well, to be optimal for sun I’d have to, but I might just do the rows anyway.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s gonna come down to what’s tallest and does it block the next row…<\/p>\n
Since fencing has gone up to crazy high costs, I’ve been watching my auctions for substitutes or “creative” things I can use.\u00a0\u00a0 I won two lots of fencing last night.\u00a0 They are 4 foot tall lightweight metal grid panels, and are intended to keep kids out of an in-ground pool.\u00a0\u00a0 They should work to fence in the garden.\u00a0 I might even just add a wire above the fence to help keep the deer out.\u00a0 I’ll have to keep watching for more to completely fence it in.\u00a0\u00a0 Until I can get the fence set, I’ll just put metal hardware cloth over the rows to keep the grazers from nibbling, and the diggers from eating the seeds.<\/p>\n
I got a quote from the auction to deliver the remainder of my pipes, and I’m taking them up on the offer.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s almost break even between the trailer and the gas, and it saves me a solid 4 hours of life, and a special trip up there.\u00a0 It pushes the cost of the pipe up, but still FAR less than retail and they are crazy heavy and strong compared to normal fencing.\u00a0 So much to strong that it will be a waste to use them as fence posts but it’s what I have.<\/p>\n
Here at home I need to get some transplants into the beds.\u00a0\u00a0 My wife misunderstood my request and threw out my sprouted heirloom potatoes, so that won’t be going in, unless lowes has some in stock.\u00a0\u00a0 The rest will probably be beans and peppers in different varieties.\u00a0 Some will be root veg if I can find space.\u00a0 It won’t be enough for more than a few dinners but it is something.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And hey, yesterday’s dinner included a pound of collard greens from last year’s plants, which are doing great and have taken over a whole bed.\u00a0 Last year’s asparagus just bolted this year.\u00a0 Not one stalk graced my plate.<\/p>\n
It would be nice to re-plant my “window boxes” hanging on the fence, but I might not get to them.<\/p>\n
The blueberry bushes are setting leaves and flowers, so I need to get them back under their bird netting.<\/p>\n
The potted lime did not come back with spring.\u00a0\u00a0 The potted grapefruit did though.\u00a0\u00a0 The apple tree is budding, the peach has leaves coming in.\u00a0\u00a0 The well established orange, grapefruit, and Meyer lemon were killed by last year’s freeze.\u00a0 I’ve decided not to replant them.\u00a0\u00a0 Other than the Meyer lemon, they are too hard to keep alive in the cold.\u00a0\u00a0 I think we’re headed into long term cooling not warming, so planting cold-sensitive citrus is foolish.<\/p>\n
Both varieties of grape vine died back to the ground with the big freeze, but both look like they are still alive.\u00a0\u00a0 The green grape variety has always been stronger and faster to grow, and it is already climbing back up the arbor.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The red is not vigorous, so we’ll see what it does this year before the caterpillars come.\u00a0 In any case, no grapes this year no matter how crazy the vines are.<\/p>\n
I’ve got some tree pruning to do too.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kids are home today, but wife is at work.\u00a0 We’ll see how much, if any, help I get.<\/p>\n
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Get your garden started.\u00a0\u00a0 Get your pantry filled.\u00a0\u00a0 Get some of it offsite and secret and safe.\u00a0 Stack it high.<\/p>\n
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Time and tide wait for no man.\u00a0\u00a0 Or wo-man.<\/p>\n
Supposed to be clear today, with moderate to warm temps.\u00a0\u00a0 Humidity will probably be Houston normal.\u00a0 I’m going to wish we’d gotten more done in the attic before too long…<\/p>\n
And more done on the bathroom, and more done in the garage, and more done with the garden.<\/p>\n
Garden is my focus today.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m really starting to\u00a0 fret over food.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n