Hello everyone...it's been a while since I surfaced on this list. Yesterday, I finally got around to my fall clean up...mowed, weed wacked, raked, tilled and...
I saw you out there working yesterday. You are much more industrious than I am! I'm having to take my gardening in smaller doses. I, too, am working on...
Well, good to have more activities around. We have cleaned half our patches and planted the winter (fall) veggies of cauliflower, brussel sprouts and so on....
Well...here I am sitting at my PC and what have I been doing? Surfing mail order seed suppliers online...its a hopeless addiction of mine. I probably have...
Hello Rhonda...I'm sorry I wasn't more socialable when you were there last Saturday. You caught me at the end of my day and the beginning of my soreness! I...
I wasn't at all offended that you didn't stop and socialize. I could tell you had done lots of work, and thought you must be exhausted! I don't have a lot of...
Here's a plug for the Farmer's Market downtown since the growing season for summer stuff has really wound down. If you're looking for some fresh veggies,...
Thanks for the info reg Farmers Market. Interesting thought.... Can we really set up shop to sell stuff from our garden? I thought not; after all, we are part...
Hmmm, good point. Probably shouldn't do that. So, I guess scratch that part of my post :). ... from our garden? I thought not; after all, we are part of the...
Hey there everyone...I got a notice of a new member and thought I'd drop a line. I think it's safe to say that Fall is nearing it end and old man winter is...
Hello Laurie- I hope all is well with you and yours during the holidays. I think bringing up the topic of farmers markets is great! I regularly went to the...
Well folks, looks like old man winter is inhibiting both growth at the community garden and threads on this list! :-( Oh well...other folks silence never...
Turkey manure is great and I used to have a very plentiful source. ;) My parents raised turkeys commercially for many years. They retired from that several...
I haven't ever used turkey manure, but I know a lady in my hometown who swears by chicken manure. I think that may be a little easier to find commercially. I...
I had bought some turkey manure last year - a small bag of about 1 lb or so - from a local nursery, I believe it is the one on Lamar Blvd near Kramer. I am...
Hey there Laurie et al... I just got back from another trip to Phoenix...boy do I hate that city! I lived there for over 20 years so I think I earned the...
Wow...I'm sorry to hear about the child. There are those of us adults who have probably earned a little suffering, but children shouldn't have to experience...
Hey there Pradeep...I hope the rain and WIND were kind to your plots. They gentlemen you were referring to that is interested in a plot is Pat. Let me know if...
I haven't had a chance to visit the gardens for a week now; I hope all is well out there. No, I haven't met Pat or his friends in a long time. Pradeep Ray Cone...
Well, be thankful you live in Austin, TX. Pittsburgh, PA might as well be the North Pole in comparison!!! I was there the latter part of last week and they...
The wind is really making my gardening a little more difficult than necessary. I had black plastic down to solarize one of my plots, and the wind kicked it...
Hello, Everybody! I've just finished reading all of the posts and must say that this sounds like a most informative group. I live in San Marcos, so I can't...
Greetings Camille...certainly you are welcome to join, post and jump in on any threads. I love gardening and we have a great group at our community garden,...
Something that I have found interesting and very useful is the weekly newsletter mailed by the folks at Natural Gardner. You can subscribe to it when you...
This is what I was talking about in the earlier mail. This mail comes in every week and there is info like: TIP OF THE WEEK; HERB OF THE WEEK; WHAT TO DO IN...
Welcome, Camille! We can always use a new member. I have a few links that might be able to help you. The first is a list from the Aggie Horticulture site...
I knew I'd find the chart as soon as I posted the last message. From what I can tell the Aggies think, Austin and San Marcos both average a last frost around...
Thank you to everyone for making me feel so welcome. I've looked at a few of the links you sent and they have been most helpful. I've actually been on the...
I've started using black plastic in the past year or so, and I like it. I get the 6 mil weight. My parents tried the 4 mil, but with the winds, it ripped...