February 13 , 2013
Excuse me, what season is this?
Okay , we ’ve seen unbalanced wintertime before , but this really takes the cake : on the way to work , I spot this Mexican tithonia blooming against stems blacken by freeze .
This annual is unremarkably toast long before now . But thanks to this weirdo weather , it ’s fueling overwintering butterflies who probably wonder , as we are , “ What season is this ? ”
It ’s distinctive to spy the first heirloom “ Grandma ’s flag ” sword lily about now , also flowering in that aim - by garden that never take a falling out .
Nearby is the lavender rendering . Which is your favorite ?
Some of my bulbs are still labour themselves out of bed , but this narcissus ‘ Gigantic Star ’ was ready to get up !
My Quaker Holly ’s Paperwhite pass - alongs volute into an approaching bouquet .
This is not the first meter that my eager top hat Mutabilis arrives in prison term for Valentine ’s Day . It ’s painful to bring down back roses when they ’re bloom , but she ’s delinquent for a watering hole daytime this weekend .
So , what about those pruners , hmm?Really , we do n’t desire to “ carve ” our works with dull pruners . A astute , clean tool wee the occupation so much leisurely . Guess what?Trisha show us how to do itwithout getting a degree in tool sharpening ! mollycoddler : you’re able to even use your kitchen oil atomizer and a soup-strainer to make clean off last year ’s dirt .
As I venture light into bound cleansing , the creative works spin is upon me . I ’ve earmarked a perfect fleck to tally lots of Black Pearl peppers ( Capsicum annuum‘Black Pearl ’ ) against silvery yuccas . My solitary experimentation last year was successful , but UT ’s hardy - all - summer grouping put these annuals on my list for indisputable .
Daphne makes ‘ Black Pearl ’ her Pick of the Weekfor its gorgeous royal leaf that await enceinte with any ensemble ! On - going efflorescence and fruit are a incentive all summer .
As Daphne tells us , the fruit is eatable , but learn out : as they mature to red , they grade over 30,000 Scoville unit !
Bookmark this one for later planting , since Daphne notes that they ca n’t go in until night - prison term temperatures are faithfully in the 60s .
Judy Barrett , publisher ofHomegrownmagazine , gardener , former greenhouse possessor , and Scripture source , can assure you how weather , horticulture philosophy , and plants have change in the past few year . To tell apart some of her heart - opening stories from constituent gardening to herbs , she unite Tom this calendar week . Get ready to teach and to express mirth with Judy ’s unfeigned homegrown wisdom !
Not only has she been a game changer in the garden , she ’s taken it online withHomegrown , my salvation in its mark days and now in its new rendition .
In her conversation with Tom , she culls a few secrets from her many Book that have also marked my garden path of noesis . expert grief , Judy ’s got it tap for garden right here , right now !
apparently , I love Judy and her husband Bob ! They represent all thing practiced as they ’ve forged a path of wiseness and wit to guide our footsteps .
You also do n’t want to miss Judy ’s formula Word of God and her very first , grand book on tomatillos that got me growing them . observe out more !
A HUGE change since Judy first start Homegrown is our sensitiveness to the turning point , thanks to her assistant in changing our garden practice . If you think you have intercourse it all , theseEarth cantonment fifth - gradersat theBecker Elementary Green Classroomhavea few lessons to teach us!With Thomas Kyd like these , our future is in dependable hand .
give thanks you toMundifor providing the music , “ limiter , ” from their wonderful DVDApple Howling !
I bonk that many of you already capture shower water while look for it to heat up up . Daphne ’s got a super duper tipon how to collect water supply WHILE you shower !
Get her explanation and whether we can practice gray waterfrom the kitchen sink .
Here ’s a bigSHOUT OUT and THANK YOUtoBarton Springs Nursery , who ’s signed on as a local underwriter !
AnotherORGANIC SHOVELFUL OF THANKStoGeo Growers , our continuing production underwiter !
Thanks to them , we can grow a few more CTG bloom . Please be sure to thank them too !
And thank you for finish by ! See you next week , Linda
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