The Pomegranate Tree I planted last fall didn’t bud or leaf out this spring, so I called Stark Bro’s and they shipped me a new one with zero hassle! (This was tree 16 shown here) It was delivered by FedEx today, so I replaced it.
I also picked up one more pepper plant at the CCMGA Plant Sale this morning, along with a few flowers and a thyme plant. After these were planted, I mulched the beds with leaves. I still left areas un-mulched where I have seeds planted.
I picked up some pepper plants and another tomato plant from McKinney Feed and Seed yesterday, and planted them today, along with some lime beans and bush beans. Sometime last week, I planted cucumbers, cantaloupe, and watermelon. I took pictures of my new trees also.
Aiden and I planted some Sweet Basil, Lemon Basil, Oregano, and Pollinator Herb mixture.
I planted 2 tomato plants today, even though it is a little early according to local vegetable garden planting calendars. I’m hoping to get the grown nice and tall before the summer heat sets in this year. This is the first year to use the Walls o Water / Season Starter covers. They should protect the plants from any low temperatures we have from here on out (I hope!)
With the help from a den of Cub Scouts, we set up 3 new raised beds. They are 4′ x 4′ and made out of treated 2×12 lumber. I filled them with planting mix from Texas Pure, which contains 50% compost, 25% sand and 25% top soil/loam.
All of the vegetable plants made it through the recent low temperatures. This morning just before sunup, it got down to 17.6 degrees F. I didn’t cover anything up, and the plants look like they are all OK this morning. I was most worried about the sugar snap peas that just started popping up from the ground, but they look completely unharmed. Strawberries look completely unharmed. Onions look OK. Brussels and broccoli did get some damage, but they should survive.
I dug out my old tires and planted a few potato slips today.
The rabbits left us a few carrots. Five to be precise. Adjusted for size, it amounted to one and a half. They were very tender and delicious though. I hope I have more room next fall for a lot more. And I need a fence!
No pictures to share, but we planted about 8′ of sugar snap peas today.
The order I placed in October from Pense Berry Farm arrived yesterday, so I planted it all today. The blackberries are a special
18) Santa Rosa Plum
22) AU Roadside Plum
near 1,2,3) Prime-Ark Freedom Blackberries (quantity 6)