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Microgreens
The micro greens are really working out. I’ve settled on pea shoots, bean sprouts, red cabbage, purple basil, red amaranth, beets, wheat grass, lettuce/mesclun mix, cruciferous mix, and arugula.
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Tomatoes 2023
I used 3 old light-weight horse panels and some sections of fence wire left over from the dog run to build tomato cages. We have Red Beefsteak, Roma, Pink Brandywine, Better Boy, Black Prince, Husky Cherry Red, and Grape tomatoes this year. The corn and green beans are between the photographer and the tomatoes, just…
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Grosso Lavender
Lavandula intermedia Grosso Lavender is a perennial, hardy, semi-woody plant which grows in a shrubby mound and bears highly aromatic silver-gray leaves on square stems which produce deep, dark violet flowers in terminal spikes during the summer. Grosso is a major source of French lavender oil. The fresh/dried flowers contain the medicinal properties of Lavender…
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Herbal Tea Garden
40 feet isn’t very far, unless you’re tilling it.–jen We cleared out some space for the herbal tea garden, about 40 x 30. I used the tiller to break up the grass roots. They were pretty thick, so I didn’t get more than about 4 inches of top soil turned over, but it should help…
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Fire Pit in the Texas Garden
Mom and I built a little fire pit for the Texas Garden. I think it turned out pretty neat!
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The Texas Garden
I was inspired by the gift of this Texas flag tent to do the BBQ grill side of the house in a Texas theme. We have the Texas Pavilion for seating near the grill, and the Blue, White, and Red lights on the side of the house. I’m planning red and blue native perennial flowers…
