Garden Update +

[judy]

Well...since it snowed here today, and on Sunday, I don't see much of any planting going on on my deck!!!

I think silk plants MIGHT survive.....

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by judy

Well...since it snowed here today, and on Sunday, I don't see much of any planting going on on my deck!!!

I think silk plants MIGHT survive.....

Judy, when you live in the frozen tundra - WHAT CHA YA EXPECT!

[judy]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Judy, when you live in the frozen tundra - WHAT CHA YA EXPECT!

You are so right.

I am beginning to think about setting up my deck. I brought the exercise pen out for the dogs, moved the statues over, moved my table that will go in between the lounge chairs, and am looking for a table, chairs and umbrella set.

I also ordered used AstroTurf for the dogs, which I'll put around and inside the expen. It's cool - it's from the Titans, and was used when they played.

Here are some pix of the deck, the front lawn, and the AstroTurf (sideways), which will stay wrapped up on the porch until the sun shines!!!

[Marilyn]

I can't believe there is snow on the ground where you live, Judy. It just seems so weird. Here I am complaining about the AC in my truck and your dealing with snow!!! Wow!!

I potted my vegetable plants last night. I took a picture, but it was in the dark with a flash. I'll try to do it this weekend when it is daylight.

[gja1000]

I know! The snow looks so odd!!! I would love to visit that area - upstate New York, sometime. Gary has no desire to do so, that means I just might have to trek out on my own (or better yet, with a GF!)

[judy]

Originally Posted by gja1000

I know! The snow looks so odd!!! I would love to visit that area - upstate New York, sometime. Gary has no desire to do so, that means I just might have to trek out on my own (or better yet, with a GF!)

Come on up!!! It's really beautiful here. Today it will be 57 degrees too - a heat wave!

It does get hot, but we are 1500 above sea level in town. I'm not much higher, but we are up in the mountains, and that's where snow hangs out.

[Marilyn]

Gayle, I bought more plants today, and got them potted. Now all together I have:

• Two patio tomatoes, already blooming and since I bought them on Monday have already put on tomatoes. One of the plants came with one tiny tomato already on it.
• 2 eggplants together in one pot, that's how they were growing
• 4 zucchini plants (2 per pot, as they were growing)
• 1 rosemary plant (I love lemon rosemary chicken.)
• 1 sweet basil

I ran out of pots. Rex is going to get his painters to save me a couple of 5 gallon paint buckets because I want to have two pots of yellow straightneck squash. I have some cocozelle squash seeds, but I think it's too late to plant seeds. They have the small yellow squash plants at HEB Plus.

I'm mixing 50/50 potting soil and organic compost. I hope that will be a good medium. The compost is supposed to have beneficial microbes, and I'm going to get the liquid seaweed as you suggested. I didn't call the organic nursery today but will try to call tomorrow if they are open on Good Friday.

Can't wait to see how this all turns out. Since I already had the pots & potting soil and got 4 cuft of compost for the price of 2 cuft, this isn't turning out to cost too much after all. The new plants I bought were from HEB Plus and were much less expensive than the ones from Lowes.

If nothing else, I'm having fun experimenting.