Well, we really procrastinated planting our garden this year, but it turns out we were just really smart! We had 4 cold fronts come through in April that brought freezing temperatures to our area. We finally got around to some of our planting last weekend, but wouldn't you know, we may have another freeze or two this week. *sigh* This is a little crazy for Texas!
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| Ready to plant! |
We have a couple new experiments going this year. The first is our watering method. We water with well water that is full of minerals and salts. We have had problems in the past with these clogging our soaker hoses by the end of the season. No good! This year we are trying drip tape with holes every 6 inches. We'll see how it goes.
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| Drip tape all connected and laid out. Some rows get double water. |
Our second experiment involves ground cover. Last year, we tried a combination of clear plastic and black plastic to see which was better. Black won. We also just covered the rows and not the spaces in between with the plans of mowing between the rows. Well, our plants got too big and took over all the space and made it impossible to mow. So this year, we are trying a 20 year ground cover and covering more ground. Some students came out and planted onions and potatoes several weeks ago, so we had to work around those areas. Hopefully our weeding will be manageable this year.
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| Ground cover going down. |
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| Ground cover done. |
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| Time to plant! Josh cut the holes and I followed with seedlings. |
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| Of course Titus is always nearby supervising our work and protecting the wheelbarrow. |
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| Some of the planting done. More to come! |
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