While it is a robust 38 degrees outside, we planted plants. I checked with the plant lady at the nursery and confirmed it's okay to plant in this weather. She mentioned that in Texas, you want to plant your plants now so they have time to establish roots before it gets "really hot" in the summer. Evidently the 38 degrees we are experiencing is not that cold to natives.
In the front yard, we planted three bushes that will grow together and "create a lush, beautiful green hedge." In the backyard, Megan really wanted to plant a garden and flowers. So, we planted blackberries, grapes, strawberries and blueberries, zucchini, potatoes and rhubarb. (The rhubarb came in the kit, so we had to plant it.) None of us have any experience with plants, so this should be a real learning experience for us all!
It's too early to plant the flowers and the tomatoes, but we have them selected and are ready to plant them in a month or so. It will be nice to have some color and green grass this year.....hopefully.
Betsy
It sounds like you all are having fun. If you get alot of strawberries growing you may want to watch out for steven. I had this problem with julie one year. I had a 9'x9' area with nothing but strawberries. I came home one day from work to find julie and the dog, both sitting in the strawberry patch eating all the berries. julie would pick one and eat it then pick one and give to the dog. i only got a couple of them. To top this off, Julies little dauther would get in my pea patch and eat the peas. Of course grandpa thought is cute and had to show her how to open them up. She called them candy.
ReplyDeleteI hope Megan has a bountiful garden this year.
Jim