Category: gardening
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Tree Nursery?
Here’s my “tree nursery,” such as it is. A while ago I was on a walk at a park and came across some various tree seeds. I think it was acorns, some sycamore pods. I also have saved some pits from like, apricots and so on. These I buried in good potting soil and have…
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Low Tech Drip Irrigation
Well, gardening in Texas is kind of a drag. Watering chores can get crazy, so here’s this solution. I took a foodservice former pickle bucket that was very well washed, and poked a hole in the bottom with a thumbtack. Then I poked another hole in the top of the bucket with the thumbtack so…
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Notes On Container Gardening
April 4, 2025 by HTV9 Here are some things I’ve learned over a few years gardening in Texas on my patio.– Granular as well as liquid organic fertilizer is needed for stuff to survive here since it gets so much water. Compost also really helps as does topping up the soil with more potting soil…
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An Expanding List Of (in theory) Hardy Trees & Shrubs For Texas
Dec 4, 2024 by HTV9 Okay so this is embarrassing. As someone who cares about the environment and also a Wiccan I’ve tried to plant a whole lot of trees in my backyard. Because of course I would, it’s part of my religion to honor the Earth, right? Guess how many have died by December…
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Wooden Plant Marker In Action
Sep 24, 2024 by HTV9 Strictly speaking this isn’t necessary as a post but I’m just so proud of it. Here’s how the wooden plant marker looks in the garden. That mint does need water so it got a pitcher of it after I took this photo and will get a good drench tomorrow. Update…
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Waxed Wooden Plant Markers
Sep 24, 2024 by HTV9 Here’s a plant marker for mint that grows directly in the soil on the North side of the house. It got planted there due to the least amount of sun and the greatest amount of moisture throughout the Texas year. Directly in the ground would make other gardeners in other…
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Decorating Plant Pots With Crayon
Sep 6, 2024 by HTV9 This is both easier and harder than it looks. Easier in that all you do is color on the plant pots. Harder in that if they’re outside it’s best to wait for a nice day temperature and weatherwise. It would be a lot easier to do this with brand new…
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Water Conserving In Potted Plants
Jul 9, 2024 by HTV9 This is a pepper plant. I ripped up paper sandwich bags to top the soil and covered that with some mulch. You could probably use grocery bags and ripped up cardboard instead but oddly, I had none. The real heat of the Texas summer hasn’t hit yet but so far…
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Pond?
Jul 9, 2024 by HTV9 This black plastic pot liner thing is my version of a birdbath and water feature. It fills with rain, and sometimes I dump it out and wash it with the hose by jamming my thumb in the hose end to create more pressure from the hose. When it dries out…
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Acorn Starting Site
Apr 15, 2024 by HTV9 This is my acorn starting site/oak tree seed starting setup, such as it is. It consists of some potting soil I had leftover, acorns spaced out about 3 inches from one another about an inch and a half beneath the surface, and pea gravel from the top. The pea gravel…
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