Garden notes: March 1-2
On Saturday, Nathan, the baby and I went to The Natural Gardener, where I resisted the temptation to buy new plants, and instead invested in garden soil and a new compost bin. We bought a Complete Composter. It’s made from PVC-coated wire mesh, and it has a nifty center chimney piece for watering and improved aeration in the center of the pile:
On Sunday, Nathan pruned a few trees, while I pulled weeds and planted some white lantana that had been waiting patiently in its nursery pot for over a week now:
The garden is bursting with new life. Our Texas redbud tree is blooming, the apple tree continues to bloom, and the figs are all budding out. I’m not the first to announce its arrival, but Spring is definitely here in our little corner of North Austin. All we need now to fuel the coming show is a good spring rain.
Posted in blooms, composting
March 2nd, 2008 at 4:20 pm CST
Yes, a good spring rain would be very welcome indeed.
According to our neighborhood weather station, we’ve received 0.19 in. so far this morning (8 am, 3/3/2008). A little more would be nice, since it looks like today is our best chance for rain over the next week.
-Brianna
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:46 pm CST
It’s raining here and has been all damned day! I have lots of plants sitting in their little black nursery pots screaming my name and I’m stuck inside.
Brenda
I didn’t mind the rain, wind, and chill today, but maybe that’s because I got plenty of time outside over the weekend. Hope you get to do some planting tomorrow.
-Brianna