Seeds

The Nature & Garden Journal of a Mama in Austin, TX

Notes: February 27, 2009

February 27th, 2009 by Brianna

In the garden this morning

veggies are growing:

Detroit Dark Red beets

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Calabrese broccoli,

Dinosaur kale,

Red Core Chantenay carrots,

and Ruby chard.

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The redbud tree is blooming,

the apple tree is blooming,

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the loquats are ripening,

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and the figs are all leafing out.

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Here’s hoping for rain soon,

water to sustain

this early spring burst.

Posted in blooms, edibles, trees

2 Responses

  1. Sheila
    February 27th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    The Ruby Chard is lovely!

    Thank you!

    -Brianna

  2. Jenny
    March 8th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    I’d just like to know how you are getting those beets to grow so beautifully. Mine are just sitting there doing nothing. Is that a first year vegetable bed?

    Not much, honestly. They’re growing in a second-year bed, which we refreshed with compost from our bin before re-planting. We’re watering regularly…that’s about it.

    -Brianna

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Seeds is about my experiences with nature and gardening in Austin, Texas. Austin lies on the border of two natural regions: the Blackland Prairie and the Edwards Plateau. My family's house and garden are located in Northwest Austin; we garden beneath cedar elms and live oaks in dry, rocky shade.

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