Yep, we got snow here again.
We woke on the 4th to a beautiful blanket of snow on the ground, and it was still snowing.
In all we got about 5 inches.
The kids had so much fun.
Their Daddy even constructed a makeshift sled to pull them on with the 3-wheeler. Boy they thought that was the greatest!!
Yesterday it started to warm up and started melting the snow. Now it's all gone except for a little in the shady areas. It didn't last long, but the kids had a good time any way.
I know i so need to post pictures. I will put it on my to do list for this week or weekend.
So how is gardening going here with our last cold snap and snow?
Well i think i may have been a little to quick to say it was time to plant here.
Yes we did plant some things, and yes we always do at this time of year.
Except this year seems to be different.
I just walked over to the garden to see how the things fared through the snow.
The onions look ok, little droopy, but should pull through fine.
The little broccoli, and cabbage plants though look like they were froze!
The greens we had in from fall time also looks like they may have been froze this time.
Though the collard greens may pull through.
We will have to replant the broccoli and cabbage plants.
Looks like this year planting may have to be a little later.
Seems like every year can be different that way.
I know last Feb. we had snow on the 12th, so we had to wait for that to melt and our garden to dry a little before planting the potatoes which usually is done on Feb. 14th.
So that's how our gardening looks for now. Got to take one day at a time. Never know what one day from the next will be like here in Texas!!
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Time to plant!?
It all depends on where you live of course.
If you live here in East Texas then it is time to plant, just certain things that is. Vegges that do well in cool weather, or even a freeze can be planted now.
Yesterday my Dad and the boys set out onion plants. We also just bought cabbage and broccoli plants yesterday, but i am not sure if they ended up getting those planted in or not yet.
But if they didn't get those in yet they will soon.
Another good thing to plant now would be cauliflower plants, and radishes would do fine.
We planted our garlic bulbs back in October and they are growing now and doing good. When the spring weather hits they will really take off.
Also we have in turnips, collard greens, and mustard greens that we planted in the fall time ( i think it was Sept.) They have done well and we have got lots of greens to eat off of them. Now the turnips bottoms are getting big and we are eating them. Very yummy. Not every one is use to eating the turnip greens ( i believe that's a real East Texas thing), but we eat the greens early on when they are young and tender, and then when the turnip it self gets big we start eating them. To pick the turnip greens with out setting back the plant, you just randomly pick the bigger leaves. ( not cut the whole top off as you would for the spinach or swish chard plants.
A couple other things that could be planted very soon would be beets and carrots.
Here in our neck of the woods I do not get that long of break from gardening as my Northern counter parts do. But whats nice about this is that we have fresh garden vegges all the more. There really is not much time at all that you could not have something in the garden here. But i usually am so tried of gardening by the time summer is over, that the last thing i want to think about is fall gardening. So we do not always put something in in the fall time, and if we do it is just a few rows. I did it this year because i really wanted something in the garden while my Dad and Mom were here from the frozen North. ( sorry all you fellow Albertans! :)
One thing nice about fall and winter gardening is that it takes much less up keep. You don't have to worry about watering ( i only did to get the plants started because it was dry when we planted), and no weeding hardly at all.
Thanks again for listening to me ramble!! Maybe you can use this gardening bits of info if you live around here or with like weather. But if not hope you enjoyed any way!!
In Him,
Mae
If you live here in East Texas then it is time to plant, just certain things that is. Vegges that do well in cool weather, or even a freeze can be planted now.
Yesterday my Dad and the boys set out onion plants. We also just bought cabbage and broccoli plants yesterday, but i am not sure if they ended up getting those planted in or not yet.
But if they didn't get those in yet they will soon.
Another good thing to plant now would be cauliflower plants, and radishes would do fine.
We planted our garlic bulbs back in October and they are growing now and doing good. When the spring weather hits they will really take off.
Also we have in turnips, collard greens, and mustard greens that we planted in the fall time ( i think it was Sept.) They have done well and we have got lots of greens to eat off of them. Now the turnips bottoms are getting big and we are eating them. Very yummy. Not every one is use to eating the turnip greens ( i believe that's a real East Texas thing), but we eat the greens early on when they are young and tender, and then when the turnip it self gets big we start eating them. To pick the turnip greens with out setting back the plant, you just randomly pick the bigger leaves. ( not cut the whole top off as you would for the spinach or swish chard plants.
A couple other things that could be planted very soon would be beets and carrots.
Here in our neck of the woods I do not get that long of break from gardening as my Northern counter parts do. But whats nice about this is that we have fresh garden vegges all the more. There really is not much time at all that you could not have something in the garden here. But i usually am so tried of gardening by the time summer is over, that the last thing i want to think about is fall gardening. So we do not always put something in in the fall time, and if we do it is just a few rows. I did it this year because i really wanted something in the garden while my Dad and Mom were here from the frozen North. ( sorry all you fellow Albertans! :)
One thing nice about fall and winter gardening is that it takes much less up keep. You don't have to worry about watering ( i only did to get the plants started because it was dry when we planted), and no weeding hardly at all.
Thanks again for listening to me ramble!! Maybe you can use this gardening bits of info if you live around here or with like weather. But if not hope you enjoyed any way!!
In Him,
Mae
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
garden news
Our garden is going very good this year. We have not planted our own garden though but are sharing my brothers. So its smaller and less for me to keep up with. I knew with having a baby early tis spring ( Feb. 4th) that I would not want a big garden to take care of. I knew I would be extra busy with the new baby and school!
I just picked our first yellow squash today! I love yellow squash, either boiled or fryed,its yummy! We are eating fresh cucmbers, cabbage, brocile, swish chard,califlower, and carrots now too. I noticed today that the green beans are blooming now, so before we know it we will have fresh green beans as well.
Also just a few days ago the boys and I harvested the onions and garlic. Both did very well. I have spread both out on a covered porch to dry better and then will hang them up. The onions don't keep to well for very long, but I just have enough that I will use up soon. For the garlic it keeps farily well till fall time, in which at that time I plant some for the next year . This last winter my Dad peeled the rest of the garlic that we hadn't planted or used up yet at that time and put them in a zip-lock bag to freeze. It sure is handy. I just grab out what I need for what I am cooking and its already to use! And of course they kept for much longer than they would have other wise. I will defiently do that again with my garlic this coming winter.
The potatoes should also be ready soon too. Always so glad to have fresh new potatoes. So yummy!!
For my readers out side of Texas you will notice that we harvest here so much ealier than other places, epesially my home place of Alberta, Canada. Thats because we plant so much ealier. We usually plant our early things like greens, onions, and cabbage in late Janaury, and the potatoes, beets ,carrots, and other such things about the middle of Febuary. Our last chanch for frost here is usully about Easter time. This year we were alittle later with the potatoes because of the weather.. We had snow here on Feb. 11th! About 7 in. We have not had a snow here like that in several years. It was so nice!! The kids had a blast , and I got lots of snow pictures!! But the snow only lasted parts of 2 days.
Most of my canning starts the middle of June and I am usually all done by middle of July, with tomatoes and making picles the last things going. I cann and freeze alot of vegtables. Its alot of work at th time, but so handy to have after its all done!!!
We could plant a fall garden ( cool weather vegtables) but I am always so happy to have the garden over for the summmer that I am not eager to plant any thing eles till the next spring. And besides I start the kids school by end of July or early August so I really do not have time for any more garden work. I start thier school early so as to finesh up early in the spring when I start to get busy in the garden. Though this year I still have one son still doing school.
I just picked our first yellow squash today! I love yellow squash, either boiled or fryed,its yummy! We are eating fresh cucmbers, cabbage, brocile, swish chard,califlower, and carrots now too. I noticed today that the green beans are blooming now, so before we know it we will have fresh green beans as well.
Also just a few days ago the boys and I harvested the onions and garlic. Both did very well. I have spread both out on a covered porch to dry better and then will hang them up. The onions don't keep to well for very long, but I just have enough that I will use up soon. For the garlic it keeps farily well till fall time, in which at that time I plant some for the next year . This last winter my Dad peeled the rest of the garlic that we hadn't planted or used up yet at that time and put them in a zip-lock bag to freeze. It sure is handy. I just grab out what I need for what I am cooking and its already to use! And of course they kept for much longer than they would have other wise. I will defiently do that again with my garlic this coming winter.
The potatoes should also be ready soon too. Always so glad to have fresh new potatoes. So yummy!!
For my readers out side of Texas you will notice that we harvest here so much ealier than other places, epesially my home place of Alberta, Canada. Thats because we plant so much ealier. We usually plant our early things like greens, onions, and cabbage in late Janaury, and the potatoes, beets ,carrots, and other such things about the middle of Febuary. Our last chanch for frost here is usully about Easter time. This year we were alittle later with the potatoes because of the weather.. We had snow here on Feb. 11th! About 7 in. We have not had a snow here like that in several years. It was so nice!! The kids had a blast , and I got lots of snow pictures!! But the snow only lasted parts of 2 days.
Most of my canning starts the middle of June and I am usually all done by middle of July, with tomatoes and making picles the last things going. I cann and freeze alot of vegtables. Its alot of work at th time, but so handy to have after its all done!!!
We could plant a fall garden ( cool weather vegtables) but I am always so happy to have the garden over for the summmer that I am not eager to plant any thing eles till the next spring. And besides I start the kids school by end of July or early August so I really do not have time for any more garden work. I start thier school early so as to finesh up early in the spring when I start to get busy in the garden. Though this year I still have one son still doing school.
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