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Things I Learned After Heavy Rain
Some basic things about this lot that I cannot change: These next photos are of the left and right boundaries to our lot. Things that I saw after we had a day of heavy rain following weeks of drought (i.e., the ground was dry and hard): Future things that I can consider doing: Continue reading
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Live Oak New Growth
In front of our house are two Live Oak trees planted by our builder, probably around January 2023. I haven’t done much with them, except to provide weekly deep waterings (3-5 gallons of water per tree) during the summer drought, and to improve the mulch circles in which they sit. An encouraging sign recently was… Continue reading
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Eastern Ringtail Dragonfly
This lovely Eastern Ringtail dragonfly (Erpetogomphus designatus), probably female, was resting on the Desert Willow tree. This is the same photo, one a crop of the other. Continue reading
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Dawn Flyover
I prefer to do my gardening sessions first thing in the morning. That fits my personal body clock (I usually wake before sunrise), and it’s the coolest time of day. Consequently, I am often outside as the first light is showing, which is about 30 minutes before sunrise. I have noticed that during the dawn… Continue reading
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Native Grasses — Chapter Five: Growth
Previous posts: Planning, Preparation, Seeding, Rain Crisis The story so far is that I prepped land for seeding native grasses, dispersed the seed, and then had most of it washed away or damaged in a rainstorm a few days later. This rain event was certainly disappointing, and at first I thought I’d lost everything that… Continue reading
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Native Grasses — Chapter Four: Torrential Rain Disruption
Previous posts: Planning, Preparation, Seeding I wanted to plant native grasses in the first year here to get them established while I later worked on other projects. So this was almost the first project I started, although it took three months of work to prepare the ground for planting. I was happy with the seeding,… Continue reading
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Native Grasses — Chapter Three: First Seeding
Previous posts: Planning, Preparation Finally in May 2023 it was time to seed my native grasses. The ground was as weed-free as I could get it and the ground was softened with recent rain. Thunder Turf is a mixture of Buffalograss, Blue Grama and Curly Mesquite. You can buy the seed as a mixture, but… Continue reading
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Native Grasses — Chapter Two: Preparation
Previous post: Planning To clear the area for planting native grass seeds, first I had to get rid of about 1,000 sq ft of Bermudagrass sod and I started doing this in February 2023. I literally tore it off the ground with my hands. That one task took about two months, but I learned a… Continue reading
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Native Grasses — Chapter One: Planning
The saga of replacing builder-installed Bermudagrass sod with seeded native grasses is a lengthy one, still ongoing, so I will use several posts to tell the story. My overall plan for the back yard is to have about one-quarter of it dedicated to native grasses. These grasses put down deep roots, so they should help… Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
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