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Finally We Got Rain
After weeks of drought and high temperatures, we finally got 1.54 inches of rain over two days (October 24-25, 2025). And instead of temperatures high/low of 90s/70s F, we are now expecting a more normal 70s/50s to arrive in a day or two. (Although, as I write this on the afternoon of October 27, the Continue reading
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Bonus Wildflowers Beside The House
One of the areas in the garden that I am newly developing this year is the narrow strip of land that is on the north side of the house. Because of shade, the builder-installed Bermudagrass is not doing well. However, Bermudagrass is not helpful for the environment and I have no intention of encouraging it Continue reading
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Rain After A Drought Triggered Seed Germination
For two months in September and October we had no rain, and then two inches fell at the beginning of November. That one rainfall triggered a mass germination of seeds that were in the soil here. Some of those seeds may be weedy things that were already in the ground before I got here, but Continue reading
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Moving Texas Mountain Laurel To Bigger Pots
By way of experiment, I was able to germinate several Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora) seeds a few weeks ago [post]. Until now, the seedlings have been in 4-inch pots indoors in our guest room. I was holding off moving them into bigger pots until it was cool enough outside to move them into the Continue reading
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Mexican Buckeye Pot Expansions
I was easily able to germinate seeds from a Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) tree a few weeks ago, and the five young seedlings have quickly grown in their 4-inch pots. In mid-October, each of the five seedlings was given a 1-gallon pot with planting soil (because they will eventually go in the ground) and some Continue reading
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What The Garden Did While I Was Away
I was away from the garden for ten days in September 2024. Here are some highlights of what happened in my absence. First, there was zero rain and neither was the garden watered while I was gone. The plants here have been chosen to be drought-resistant, although there were a couple of things that looked Continue reading
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Baby Mexican Buckeye Trees
A couple of weeks ago I was gifted five Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) seeds. They quickly germinated (wrapped in damp paper) and went into pots on August 29, 2024. By one week later, on September 5, there were tiny shoots in four of the five pots, and they were quite a bit taller three days Continue reading
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Texas Mountain Laurel Seedlings
Two weeks after potting Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora) seeds, there are now 18/28 that have green shoots (18/24 for the seeds that had germinated by the time I potted them). For now, they will stay in the guest room here because I think it would be too hot for them outside. There is still Continue reading
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Tidying Up The Pollinator Garden
The front pollinator garden doesn’t need a lot of maintenance, but after a couple of weeks of my being away it was time for a little tidy-up. Specifically, the volunteer Spotted Beebalm aka Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata) had finished flowering and was lying on top of other plants that were actively growing. This is a Continue reading
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New Bluebonnets Popping Up
This was my first year to grow Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) and it has been an interesting learning experience. Soon after seeds were sown in the fall of last year, small leaf rosettes formed and they stayed that size through the winter. In early spring, the plants began to grow, and I had blooms from late 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.
Rewilding My Lot 