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Short-Term Effects Of The Freeze
In the past week we have had five nights of below freezing temperatures, with the lowest recorded here of 16.0 F. I expected to see some wilting, blackness, or loss of leaves and we certainly had that. With native plants, that is almost never a concern, and it’s just a part of nature cleaning up. Continue reading
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Fall Seed Germination
For economy and to cover ground quickly next spring, I dispersed a lot of native flower seeds in the fall. Most of them are in the back yard, but there are also some in the front. I have no idea which of those seeds will germinate most readily and successfully, so what the garden does Continue reading
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My Propagation Station
I don’t have a greenhouse, nor am I experienced in plant propagation. However, occasionally I encounter new opportunities to try. The easiest situations are when plants self-seed, or grow runners that root. I have had success with moving baby plants of Salvia and Frogfruit to new locations, either by just digging them up in one Continue reading
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New Bluebonnets Emerging
I have sown quite a few Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) seeds here in different parts of the garden and judging by the number of rosettes that have already formed, I am hoping for a good show next spring. There are also Bluebonnets appearing where I did not seed them, so that’s intriguing. The natural lifecycle of Continue reading
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I Have Baby Bluebonnets!
I sowed three kinds of wildflower in the center of the front lawn area a couple of weeks ago, but then the day after that we had torrential rain. I was not confident that the seeds had stayed put, so I repeated the seeding a few days later. The day after that second seeding I Continue reading
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Tiny Grass Seedlings
One encouraging sign after the recent “monsoon” rain was to see hundreds of tiny new grass shoots from the native grass reseeding project 10 days previously. That tells me that these “Thunder Turf” seeds had a chance to germinate before the heavy rain came. I still only have about a quarter of the native grass Continue reading
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Collecting Salvia Babies
I planted two Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) in front of the house this spring. Salvias are some of the easiest plants to grow and pollinators love them. Their season is long, and even through this summer’s drought, they thrived and even self-seeded. Here’s one of the plants with a few tiny babies to the right. 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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