water conservation
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Water Conservation
One of my goals here is to keep supplemental water use to a minimum. Before last winter I stashed my hoses away. In April I used one hose sprinkler head for a few days to water a newly seeded grass area. A few days ago, now in September, I was drafting this post thinking that Continue reading
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Water Usage
One of my major goals here is to conserve water. That has always been important, but with new housing development and climate change I believe that water availability and management will become an increasingly critical issue over time. It is certainly the topic of some serious conversations here in Seguin, Texas. We have just received Continue reading
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Improving Erosion Control?
Since I moved here in February, there have been two significant water events when rain fell hard enough to move soil around. The second event last month allowed me to deduce more precisely how water moves across this property. In short, looking out into the back yard from the house, heavy rainfall moves from back Continue reading
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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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“State Of The Garden” After Six Months
In February 2023 we moved to a new developer lot in Seguin, Texas, USA. The front yard had Bermudagrass sod, two Live Oak trees, and a bed in front of the house with fairly standard landscaper plants. The back yard was empty except for Bermudagrass sod. My overall goals here are to develop a balanced Continue reading
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How Am I Using Water In This Drought?
Anything that I have planted here was put in the ground between February and May 2023. Builder-supplied landscaping, Bermudagrass sod, and two Live Oak trees were probably installed in December 2022 or January 2023. Therefore, every plant here was seeded or transplanted less than a year ago, and we are in the midst of a Continue reading
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So Many Stones
The builder here used an abundance of stones to fill the lots in our development, so as I work in the garden, I have collected many that were in the way. I don’t want to waste them, so here’s where I’ve put them to work. Border Wall. Because of the quirky alignment of lots around 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 