Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Green Thumb

This year we're experimenting with a vegetable garden. We've tried tomatoes and herbs in the past but this year we're going to branch out into peas, carrots, squash, and cucumbers. We started a few seeds in little pots last month. Then once they got started we transplanted them into our little veggie bed. So far our transplants are not doing so well. We also planted some seeds so hopefully they'll take off now that it's warmed up out side. Here are some pics of the finished effort:
Sheba getting right in the middle of things.
This picture reminds me of my grandma watering her yard. Lots of good memories of her working in her flower beds. Probably because she never made me help spread the cow manure.

Sid lovin' her garden. She even hugged it right before I took this pic. Hopefully the work will pay off and we'll have some fresh veggies to snack on this summer. If not, there's always the HEB produce section.

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Graham Paterson said...

I have no idea if you are open to a few suggestions to help you be successful with the garden. As you are well aware I did run a fertilizer company in the distant past.

If you are up to some experimentation then remember the magnesium sulphate (epson salts) {Mg is a major element in chorophyl formation} and zinc if you can find some (even if it is in the form of supplements for humans) {Zn is a major source of growth hormone production in the plants}. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc and galvanized iron has a zinc coating. So you can put some old pieces of brass or galvanized iron for a slow release source of Zn.

The soil looks like it has plenty of organic matter in it already.

What fertilizer are you currently using?
Sulphate of ammonia is a great N2 source as the sulphates help feed bacteria in the soil and help move the pH lower. Most west Texas soils are alkaline.