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Winter In Texas ~ 2010
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A Texas city girl in a small New England town β¦
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Some of my veggies and fruits were potted separately. It was still too cold to plant the tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse-raised beds. There were nights when I had to cover the crop since I didnβt heat the greenhouse. Two to three weeks later, it was a different story. The soil and the air were warm enough for planting. And I had to keep the greenhouse door and window open during the daytime. It became very warm very quickly in Texas.
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After the greenhouse was built, the next stage was to start a garden-raised bed. I still had plenty of weeds to pull on the greenhouse ground. When most of the weeds were gone, I loosened the clay and mixed it with the raised bed soil. Kevin and I put up an 8β² x 25β³ x 1.5β³ wood plank as a barrier before we filled in the rest of the soil. Finley inspected and watched my garden work before he took a nap behind the greenhouse. I guess watching people work can make a cat very tired. It was a sunny Spring afternoon. I canβt blame him.
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August is almost over; Sara is ready to go back to school. Summer is coming to an end, and it is time to get prepared for Autumn. The garden needs to be prepared for the Autumn/Winter season. A lot of crops love the cooler days, like cabbage and carrots. Thatβs also a good time for weeding the garden since the mornings are not so warm anymore. Soon, the migrating birds and insects will visit the yard. It will be good for them to have a welcoming place where they can rest before they have to move on to travel south. In the meantime, Iβm sitting outside with a cool drink in my hand and enjoying the last days of Summer.
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