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1) Peas; 2) Cucumber Blossom; 3) Pumpkin Blossom; 4) Avocado Plant
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (11)
Tag: Gardening In Texas
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1) Corn; 2) Snap Pea Blossom; 3) Sunflower; 4) Cucumber
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (9)
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1) Cucumber; 2) Sugar Snap Pea Blossom; 3) Green Beans; 4) Avocado
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (8)
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1) Peas; 2) Avocado; 3) White Cabbage; 4) Tomato
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (7)
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This is how I envisioned my greenhouse before I even purchased it.
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Connecticut Field Pumpkin 🎃
Connecticut Field Pumpkin (Cucubita pepo)
Pea Blossoms In Our Spring Garden ~ 2013
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Our Texas Frontyard In Spring 2013
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Our Texas garden in front of the house
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Little Bunny In Our Frontyard ~ 2013
While I pulled some weeds, I found a little bunny hiding between the Evening Primroses in the frontyard. Since it was still little, I could catch it and examine it. Once I saw it was okay, I sat it back down in the primroses and let it move on. The plants were high enough to give the little bun-bun protection from predators.
Pole Beans
Pole Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (6)
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The rest of the raised beds were built and filled with soil. and ready for some planting. Joshua was my greenhouse inspector. He would make sure the beds were built to standard. The vegetable seedlings grew nicely and were ready to be planted into the beds.
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (5)
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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 didn’t 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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My Garden Buddies ~ 2013 🐍
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Rough Earth Snake & Northwestern Garter Snake
My slithering little friends kept the garden and greenhouse bug-free. They enjoyed living in our yard. Minding their own business, while being good garden helpers. I wish more people could see the benefits of having a non-venomous snake on their properties.
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (4)
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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 8′ x 25″ x 1.5″ 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 can’t blame him.
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (2)
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Finally, the two pieces I had to reorder were arriving. And I could finish building the greenhouse. Once the frame was up, I slid the panels on the bottom and installed the window, before I could slide the roof panels in place. The ground was already straightened when I put the base together. Kevin had to help me lift the greenhouse across the fence. The kit was light, so it was easy for us to get it from the porch to the garden, where I could fasten it to the base. The following morning, I built the door and installed it before a Spring storm came through. The greenhouse made it through the storm.
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Texas Gardening In March 2013 (1)
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I started my garden in the early Spring of 2013 by sowing beans, bell peppers, corn, pumpkins, sunflowers, tomatoes, and other goodies. I also worked on some herbs. At least, I had something ready to grow in the greenhouse, once the parts arrived and I could finish building it. Joshua made sure that I watered the seedlings every day. And Sara enjoyed the milder days on the back porch.
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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (1)
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My greenhouse arrived toward the end of February 2013. It was a Thursday. And on the following weekend, I began to build the greenhouse kit. To my dismay, I noticed two frame pieces were broken. I had to call the company the following Monday and wait for the pieces to arrive. UGH! That sucked.
In the meantime, Kevin fixed the chain-link fence and gate poles for the garden space. It’s an area to prevent the dogs from pooping in our garden. Katelynn and I cut a bush down and pulled its roots out as well as we could. Once she found a worm, she was too busy playing with it, so she was not much help to me dig roots out of the ground.
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Pre-gardening In February 2013
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In February 2013, I purchased an 8-foot-by-6-foot greenhouse kit. While I waited for the kit to arrive at our house, I started some seeds with Katelynn and Sara. We also prepared some avocado pits and let a pineapple grow roots in a water-filled jar. The girls had a miniature greenhouse with colorful salad tomatoes.
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Under The Harvest Moon 