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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (11)

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

1) Peas; 2) Cucumber Blossom; 3) Pumpkin Blossom; 4) Avocado Plant

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (10)

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

1) Corn; 2) Snap Pea Blossom; 3) Sunflower; 4) Cucumber

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

2025 · My Texas Garden Journal · Our Garden/Greenhouse

The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (9)

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

1) Cucumber; 2) Sugar Snap Pea Blossom; 3) Green Beans; 4) Avocado

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (8)

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

1) Peas; 2) Avocado; 3) White Cabbage; 4) Tomato

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

2025 · My Texas Garden Journal

The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (7)

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

This is how I envisioned my greenhouse before I even purchased it.

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

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Pea Blossoms In Our Spring Garden ~ 2013

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Sugar Snap Pea Blossom

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The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (6)

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

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.

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

2025 · My Texas Garden Journal

The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (5)

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

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.

πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’πŸŒ½πŸŒΆπŸŒ»πŸŒ±πŸ…πŸ₯’

2025 · Autumn · Our Garden/Greenhouse

Our Garden & Greenhouse Harvest (1)

πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚πŸŒΎπŸ…πŸ‚

Pumpkins & Tomatoes

Compared to previous years, we haven’t been as lucky with our crops this year. However, we still have some basil, corn, cucumbers, green beans, parsley, pumpkins, and tomatoes. Today I picked more tomatoes and pumpkins.

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2025 · My Texas Garden Journal

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 8β€² x 25β€³ x 1.5β€³ 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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2025 · My Texas Garden Journal · Our Garden/Greenhouse

The Greenhouse In Texas ~ 2013 (3)

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The seedlings finally moved to the greenhouse. The nights weren’t too cold for the Spring/Summer sowings anymore. One night, I wasn’t sure if the seedlings would survive the cooler night. So, I covered them up with some sandwich backs. I wanted to be on the safe side. The next morning, the greenhouse was covered in dew. But no frost. I was lucky. πŸ€

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2025 · Our Garden/Greenhouse

The End of Summer 2025

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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. That’s 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, I’m sitting outside with a cool drink in my hand and enjoying the last days of Summer.

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2025 · My Texas Garden Journal

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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2025 · My Texas Garden Journal

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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2025 · Our Garden/Greenhouse

Our Garden/Greenhouse In Early August (1)

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1) Love-in-a-Mist; 2) Bachelor Button β€œBlack Magic”; 3)Borage;
4) Nasturtium; 5) Pumpkin Blossom; 6) Roma Tomatoes;
7) Cherry Tomatoes; 8) Cucumber

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Our Greenhouse In Early August (1)

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1) Purple Milkweed; 2) Red Hot Poker; 3) Roma Tomatoes;
4) Nasturtium “Black Velvet”; 5 & 6) Poppy “Black Swan”

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2025

Summer Poppies ~ Lughnasadh 2025

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