As hoped, we got them seeded before rain. They’ve now had several inches of rain to support their summer growth!
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We got more rain overnight and I needed to smooth out the disturbed soil near the house foundation where we recently got piers. While I had the hoe out, I scraped out some little drainage ditches to pull some water away from the porch.
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Hanging out with the baby plants!
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We went up to Native Plant Nursery of Oklahoma City today to help the Chef’s mom add some drought tolerant native plants to her garden. We got her six plants but we stuck to our personal list and thus got only one! We feel positively responsible.
The people staffing the nursery were helpful and knowledgeable and willing to brainstorm ideas with us. (Especially helpful since the Chef’s mom lives a bit away where some different species can grow.)
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Last night I opened up the heating mat area to check on tomatoes and peppers who are indoors a few days while it’s chilly out.
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After the big oak trim, we have a lot of small to medium sized branches leftover from The Chef’s mushroom growing attempts.
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Native Oxalis volunteers all over our yard but has really created a lovely ground cover in the front yard near the porch. I’ve tentatively identified it as Oxalis stricta.
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A daylight surprise and and after dark surprise!
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This year is our year to grow a bunch native legumes, as we decided, and a lot of progress is occurring!
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We’re adding four new veggie beds in the front and we got one in on Saturday.
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