Good morning gardeners. Knock on wood, but I think the windstorm is finally over. Around 7 pm last night the wind just stopped. A little weird at first. The temps only dipped to around 37F overnight. Not horrible. The last (I hope) frost should be Wednesday morning. So that looks like planting day. Today's forecast is for near 60F and thunderstorms. I think I'll push the weed whacking out another day and make a trip to TSC today. When I checked yesterday my potatoes seemed to be doing ok and the tiny leek starts are hanging in there. The peas are doing well as are the radishes and endive. I may try to get some fertilizer down in the garden beds today so whatever rain we get mixes it up a bit before I plant. I checked my dahlia tubers yesterday and they seem to be fine. They have plumped up nicely so I'm hoping they will grow nicely this year. Love the fishy hot tub @NewBoots. You are putting fish in there right? Decorative or table fish? Have a great day everyone.
I can't get over the crazy weather you guys are having! We had a thunderstorm yesterday and got some light rain. This morning it smells like damp desert outside. We're getting some cooler temps this week, mid 90s with overnight lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. I got my seeds in the mail Saturday and added a few I purchased at the store. I also found seeds to start fairy dusters for the xeriscape area around the mesquite tree in the backyard. The dogs demolished my temporary barrier around the bushes that are out there so back to cages for now. I'm going to clip a few pieces of the Mexican bird of paradise out front and see if I can get those to go. That thing was in the clearance bin at Lowes about 10 years ago and is huge now. The hibiscus is doing great and the grass is filling in the dog yard quite well. My son and his family came to see me yesterday and brought me some jade in a pot, too cute. My DIL has a Cricut so they decorated the pot themselves. Have a great day everyone.
