tel: 512 280-1192 thursday, september 17, 2015
Nursery notes: beautiful snapdragons and pansies arrived this
week for winter color: $4.99 for jumbo specimens and 6-packs.
Herb sale: Cuban oregano & orange mint 2-for-1: $3.59 each.
50 % off hanging baskets of the superfood purslane: reg. $15.
Large selection of sun & shade perennials such as indigo spires
and American Beautyberry. / It's Corn Gluten time! This is the
best 3-week window for appying this to your lawn to control ger-
mination of weeds: $5 off one bag - reg. $50.
How to Design a Contemporary Garden with Warmth: Colin
Miller shares tips on how to achieve a balance between hardscape
and plants. 'There’s no reason to feel stuck with rigid, architectural
plants,' he says. 'When your plantings have a loose, alive appear-
ance, they bring a sense of playfulness, liveliness, and warmth.'
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Rebel Gardeners of Rockport: in 2009 a group of gardeners in
this coastal Texas city became weary of root-rot nematodes, sandy
soil and drought, and 'revolted against conventional garden pract-
ices,' reports Mary Karish in the latest issue of Texas Gardener
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Central Texas Gardener: Master Gardener Tour. Meet home-
grown designs that inspire drought tough visions. Visit a garden
that supports wildlife. On Sat., 4 p.m., Sun. at 9 a.m. KLRU
Fall Gardening has Arrived!
by Chris Winslow
With the recent rains, cooler weather, and the arrival of the first
official day of fall next Wednesday (Sept. 23), I am so happy to
declare that my favorite gardening time of the year has arrived.
Cooler weather means gardening can be fun once again. With the
ground moist, now is the time to plant those fall crops.
The wise horticultural folks over at Texas A&M list the following
vegetables that are now in season to plant. (This list is long.)
The Brassica family includes quite a few of our fall favorites –
cabbage (purple, green), cauliflower (white, cheddar, or purple),
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, collards, mustard greens,
turnips, and the ever more popular kales (red winterbor, green
winter-bor, dinosaur, and toscana).
Other popular fall plantings are spinach, radish, beets, lettuce,
carrots, and sweet peas (snow, snap and English).
From the onion family, we can plant shallots, multiplying onions,
and garlic. Our short-day Texas onions – 1015y super sweet –
come a month later.
You can also plant mixed salad greens such as arugula, endive,
radicchio, and mizuna from seed.
Raised bed gardening works well for fall planting. Our favorite
size is 4’ x 4’ with 6 to 8 inch sides. Fill with a good garden blend
(25% peat, 25% vermiculite or perlite, and 50% compost) and a
slow release organic garden fertilizer with beneficial bacteria and
mycorrhizae. This will give your plants a great start. Supplemen-
tal feedings with organic liquid feeds can help grow fantastic vege-
tables.
If you don’t have the space for a raised bed, all of these fall vege-
tables can be raised in containers. Try mixing different varieties of
lettuce in one pot. One of my favorites is red sails. This variety
turns brilliant red in the sun. It’s tasty too.
Another great edible ornamental is giant red mustard. Brilliant red
in the sun with a strong wasabi flavor.
Experiment and have fun. Get outside, listen to the birds, and soak
up some fresh air and sunshine. Happy Gardening Everyone!
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