tel: 512 280-1192 Thursday, June 30, 2016
Nursery notes: huge July 4th weekend rose sale! All roses $10
(reg. $24.99 and $19.99). Two-for-one offers on lemon, Thai and
holy basil: $2.59 for 4" pot. Two-for-one also on pride of Barba-
dos and tobacco plants ($2.59 for 4" pot). Bougainvillea baskets
$14.99 (reg. $19.99). Purslane baskets: $9.99 reg. $14.99. Tomato
plants arriving in a couple of weeks. Please drop by for a visit.
(We're open regular hours on Monday, July 4.) 🌷
All roses, including double Knock-outs, on sale for $10 this weekend.
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think first of gazpacho in the summer months. But if you want a
thicker, creamier version, try making a batch of salmorejo, where
the bread thickens the texture. salmorejo 🌷
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Tomatoes on Mars? Researchers in the Netherlands believe it
could be possible. They have been hard at work growing a variety
of vegetables in Martian soil, in Martian conditions; peas, radishes,
rye and tomatoes all flourished. Daily Telegraph 🌷
Nature nights: predators. Visit the Wildflower Center for free
tonight to get close to predators as they fly, stalk and slither. Live
owls and hawks on the play lawn, and snakes will be on display
too. 6 - 9 p.m. Nature Nights (coral snake photo: d.m) 🌷
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Central Texas Gardener: interview with Jessica Robertson of
Greenleaf Nursery. Learn how to grow silvery gopher plant. Tips
from John D. on keeping yard clear of mosquitoes. Saturday: 4 p.m.
Sunday at 9 a.m. or on-line. KLRU. 🌷
Surviving July in the Garden
by Chris Winslow
black spot, powdery mildew, and sooty mold problems, June has
seen a return to more expected levels of sunshine and rainfall, and
this looks set to continue as we enter July tomorrow, with temps
levelling out at around 95 degrees after a surge in heat during the
upcoming July fourth weekend.
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1. Vegetable Garden: The timing always feels a bit strange, but
this is actually the month to renew your vegetable garden for the
fall harvest season. From seed, plant snap and lima beans, sweet
corn, Swiss chard, cucumbers, summer and winter squash (my
favorite), black-eyed peas, okra, cantaloupe, pumpkin and water-
melon. For transplants, it’s the right time for tomatoes and peppers.
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2. Tomatoes: Be sure to plant determinate varieties with reputations
for heat survival. (Spot the clues in their names.) My favorites are
surefire, solar fire, solar flare, celebrity, heatwave, sunmaster, and
BHN444 (healthy surprise).
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3. Water: Your plants will need water to survive. Not just a splash
on the surface… but a profound watering. This will give them a
more established root system and a better reservoir to draw from.
Try to water on a 4 to 5 day schedule. Don’t run automatic sprinkler
systems during the day. (Loss to evaporation is too great.) And if it
rains, just sit back and enjoy watching your garden grow . . . all by
itself.
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4. Mulch: Keep all flowerbeds, vegetable gardens and trees mulch-
ed. This will conserve water, cool the root zone and generally relieve
heat stress.
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5. Mow High: Choose the highest setting for your mower. Longer
grass blades will help shade the roots and conserve water.
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6. Survive! Want to avoid heatstroke? Three rules for central Texas
gardeners: a. Wear effective sunscreen and a large brimmed hat.
b. Garden early in the morning. c. Drink gallons upon gallons of
water. Happy gardening everyone!
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