“Greenery” Cedar Park, 2024
I love the detail in these leaves. Our plants on the deck are growing nicely. I can’t wait to harvest some peppers!
Round Leaves
“Greenery” Cedar Park, 2024
Tag: gardening
“Greenery” Cedar Park, 2024
This Year’s Crop
“Jalapeño Gigante” Cedar Park, 2024
The weather got warmer so I brought last year’s pepper plants outside, and also put the new peppers into pots. The new plants already have several peppers growing! I’d say another couple of weeks and we should be able to eat them. I’m not sure if the Scotch Bonnet plants from last year will bear fruit, but I couldn’t throw out perfectly healthy plants.
“Mystery Pepper” Cedar Park, 2024
“Deck Garden” Cedar Park, 2024
Plant Care
“The Jungle” Cedar Park, 2023
A mild cold from arrived here in Central Texas, so I brought our pepper plants in. Hopefully the weather will warm up in a few days and they can go back out into the sun. The peppers are starting to grow, so I’m very excited!
BTW, Anko is enjoying the new greenery in our house:
“Jungle Cat” Cedar Park, 2023
Growing Garden
“Deck Garden” Cedar Park, 2023
Our deck garden is looking good so far! The pepper plants are in various stages of growth… some are huge, and some still tiny. I am still optimistic about a good harvest, but the 100+° F heat can’t be too good for them. Crossing my fingers.
Starting Early
“Seedlings” Cedar Park, 2023
We started a couple of months earlier than usual with this year’s Scotch Bonnet peppers. I’m hoping to have a successful (first ever) harvest of Scotch Bonnet peppers. I’ve grown plants before, but they never bore any fruit. Wish me luck!
Rice Water
“Rice Water” Cedar Park, 2022
When washing rice, it’s a good idea to keep the “dirty” water to use in the garden or houseplants. That said, I have to remind myself to do it. This spring, we have a lot of new plants and herbs in our garden so I am putting extra effort to remember to save the nutrient-rich rice water.
I wonder if it would be beneficial to use in the compost bin as well? That’s worth researching.
Spring Planting
“Spring Planting” Cedar Park, 2022
Mariko and I have big plans for our gardening this year. Well, not so big, but we did plant several different things in the garden: rosemary, cilantro, parsley, peppers, fennel, and lots of basil. We’re hoping all of these are not attractive to the squirrels.
Let’s hope we have a good harvest all summer long. But of course, the Texas heat makes things challenging. Right now the weather is nice and there are no mosquitoes so it is really pleasant to work in the yard. In a month or so, being outside will be less attractive. Doing any gardening in the backyard will require long pants, long sleeves, or plenty of insect repellant! 🙁 Which kind of sucks when it’s 100°F / 38°C outside. 🥵
