Punk Gardener

Well, why not?
I’ve been thinking about this for a few days before I even saw this wonderful post from Zanthan Gardens:
http://www.zanthan.com/gardens/gardenlog/?p=2340
My budget is very tight this year (buying a trailer & moving, contractors, and even a few fruit trees & a berry patch have wiped my spending money clean out).
And I’d like to concentrate what [...]

(up tp 4) if you live within city limits. You may download the application here:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/watercon/downloads/rbrebateapp.pdf

After all– even the most ethically committed of us is likely balancing some need of expediency with their efforts at sustainability (the computer I’m writing this on runs on wind generated energy, but its made of parts generated currently by mining & manufacturing in decidedly eco unfriendly ways. My veggies are local & seasonal, [...]

I read quite a few of the bloggers & journalists who write on issues of sustainability, climate destabilization and energy.
I’m happy to see a zeitgeist building as these issues are starting to permeate into the mass consciousness. A few years ago ( heck even a year ago), it was easier to dismiss [...]

The fig tree is pushing forth nubbins.

We’ll see more journalists & writers living low impact experiments & writing about their adventures. I’m all for anything that generates memes that convince Americans that living more sustainably ≠ fate worse than death.
I just discovered Doug Fine & his blog for his new book:
Farewell, My Suburu
& he’s my new hero. See videe [...]

When we decided to scrunch our lives into 600 feet of trailer as part of the live lightly experiment, we knew that we had some very specific challenges. We wanted to rent, not buy land in case my spouse’s job or other circumstances meant we had to leave Austin. We wanted enough space to grow [...]

I have two kinds of blackberries in a raised bed. There’s 6-8 little spriglings in a good amount of mulch & well tilled soil underneath. I am not sure what this little guy is (it was untagged & I need to ask Bio-Gardener).
The other variety we have is Thornless Arapaho.
Thanks to Jose & the [...]

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Mr. Garden Girl:

A kind person on flickr finally identified my front tree as a Bradford Pear and I’ve noticed my neighborhood is full of them. Texas Mountain Laurel is coming out strong too (ahhh, the Springtime smell of grape koolaid , *chuckle*.)
The Red Oaks are still asleep, ‘though.
I’m surprised I haven’t seen that other local favorite, [...]