Punk Gardener

Let’s talk about T. Boone Pickens, the developer of all the groovy green wind power here in Texas. Let’s talk about his big straw to drink our milkshakes.

Burpee makes lawn busting kits! Great idea.
http://www.burpee.com/contentarticle.do?itemID=432

at Fig Tree Cottage. There’s not much going on in this well over 100* spell.
I get out early every morning & water the trees, berry patch & bushes (they seem to be liking the milk treatments & are thriving as much as anything can in this heat.)
I do feel grateful that I don’t [...]

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continues. One extra tall, metal plant hanger for baskets of tomatoes & peppers successfully pedaled home by Mr. Garden Girl

Mr. Garden Girl set up the vermicomposter, making it all snug & ready for when our wrigglers arrive in a few days, while I made zucchini coins from the huge zukes that were part of our haul from the farmers market today. Along with a gorgeous bouquet of basil, which alone was worth the long [...]

are likely at your farmers market now, if you live in CenTex & they are gooooooooood! Like the melon this year, I wonder if all this hot & dry hasn’t concentrated the flavor in some of our local produce & made for a good season for some edibles at least. I hear some folks in [...]

Pam at the great victory gardeners’ resource Red White and Grew

was kind enough to give my blog this award:

So now to pass it on, here are just a few of the Central Texas garden & sustainability blogs that I find uplifting.
Inner City Farmer

Trailer Park Girl
Zanthan Gardens
Gardening at Draco
& of course,  more Austin [...]

Oh & I meant to write about a strange encounter last night in my yard.
Near dusk as I was going out back to collect the recycling & garbage bins to put out for pickup, I came upon a cotton tail bunny near the SE corner of the cottage. She started a bit & scampered off [...]

There are challenges to urban gardening on the cheap.
That’s an understatement.
The amazing Gayla Trail of http://www.yougrowgirl.com/ has written about those challenges in depth and I find her to be an inspiration. Like her, I too garden on land not my own & that can come with certain stresses.
Take this morning for example.
I’m happily tippy tapping [...]

The Texas sage in the empty lot next door is alive with bees– honey bees and even a bumble or two. My own crepe myrtle bush behind the cottage is home to a dozen or more lady bugs. Even in the midst of a dry scorching summer here there is life. My peach [...]