Punk Gardener

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We had a freeze last week. I’d say an unexpected freeze but we CenTex gardeners know better than to expect any particular weather :p
 So Mr. Punk Gardener put up the cold cover :

Everything made out fine. The peach tree is blooming:

The cilantro is going nuts:

The pears are coming out:

Even the plum is starting to bloom:

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THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LETTERS, CALLS, AND COURTROOM VISITS IN EARLY MARCH IN SUPPORT OF TECOLOTE FARM. YOUR INPUT MADE A BIG IMPRESSION ON THE COMMISSIONERS’ COURT.
THE COURT IS PREPARING TO VOTE YES OR NO ON JUDGE BISCOE’S PROPOSED PLAN, AND NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOW THEM AGAIN, ASSERTIVELY, WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS.
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So here’s some shots from around Fig Tree Cottage (my first lettuce harvest saved from lettuce aphids, the fig tree, tightly closed peach blossom, cilantro blooming, our leafy worm farm, and the blackberries revving up):
     

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Apple blossoms, baby pears, and lettuce by the handful are the haps in my garden today (also dandelions by the bunches, which I dutifully behead just so they won’t feel too smug).

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