Vince loves using his tiller!
He decided he wanted the strawberries, asparagus and rhubarb in the “garden annex” so he began tilling that up yesterday. I don’t think we’re ever going to be done planting! I know . . you’re saying . . you wanted land and a garden and you got it. There’s so much to do! Water the garden, water the fruit trees, fill the cow’s water container, water the flower bed, water the foundation . . I feel like the water hose is attached to my hand for at least three hours each evening. We have half the garden being watered by soaker hoses now and hopefully tonight Vince will set up the soaker hoses to water the foundation. That will help a lot. Rain would help a lot more! 🙂
Dora, the quilter says
One of the great things about strawberries, asparagus, and rhubarb is that once they are planted and growing, they are there for years!
Hmmm…I’m thinking asparagus and rhubarb for lunch today (although mine will be the commercially grown varieties).
Sharon Spingler says
It’s raining her today so you should get our storm in a couple of days.
bcinindy says
I do not know (or maybe it is remember) what the foundation is that you are watering,
Diana in TX says
I know it’s necessary for us to keep our foundation from drying out, but our pad is sitting on clay. None of our friends west of 35 have the same problem, nor does our friend with the place in Brady.
CJ says
Wait… did I miss something? Why are you watering a cow?
I darn near killed myself last year trying to keep up with the watering. I absolutely INSIST when we plant the land into whatever gardens and orchard areas that it must be irrigated. Put that tractor to work! 🙂
Roberta says
Deer will pass on the aspargus and rhubarb but those strawberries won’t stand a chance without your fence. The deer just love the leaves!!!!
Patty says
Wouldnt be with out our automatic sprinklers
Cathy S says
OK, I’ll bite……. watering the foundations???????
Kim W says
I’m glad I’m not the only one who has never heard of “watering the foundation”. What does that involve? I wanted to make a rhubard pie for Easter, but it’s only up a few inches. It will have to wait a few more weeks.
Mary says
Judi — be sure Vince l eaves a space between the strawberries and the asparagus. There is somehting about one of them serving as host to a bug that is very destructive to the other — it was years ago that I got the bright idea to plant them interspersed, and both died. I’m sure you can find something about it on Google.
Allison says
Judy, I feel like my life is soon to be consumed by the garden too. Though my husband is much more into than I am, it certainly is THE topic of converstaion lately. Though here, we just planted peas and of course got a freeze that could have affected the garlic that was doing so well. It seems that what/when/how we are planting/watering is always a topic of converstaion!
FYI, my husband recently bought tripods from Lowes for our garden- something about needing to boost the arcing sprinklers so that they reach farther (in addition to the soakers that are sitting on the soil).
Carol Harper says
When we lived in Houston, our house was on a slab, and if you didn’t keep the soil around and user that slab equally moist, the ground settled unevenly and the slab would crack! WE always watered ours but, when we leased the place out while we were overseas, the tenants were too cheap (it cost us all of $8 a month from the City) and WE ended up with $$thousands of$$ of repairs! So keep on watering that foundation. It’s worth the time and cost!
Helen Koenigl says
As dry as it is here in MA, I think that is what I’m going to be doing as well. The top soil is dry sandy dust at this point – and we REALLY need the rain. Problem is – the soil is so sandy – that it can rain one day – and 3 days later you wouldn’t even know it!
Helen Koenigl says
Forgot to say – and this is with as much humus added to the soil as possible!
Peg says
Judy, are you sure rhubarb and asparagus will grow there? One of my dad’s biggest beefs with moving to Texas was that he could no longer grow either one of those. I surely hope you can – as someone else said once they’re established they keep on going! Can’t wait to hear more garden progress reports. 🙂
Amy @ Heritage Homemaker says
Ok maybe I missed something. The cows are yours??? I just assumed they were a neighbors.