A Day at the Farm 4/22/2011

Spent the day and night at the farm and then drove to the lake to spend the rest of the weekend with the family. Tripped over the dog and banged the side of my face into the corner of an open drawer. Lots of blood and swelling and a big black eye. I guess I'll have an inch-long scar above my eye. Nice.

• There has been no rain for many months. The drought all across Texas is very severe. There is very little green undergrowth in the woods around the house and the sand blows hard all the time.


• Planted 3 Red Turk's Cap along the Boardwalk that I bought at Buchanan's Nursery.


• Planted 1 Morningstar Sweespire in the Shade Garden and 2 along the Boardwalk.


• Buried some citrus peel in the Vegetable Garden for the nematodes. It's looking good in there! Very healthy. The pattipan squash plants are beautiful. The cucumbers have begun sprouting tendrils in preparation for their climb up the arbor. The corn is about 3 feet high. Lots of green tomatoes. The sunflowers are about a foot tall. There are darling little eggplants growing. I picked asparagus and had them for dinner.


• Watered.


• Fertilized here and there: about half the Rose Garden, the Variegated Potato Vine, the Tardiva Hydrangea, the Frostproof Gardenias, the Easy Ned Daylilies, the George Taber azaleas.


• Deadheaded roses for several hours.


• Swept and mopped the kitchen, dining room and living room.


• Hurt myself that evening and did nothing after that - I felt a bit traumatized! Left early in the morning for Conroe.