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	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Blooms and Veggies</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/08/new-blooms-and-veggies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Organic Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ambrosia melon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[clematis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[katie ruellia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pink rain lily]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pumpkin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rain lily]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sugar pumpkin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[the Fairy rose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The President Clematis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tomatoes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I bought this The President Clematis from the Natural Gardener in the spring of this year, and it was green and covered with large purple blooms. I planted it in an eastern exposure where it gets full morning sun, and the top part of the plant gets midday and afternoon sun as well. There are garden sage plants at the foot of the plant to help shade the roots also. Several weeks after I planted it, the weather turned very hot and dry and all of the blooms fell off and the foliage started to turn a bit brown. No new growth was evident at all, until last week. There are now several new branches putting out leaves and setting flower buds. I am so pleased. I put this plant at the front entrance to the house hoping that it would be worthy of being showcased.]]></description>
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		<title>The Damage Done</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/06/the-damage-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hornworm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tomato growing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tomato hornworm]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Little did I know when I was admiring this sphinx moth earlier in the spring of the year, that it would turn into a monster worm that would try to decimate my tomato crop. I found three tomato hornworms in my tomato patch this morning, and much damage was already done.]]></description>
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		<title>Rain is Coming</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/04/rain-is-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Texas sage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Texas Sage Bloom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most reliable predictor of rain here in Central Texas is the Texas sage, Leucophyllum frutescens. When this plant blooms, rain is on the way. There has been many a time when the local weather forecasters are not predicting rain, but my Texas sages are all blooming like crazy, and within a couple of days we will get rain. It is almost uncanny how reliable these plants are. Anyway, they are all blooming now in anticipation of the rain we are expecting from the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico.]]></description>
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		<title>Blackberry Lily</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/03/blackberry-lily/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/03/blackberry-lily/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Belamcanda chinensis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blackberry lily]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I inherited this plant from a friend who moved from the area a couple of years ago, and I had not identified it until now. I haven't grown many lilies or irises in my life, so I wasn't really sure if this plant was an iris or a lily. I took some close ups of the blooms friday and googled 'orange lily' and looked through the images until I found the one that matched my plant. It turns out that this plant is actually an iris that has been classified as a lily. The botanical name is Belamcanda chinensis, and the common name most often used is blackberry lily because of the black seed clusters that it produces in the fall. According to the <a href="http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/flowers/Belamcanda/Belamcanda_chinensis.htm">Univ of Wisconsin horticultural site</a>, this plant can be easily started from seed, so I think I will try to cultivate more of them this winter in the greenhouse. ]]></description>
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		<title>Harvesting Peppers and Tomatos</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/01/harvesting-peppers-and-tomatos/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/08/01/harvesting-peppers-and-tomatos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bell pepper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jalapeno]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tomatoes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although it has been extremely hot so far this summer, I am starting to bring in a pretty good harvest of jalapeno and bell peppers, and tomatoes. I admit that I am using a lot of water to keep these plants happy enough to be bearing good quality produce, but the results are definitely worth it. I harvested over two pounds of bell peppers - small, but meaty and juicy, and almost two pounds of jalapeno peppers - all very nice looking. The large tomatoes are just starting to ripen, and they are fairly good quality, and the cherry tomatoes are producing lots of really tasty fruits.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Native Volunteer Plants</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/28/texas-native-volunteer-plants/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/28/texas-native-volunteer-plants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Native Plants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[caldwell pink rose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[courtyard fountain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fountain grass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ipomoea lacunosa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ruellia humilis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[white star morning glory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a morning glory, that I did not plant, growing under the bird feeder in the courtyard. I haven't been able to identify it up until now because there were no blooms on it, but yesterday I noticed that a couple of very small white blooms were appearing. I did a Goggle search on white morning glory and identified this plant as a White Star morning glory (<em>Ipomoea lacunosa</em>). I was delighted to validate that it is a native species. It is working well as a ground cover in the spot that it is growing, is tolerating full sun and 100+ degree temperatures with very little water being applied. Although the blooms are not large and showy, they are quite beautiful.]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Fire Ants Organically</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/27/manage-fire-ants-organically/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/27/manage-fire-ants-organically/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Organic Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fire ant control]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fire ant management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fire ants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[organic fire ant control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most annoying pests in my garden is fire ants. They seem to infest any area that is moist, which means that all of my plantings are susceptible to becoming infested with these industrious creatures. I frequently encounter them as I am weeding or planting, and I have seen them infest root areas of plants so completely that they actually kill the plant. Add to this the painful bites that they inflict on humans and animals, and they quickly become number one on my hit list.
]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Dolly</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/23/hello-dolly/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/23/hello-dolly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Organic Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vegetable Gardening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[basil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bell pepper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[compost]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jalapeno]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mulch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pepper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pumpkin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=98</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm sitting in my office watching Ron watering the vegetable garden wondering if we are going to get any rain from Dolly up here in Austin. I was hoping for an inch or so at least, but the local forecast at noon wasn't very reassuring at all. Oh well....I guess that's why Ron is out there watering.

We have been installing drip irrigation systems in all of the vegetable and courtyard beds, and we have laid soaker hoses in the in-ground planting areas. I have also been applying an inch of compost and a couple of inches of native Texas mulch to all of the beds. These are the best insurance against the relentless heat and dry conditions that have become the norm around here this summer.]]></description>
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		<title>Laying Rock in the Courtyard</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/14/laying-rock-in-the-courtyard/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/14/laying-rock-in-the-courtyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[landscaping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[courtyard design]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=96</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Work on laying out rock in the courtyard has been going slowly. It&#8217;s just too darn hot to move rocks for more than an hour or so at a time. It was 102 today! Brutal. But in the afternoon, rain developed north of us and the outflow cooled it down to 90 so we worked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Passion Vine Flower</title>
		<link>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/13/first-passion-vine-flower/</link>
		<comments>http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/2008/07/13/first-passion-vine-flower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Passion Flower]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Passion Vine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scarlet Passion Flower]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lostvalleygardens.com/LVGblog/?p=94</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have never grown passion vine before, so this is my very first passion vine flower. I like the scarlet color of this variety, Passiflora Coccinea. It works well with the red knock out rose hedge that lines the fence that the passion vines are growing on. I also like the large dark green foliage [...]]]></description>
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