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New Views and Greenhouse Tomatoes

By ⋅ January 13, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

I planted about twenty broccoli plants in the fall this year. Some have done really well, and others have struggled. The one pictured below is the biggest one we had all year. They are the most tasty broccoli I have grown to date, equally good raw in salads and lightly steamed with a little butter, […]

Another Day In the Life

By ⋅ November 15, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Sunrise this morning was spectacular. The air was crisp and cool when I went out on the terrace to take these shots this morning. What a great start to the day. Dripping Springs Sunrise Dripping Springs Sunrise The Big Beef and Celebrity tomatoes that I planted in the greenhouse last month are doing wonderfully. The […]

Here Comes the Rain Again

By ⋅ August 16, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Tropical storm Erin is bringing us rain today, and cooler temperatures. I know many folks in the area are not glad to see the rain, but it was getting a bit dry here so I am happy to be getting a mid-August storm. I finally got some fall crops started in seed trays yesterday. Some […]

Growing and Blooming

By ⋅ April 12, 2007 ⋅ 5 comments

We have almost sold out of our early spring vegetable plants and annual flowers, and what we aren’t selling I can’t resist planting in any nook or cranny I can find. We tried a couple of new varieties of violas this year that I was particularly pleased with; the Viola Bilbo Baggins (pictured first), and […]

What’s Blooming This Week at Lost Valley Gardens

By ⋅ March 23, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Here are some of the photos that I took this morning to journal how things are looking at the beginning of spring this year. I selected my favorites from a set of 38 photos. Click here if you want to view the whole set as a slideshow. I love the look of these lavender colored […]

Put Out My First Tomatoes of the Season

By ⋅ March 19, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

Yesterday seemed like the perfect day to put out my first tomato transplants of the spring. The soil in my raised beds was still cool and moist from the recent rains, and the forecast for the week is for mostly cloudy days in the low 70s and moderate nights in the mid 60s. More rain […]

Babies are Being Born Every Day in the Nursery

By ⋅ February 11, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments

The seeds have been germinating for less than two weeks, and many of them are already well along. I keep planting a flat every day or so, so the production should continue throughout the growing season. I am pleased with production so far, especially considering that my old seedstarting mats aren’t working and I am […]

What’s Going on at Lost Valley Gardens

By ⋅ January 31, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Spring is just around the corner here in central Texas, and it is time to get the Lost Valley Gardens nursery and plant production operation back into action. Our landscaping business has been steady, even through the winter. Ron has been working on a deck for the past few months. That project continues to go […]

What’s Happening in the Greenhouse?

By ⋅ November 10, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I know I haven’t done much blogging lately. It is sometimes hard to find the time. But work is keeping me very busy at the moment – which is good, and the nursery and gardens are consuming most of my other waking moments. The weather has been wonderful (although a little more rain would be […]

Fall Crops Are in the Greenhouse

By ⋅ August 11, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, it may be 100 degrees outside, but it is a cool 80 degrees in our greenhouse at the north end near the evaporative cool wall. All of my transplants are doing very well, and should be ready to put in the ground in early September. Take a look at some of the plants we […]

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