Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Eggplant— 0.6 pounds
Fresh herbs—0.1 pounds
Hot peppers—0.18 pounds
Sweet peppers—0.17 pounds
Tomatoes—5.9 pounds
Swiss Chard—9.1 pounds

A total of 16.05 pounds of produce was harvested last week. These vegetables were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home and the Caring Place. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 665.31 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities!

Weekly rainfall: 5.2 inches of rainfall was measured the week ending 05/22/2016

Summary of garden activities
The demo gardens were drowned this week!  Even the drought tolerant garden (left pic) got soaked!

As of 5/17/2016, the U.S. Drought Monitor indicated the entire state free of drought conditions!!  Despite soggy conditions, the group managed to mulch a tomato row and a pepper/eggplant row. More garlic was harvested from one of the raised beds. Lima beans were planted in the trellis row. Minnesota Midget Melons were also planted in the trellis row, which is now completely planted.  Row 2 was completed weeded of nutgrass…but it will be back, for sure!  Doesn’t row 2 look nice?

Compost pile temps: 108 degrees F for the old pile and 122 degrees for the new pile. Leaves and green material were added to the new pile. Of course, fire ant hills popped up all over the garden! Creative eradication methodologies will be tried next week to eliminate them. Some tomato plants blew over in the raised beds. More secure staking and caging were accomplished.   Grub worms have started to munch on green tomatoes (left pic).  But, that New Zealand spinach, in the right pic, knows no bounds!  It keeps growing!!

May Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for late spring planting:
Warm season greens
Winter squash
Cantaloupe (muskmelon)
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Sweet potato slips
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Important note:  Due to a glitch in a recent software update, images in this week’s blog appear as links to the actual photo.  Please click on the link in the text to view the image corresponding to the blog text.  Hopefully, this glitch will be fixed soon!

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Leeks— 3.6 pounds
Cabbage— 0.73 pounds
Onions—6.93 pounds
New Zealand spinach—2.62 pounds
Tomatoes— 2.21 pounds
Swiss Chard/New Zealand mix—6.4 pounds

A total of 22.49 pounds of produce was harvested last week. These vegetables were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home and the Caring Place. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 649.26 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities!

Weekly rainfall: 0.65 inches of rainfall was measured the week ending 05/15/2016

Summary of garden activities
Garlic is all  the buzz this week! On Tuesday, over 342 garlic bulbs were harvested and are now drying on master gardener Teresa’s patio rafters.

Another 86 bulbs were harvested on Friday bringing the garlic total to over 428 bulbs!!

The last of the Chesnok Red garlic variety remains in the garden to be harvested later. After weeding and amending the soil in the trellis row, Yard Long Beans, Scarlett Runner Beans, and Armenian cucumbers were sown. A short fence with T-posts was installed to keep crowder peas in their place. The west end of row 5 was weeded, amended then Contender beans were planted.

Both compost piles were turned and green material added. The oldest pile temperature recorded 87 degrees F while the new pile registered 92 degrees F. As always, weeding, planting, general maintenance and harvesting veggies in the raised beds continues.

GARLIC-MAGEDDON!!
Master gardeners harvested a bumper crop of garlic this month! Garlic varieties are part of the Allium sativum species. Two subgroups in this species are commonly known as the hardneck (bolting) and soft neck (non-bolting) types. Hardnecks send up a flower stalk called a scape while soft necks do not.

Unlike the hardneck variety, soft neck garlic can be readily braided after drying.  Each of the ten varieties commonly available to home gardeners has specific features such as plant form, clove shape, taste, bulb appearance, and distinctive scapes. Some varieties do better in one climate over another and prefer specific soil characteristics. In our area, garlic “seed” is planted between November and January. Harvest is usually in May to June. After harvest, garlic bulbs must be dried or cured for 3-4 weeks before use.

In 1979, Gilroy, California declared itself the undisputed “Garlic Capital of the World.” Gilroy is located midway between San Francisco and the Monterrey peninsula, 12 miles east of the Pacific ocean. The climate in Gilroy is favorable to a variety of  agricultural crops including onions, peppers, tomatoes, assorted fruits and other vegetables. Each year, Gilroy sponsors a Garlic Festival in late July. Over the last 3 decades, delicious garlic dishes have emerged from the thousands of entries in the annual cook-off! Hey, here’s an idea: why not have a Georgetown Garlic Festival? It could follow the Poppy Festival in early summer. Think about it!!

May Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for late spring planting:
Warm season greens
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Pepper (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Cantaloupe (muskmelon)
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Sweet potato slips
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Activities in the Gardens this week:

The KRLU news crew filmed a documentary of the demo gardens on Tuesday morning.

Representatives from each of the demonstration gardens were in attendance for the event. The PBS special is scheduled to air sometime this fall.

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Leeks—4.2 pounds
Cabbage— 4 pounds
Onions—185 pounds
Peppers—0.4 pounds
New Zealand spinach– 5 pounds
Tomatoes— 1.55 pounds
Swiss Chard—1.8 pounds

A total of 201.95 pounds of produce (WOW) was harvested last week. These vegetables were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home and the Caring Place. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 626.77 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities!

Weekly rainfall: 0.1 inches of rainfall was measured the week ending 05/08/2016

Summary of garden activities
Garden maintenance activities included trimming the lower leaves of the tomato plants, weeding, and rotating crops after their harvest.

In the east end of the trellis row, jicama, cucumber and lima beans were planted. Peas and onions were harvested in the raised bed area, the soil turned and amended, then cucumbers and eggplant were placed. On Friday, a sizable onion harvest was collected.  In addition, 179 garlic bulbs were harvested and are now drying.  How about that 185 pound onion haul??  Can’t wait to see the garlic!!

Dense soil clods were raked out of the orchard. Kale was removed from row 8, the soil broad forked and amended, then Crowder peas planted. Compost was spread throughout the orchard area, the soil prepared then watermelon plants placed. The trees in the orchard were also fertilized.

With the UV index going up nowadays, be sure to wear sunscreen while outside–or better yet–carry the shade with you!  Especially in open areas like the herb garden (right photo), consider wearing a wide brimmed hat to stay cool!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all you Moms!

May Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for spring planting:
Warm season greens
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Pepper (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Cantaloupe (muskmelon)
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Sweet potato slips
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Extra Demo Garden Workdays
In preparation for the filming event scheduled for next week, the drought tolerant garden, rose garden, and vegetable garden held special work days this week. On Tuesday, the drought tolerant team added stepping stones and a few plants to the garden. The rose gardeners tidied up the roses with dead heading and pulling weeds. The veggie demo garden crew met on Saturday to weed, clean up the compost area, and spiff up the area in general!

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Leeks—2.6 pounds
Cabbage—3.2 pounds
Beets—9.1 pounds
Kale/broccoli mixture—0.8 pounds
Peas—1.85 pounds
New Zealand spinach–9.2 pounds
Garlic—0.16 pounds
Tomatoes—0.35 pounds

A total of 27.26 pounds of produce was harvested last week. These vegetables were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 424.82 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities!

Weekly rainfall: 2.7 inches of rainfall were measured the week ending 05/01/2016

Summary of garden activities
New plantings included peppers and eggplants in row 6 as well as cucumbers and okra in the trial beds. Nutgrass was harvested in between the rows. Spent plants in the raised beds were removed. Liquid seaweed extract was applied to potatoes, onions, garlic and leeks. On Friday, generalized weeding took center stage in preparation for the filming event this Tuesday. Master gardener George used his weed eater on the perimeter of the garden.

The arbor area, orchard, onion bed, trellis row area, perimeter of row 10 and raised bed areas were cleared of weeds.

New plantings were also placed in raised beds. Pepper transplants were placed in the area outside the trellis row. Veggies from the keyhole garden were harvested and ant hills treated. Beans and squash were sown in the keyhole garden.  Eggplants are now fruiting on the vine!

May Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for spring planting:
Warm season greens
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Pepper (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Cantaloupe (muskmelon)
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Sweet potato slips
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Lettuce—1.1 pounds
Cabbage— 4.0 pounds
Broccoli—0.25 pounds
Kale/chard mixture—3.0 pounds
Peas—1.1 pounds

A total of 9.45 pounds of produce was harvested last week. These vegetables were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 397.56 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities.

Weekly rainfall: 5.175 inches of rainfall was measured the week ending 04/24/2016

Summary of garden activities
General maintenance in the garden area included weeding row 6 and securing tomato plant supports. Row cover was removed from all the Glacier tomatoes and largest Early girl plants. Some of the tomato cages required additional support after the wind blew them over. Pepper transplants (right side image) were planted, caged, and protected with row cover.  Onions (on the left) are maturing nicely!

Eggplants were also added to row 6. Extra fencing material from the trellis row was removed. Afterwords, the soil was weeded amended. American cucumbers and yard long beans were sown in that area. Compost was added to the middle of the orchard and watermelon seeds sown. Nutgrass is back in the east end of the garden, especially with all the rain this week. It was eliminated as usual. T-posts were reinserted into the asparagus bed. Compost piles were turned and green material added. Cottonseed meal was mixed into both piles to heat them up. Our irrigation system has been repaired and is now operational!  Raised bed veggies are enjoying the rainfall as are the artichokes and pomegranetes.

RAISED BED GARDEN AREA                        DEVELOPING ARTICHOKES

FLOWERING POMEGRANETE TREE

April Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for spring planting:
Warm season greens
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Tomatoes (transplants)
Pepper (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Cantaloupe (muskmelon)
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Sweet potato slips
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Activities in the Gardens:

Drought Tolerant Garden
On Saturday, master gardeners convened in the drought tolerant garden to build up the berm and place some new plantings before the upcoming rain event.

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Asparagus—0.4 pounds
Onions—0.8 pounds
Kale/chard mixture—2.5 pounds
Peas—0.6 pounds

A total of 4.3 pounds of produce was harvested last week. These vegetables were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 388.11 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities.

Weekly rainfall: 0.875 inches of rainfall was measured the week ending 04/17/2016

Summary of garden activities
Weeding, fertilizing and hand watering the garden encompassed weekly maintenance activities. The irrigation system is still inoperable and under repair. Thrips landed on our onions, leeks and garlic and were sprayed out with diluted Castille soap. After an hour’s time, the plants were sprayed with liquid Sea Tea (seaweed extract) to wash off the soap and fertilize at the same time.

                       

ONIONS                                                          POTATOES

Raised bed gardeners planted and harvested their crops. New Zealand spinach is prolific!

Spent plants from row 6 were removed and this area is now ready for new plantings. The old asparagus bed was disassembled and the newly constructed bed placed.

On Saturday, master gardeners Teresa, Tracy, and John, with help from Ed, replanted the asparagus bed. The new bed was filled with soil, compost and amendments. After thorough mixing, the asparagus were transplanted into their new home. We have prepared for the upcoming week long rain event by covering up unused mulch and soil piles.   No compost pile temperature readings are available to post at this time.

April Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for spring planting:
Warm season greens
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Tomatoes (transplants)
Pepper (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Cantaloupe
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Activities in the Gardens:

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

The two week harvest includes:
Swiss chard—4 pounds
Green onions—7.1 pounds
Cabbage—2.2 pounds
New Zealand spinach—0.86 pounds
Lettuce—25.7 pounds
Kohlrabi—1.4 pounds
Kale/chard mixture—12.4 pounds
Peas—0.6 pounds
Spinach—3.2 pounds

A total of 57.46 pounds of produce was harvested during the past 2 weeks. These vegetables were donated to the Caring Place and the Annunciation Maternity Home. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 383.81 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities.

Weekly rainfall: 0.5 inches of rainfall was measured the week ending 04/03/2016

Summary of garden activities from 03/29/2016 thru 04/10/2016
Over the past 2 weeks, routine maintenance activities included hand watering the garden and raised beds during each workday. Irrigation lines and wiring are still under repair. Leaks identified were repaired. Newly constructed raised beds were modified to accommodate irrigation lines. Fertilizing and weeding the entire garden area continued. The circular trellis garden was disassembled and compost added to the compacted soil base. Potato plants were hilled with compost. Compost piles were turned and new green material added. Latest pile temperatures recorded are 95 degrees F in the old pile and 130 degrees F in the newer pile. The old pile will be screened and utilized in the garden soon. After the plant sale ended on April 2, the tomato plants were hand watered and labeled. Multiplying green onions were divided and shared with garden visitors. During the week of 4/5/16, cucumbers, tomatoes and squash were planted in the raised bed area. Container garden areas were also weeded. A new raised bed was installed, filled with soil, compost and amendments, broad forked and irrigation lines replaced.

April Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for spring planting:
Warm season greens
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Tomatoes (transplants)
Pepper (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Cantaloupe
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Activities in the Gardens:

Drought Tolerant Garden

On Saturday, master gardeners assembled to enhance the drought tolerant garden for the upcoming plant sale.  The entire garden was top dressed with mulch and pathways filled with decomposed granite, especially in some low areas of the walkway.  Soil was added to the side berm.  New labels for existing plants are being prepared.  Similar activities will take place this Tuesday including planting new plants, spreading more granite and placing a few stones.  All volunteers are welcome.

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Mixed chard and cabbage— 6 pounds

A total of 6 pounds of produce was harvested this week. These vegetables were donated to the Caring Place. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 326.35 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities.

Weekly rainfall: no rainfall was measured the week ending 03/27/2016

Weekly activity summary
The major activity this week focused on troubleshooting the irrigation system. Problems with irrigation has resulted in hand watering many of the garden beds. A repair person is scheduled to come out to diagnose and to fix the problem. The last 4 tomato plants were planted on Friday.  Potato plants sustained some frost damage last week. The covered tomatoes survived without damage. On Friday, coverings were removed from all tomato plants.

The deconstructed cinder block bed area was replaced with a new raised bed. Soil was amended then tomatoes and peppers planted on Friday. A vertical trellis was installed and irrigation connected. Blackberry bush areas were weeded and compost top dressing added. Tuesday’s readings for the compost piles: large compost pile temperature registered 125 degrees F and the smaller pile 95 degrees F.  The keyhole garden is soaking up the warm sunshine!

Just a reminder: our Annual Plant Sale is being held on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Extension office grounds starting at 8 AM. Please join us and purchase some beautiful Texas native plants!

The blog will be back on April 10 after a brief break!

March Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for spring planting:
Warm season greens
Spinach (seeds or transplants)
Radish
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Tomatoes (transplants)
Pepper (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Cantaloupe
Okra
Southern peas
Watermelon
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Activities in the Gardens:

Herb Trial Garden
Thirteen master gardeners participated in the Earthkind Herb garden work day on Tuesday. Sage and oregano plants were pruned per A&M specifications. Nine pathways in between the herb garden rows were mulched. Some of the border plants were trimmed back as well.

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Peas—0.3 pounds
Kale— 8.7 pounds
Lettuce—8.2 pounds
Broccoli— 2.4 pounds
Herbs, assorted—3.1 pounds
Swiss chard—1 pound
Cabbage—2.2 pounds
Carrots—11.34 pounds

A total of 37.24 pounds of produce was harvested this week. These vegetables were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home and the Caring Place. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 320.35 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities.

Weekly rainfall: no rainfall was measured the week ending 03/20/2016

Weekly activity summary
Garden maintenance activities this week included physical weeding and chemically treating weeds in the orchard area with 20% vinegar. Nutgrass has re-emerged between rows 3 and 4 and was physically removed. Drowned tomato plants were replaced with new ones. The Wall-o-Water and bucket protectors for surviving tomato plants were removed and replaced with row covered tomato cages. Row cover provides sun and wind protection for growing plants. Tomato and pepper transplants were also planted in the raised bed areas.

Onion plants were fertilized. Fruit trees were pruned and Master gardener Mike reviewed the pruning technique for the group. Nematode knots were discovered on the roots of a cabbage plant.  Snapdragons add brilliant color to the garden while attracting pollinators!

On Friday, a large carrot harvest was gathered from row 9. Afterwords, the soil was loosened and tomatoes planted in that area. The remainder of the red clover from the last two trial beds was turned under. Tomatoes were planted in all four trial beds and are ready to be caged/covered. African blue basil was planted in the orchard area to attract pollinators. Our compost bins registered 140 degrees F in the large bin and 125 degrees F in the smaller bin.

An Extra Workday in the Vegetable and Rose Demo Gardens

On Saturday, master gardeners assembled for an additional workday in the vegetable demo and rose gardens.  Routine garden maintenance and extra projects were started.  Master gardeners in the rose demo garden were surprised to find a small rattlesnake curled up under Mrs. Caldwell Pink rose bush!  Fortunately, the snake was sleeping.  After dispatching the reptile, the gardeners continued to move a mound of brush off the side of the rose garden area. Tony and his crew from Road & Bridges hauled it off site.

In the vegetable demo garden, tomato plants were covered to protect them from the unexpected cold weather on the first day of spring!  One of the older raised beds made of cinder blocks was deconstructed, the remaining soil amended with compost, molasses and cottonseed meal.  Residual fire ants were also eradicated.

March Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for spring planting:
Cool season greens
Warm season greens
Spinach (seeds or transplants)
Radish
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Beets
Turnip
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Tomatoes (transplants)
Snap and lima beans
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Inner Loop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
Click here for location on Google Maps

Activities in the Gardens this week:

Vegetable Demonstration Garden

This week’s harvest includes:
Broccoli— 5.1 pounds
Kale— 5.6 pounds
Lettuce— 3.6 pounds
Kohlrabi—9.1 pounds
Bulk vegetables–18 pounds
Peas—0.3 pounds

A total of 41.7  pounds of produce was harvested this week. These vegetables were donated to The Caring Place. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 283.11 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities!

Weekly rainfall: 4.75 inches of  rainfall were measured the week ending 03/13/2016.

Weekly garden activity summary
Central Texas experienced 5 consecutive days of rain, which curtailed garden activities this week.  Tuesday morning’s harvest was interrupted by rain and a tornado warning.  Therefore, produce was collected and weighed in bulk prior to donation to the Caring Place.  Friday’s workday was limited to only harvesting veggies.

March Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide has a few suggestions for early spring planting. Choices include the following:
Cool season greens
Warm season greens
Spinach (seeds or transplants)
Radish
Swiss Chard (seeds or transplants)
Beets
Turnip
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant (transplants)
Summer squash
Winter squash
Tomatoes (transplants)
Beans: snap and lima
Pumpkin

Come and visit us!
Our demonstration garden is located beside the Williamson County Extension Office driveway at 3151 SE Innerloop Road, Georgetown, Texas. Master gardeners are usually at work in the vegetable garden on Tuesday, and Friday mornings from 9:00 to noon weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners.
Click here for location on Google Maps