Vegetable Demonstration Garden
Last week’s harvest includes:
Brussels sprouts—1 pound
Kale—0.125 pound
Leaf lettuce—10.938 pounds
Red lettuce—5 pounds
Canned fruit and vegetables—24.875
A total of 41.938 pounds of fresh produce and canned goods were harvested and collected last week. Fresh produce was donated to the Caring Place. Canned goods were donated to the Annunciation Maternity Home. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 169.038 pounds of demonstration garden produce and canned goods to local charities.
Weekly rainfall: 0.83 inch of rainfall was measured the week ending 02/19/2017.
Summary of garden activities
Last week, Tuesday’s work session was rained out! Planting and maintenance activities took place on Friday. All the lettuce was harvested from row 2. Beets and lettuce were planted in row 4. Row 5 was composted then 10 pounds of potatoes planted. Garlic and onions in row 9 were mulched. Raised bed gardeners planted beets and lettuce in their beds. Raised beds were weeded and watered. BT was applied to the beds. Asparagus growth was trimmed. Weeds in the orchard were sprayed with 20% vinegar. Compost pile temps measured 60 degrees F. Both piles were turned then blood meal and cow manure were added. New additives were lightly watered in.
February Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for winter planting:
Asparagus (crowns)
Artichoke (crowns/transplants)
Asian greens (seeds or transplants)
Beets
Broccoli (transplants)
Cabbage (transplants)
Carrots
Cauliflower (transplants)
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Collards (seeds or transplants)
Cool season greens
Kale (seeds or transplants)
Kohlrabi (seeds or transplants)
Leeks (seeds or transplants)
Lettuce (seeds or transplants)
Mustard (seeds or transplants)
Potatoes, Irish
Spinach (seeds or transplants)
Radish
Turnip
Come 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 9:00 AM to noon, weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to stop by to see the garden or to ask questions of the master gardeners!
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