Vegetable Demonstration Garden
Last week’s harvest includes:
Spinach—12.4 pounds
Leaf lettuce—6.8 pounds
Red leaf lettuce—0.5 pound
A total of 19.7 pounds of fresh produce was harvested last week. This produce was donated to Heaven’s Harvest Food Bank. To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated a total of 188.738 pounds of demonstration garden produce and canned goods to local charities.
Weekly rainfall: 1.45 inches of rainfall were measured the week ending 02/26/2017.
Summary of garden activities
Weeding, harvesting and amending soil were priorities in the garden this week. Spinach and lettuce were harvested from rows 2 and 3. Chicken wire fencing was removed from Row 2. Rows 1 and 7 were weeded. Row 7 was composted, amended then broad forked. Two rows of carrots were planted in row 4 and covered with chicken wire fencing. Rows 4,6,8 and 9 were fertilized as depicted below.
The irrigation system was tested for leaks on Friday. Identified leaks were repaired. For added protection, kale plants were covered with customized caps–how cute!
On Tuesday, pile temperatures were 82 degrees. Pile temperatures rose to 98 degrees on Friday.
March Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for early spring planting:
Beets
Broccoli (transplants)
Carrots
Swiss chard (seeds or transplants)
Collards (seeds or transplants)
Cool season greens
Warm season greens
Kohlrabi (seeds or transplants)
Lettuce (seeds or transplants)
Mustard (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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