Vegetable Demonstration Garden
This week’s harvest includes:
Sweet peppers—1.3 pounds
Hot peppers—0.4 pound
Eggplant—12.36 pounds
Bok Choy—8 pounds
Radicchio—1.38 pounds
Kohlrabi—3.36 pounds
Tomatoes—13.71 pounds
Cabbage—9.8 pounds
A total of 50.31 pounds of produce was harvested this week. These vegetables were donated to the Caring Place, Healthy Harvest, and the Round Rock Area Serving Center . To date, Williamson county master gardeners have donated 3,608.115 pounds of demonstration garden produce to local charities.
Weekly rainfall: 0.02 inch of rainfall was measured the week ending 11/20/2016.
Summary of garden activities
Routine garden maintenance occurred in the garden this week. Strategies to manage the root knot nematode infestation in the raised beds were discussed. Maggie’s bed was seeded with Elbon rye, Sheila’s bed was sprayed with Actinovate, and beneficial nematodes will be added to Carole’s bed. Row 2 was cleared of debris and weeded. Nut-grass was removed in the asparagus bed. More weeding was completed on the decomposed granite path. A scare crow and fake snakes were installed near the fig trees to deter hungry birds! Fire ants were treated. On Friday, raised beds and the row garden were sprayed with BT. All green tomatoes were harvested in anticipation of the season’s first freeze warning for the weekend. Compost piles registered 96 and 82 degrees F. More chopped green material was added to the colder pile.
Cold weather crops are developing nicely in the row garden. Row 3 (left pic) has red mustard up front. Arugula, bok choy, collards, and kale are depicted in the middle pic. Rubarb, chinese cabbage and regular cabbage are enjoying the fall weather (right pic)!
November Gardening in Central Texas
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension vegetable garden planting guide suggests the following vegetables for fall planting:
Artichoke transplants
Asian greens (seeds or transplants)
Collards (seeds or transplants)
Cool season greens
Garlic
Swiss Chard (seeds or transplants)
Kale (seeds or transplants)
Lettuce (seeds or transplants)
Spinach (seeds or transplants)
Shallots
Radish
Turnip
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!
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