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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Article on Gardening from Slate Magazine

The Science of Gardening: How evidence-based growing beats relying on old wives' tales.
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I got frustrated trying to find guides on what to grow in Austin after having grown up in Parker, Colorado, so I decided to start a blog about my trials and tribulations in both veggie gardening (which I used to be pretty good at) and regular landscaping (which, admittedly, I didn't have any experience in). My first attempts were abysmal and I still routinely kill more plants than I can keep alive. But I'm getting better.

Proudest Veggie moment of 2021: Growing most of my tomato plants from seed using an old seed starting set up and managing to keep ALL of them alive 'til planting time.

Proudest Landscaping moment of 2021: Removing the Asiatic Jasmine AND the Mexican Petunia Beds in the back yard.

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Rule # 15: If you want your plants to do AWESOMELY, you should give them a good drench of Seaweed, Fish Emulsion, or Compost Tea every once in a while. In fact, one guy I know does Seaweed on the first Saturday of the month, Fish Emulsion the second, Compost Tea the third and Water on the fourth. His garden looks AMAZING. And now I know why my garden doesn't look like that.

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