Trish's blog: Plans for the year

<p>Well, now that the word is out that we're looking forward to Little Boy Blue this summer, you'll understand one of the reasons that we've scaled back for the year! We decided not to do the farmer's market at all, and just focus on feeding us for the year.</p>
<p>There's the second reason- you all heard about the horrible heat and drought that we suffered last year. The barn workers say that they hear 3-4 trees/huge branches fall <strong>per day</strong>! We estimate that we likely lost 1/3- 1/2 of our trees. Despite all of our waterings, we lost over half of everything that was planted last year (not counting the vegetables, but it was one of our worst veggie years ever). If the plant wasn't very well established, most of them just couldn't handle the weather. We had planted 4 replacement trees in the orchard, and none of them made it, the replacement landscape maples in the front didn't make it. It was just a deiscouraging year for TX gardeners, especially for those of us who were trying to (finally) get their landscaping established.</p>
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<p>Since they are predicting a similar year this year, and seeing as how I'll be in the last weeks of pregnancy, we are just going to focus on hardscaping stuff for this spring. My plan is to add some garden art, a birdbath or two, build a "wall" around the air conditioners, and maybe an arbor if we can manage the time. ( I do <em>try</em> not to overwhelm Dave, honestly!)</p>
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<p>I have all of my baby seedlings up and growing for the plant sale, I've ordered a very few things from the co-ops, and we'll get the veggies in. I think that's it for the year. If this year really is like last year, I don't want to start a battle that I just won't be able to continue all summer, seeing as how my arms will be full!</p>
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<p>Of course, I always reserve the right to change my mind....Don't all addicts say that they are going to cut back this year?!?!!?</p>

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