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We planted some dwarf apples when we first bought the place and never staked them, but they weren't subject to any strong winds, having a hedgerow as a windbreak. Unfortunately they succumbed to cotton root rot after about six years and never really thrived. I planted an olive tree across the...

Yes, we use the table for many other things, that's why I'm thinking centered over the table. Plus, that's what I notice in designer photos. I should mention there's a sideboard that centered on a short wall. So it does not line up with the table. I was thinking about centering the sky light so...

Next week the contractor is going to be installing a tube skylight in my dining room. And after that an electrician will hang my new dining room chandelier. The room is a rectangle, but foot traffic moves in an L around two sides to go from the foyer into the kitchen and the foyer into the...

One thing I learned about them @Carol Dee is that the same birds come back each year to the same feeder, and so do their offspring. I have helped with several hummingbird bandings out here and that's how they know about the repeat customers! So each feeder serves a clan. I think the squabbles...

@so lucky I've only seen a woodpecker at the hummingbird feeder once. How interesting that they took your feeder apart! But in a few short weeks I'll have so many hummingbirds I end up hanging a chicken drinker to accommodate them all, and the orioles use that too. I have water traps suspended...

This afternoon the first hummingbird of the season showed up. Right on time, too, as I see in my notes it was exactly one year ago today that the first Black Chin hummingbird arrived. For me, this means Spring has officially begun! I'll post photos on this thread as the season progresses, so...

The first house I bought and lived in for 11 years was a 600 sf 1940's house in the city, and when that flooded (yes, a previous house disaster) I lived in a 250 sf travel trailer for a year before buying this 1940's country place. This house is modest by today's standards, but more spacious...

I agree with Monty, peat pots restrict the root growth of seedlings. I use 72 cell plug trays to start almost everything in a heated greenhouse, then pot up most things to 3" pots before planting out. The Sunshine LC-1 soil-less growing medium is mostly peat. I keep everything bottom watered...

@MontyJ I'm up in the hills on the Frio River.

Once, when I still lived in a big city, my best friend was flying in from out of state. It was Friday, and that day I had gone to lunch with my supervisor. Apparently, when I shoved my purse under the car seat my keys fell out. I didn't notice until I left work and walked to my car. She and her...

The last time I locked myself out I had to pry a window open, which took phenomenal strength. It wasn't until the next day I remembered I'd hidden a key. :confused:

Welcome to the fold! San Antonio is my major metro, I'm about two hours west in the hill country. Which direction are you?

@thistlebloom LOL sure! Tomato seeds are usually listed as 4 years, but I have had 10 year old seeds sprout. The float method hasn't been entirely accurate for me @ducks4you . I've found some viable seeds do float depending on the shape of the seed. Can't remember what it was, but a few years...

@ninnymary thanks! You wouldn't know it from that photo but I tend to be a disorganized person, except when I can come up with a working system and then I stick with it. Things I use a lot have systems...books, CDs, spices, etc. For paperwork and fabrics I use the 'archeological method', most...

@Carol Dee no passport needed here, almost in Mexico. No beach, but a beautiful river. Water crystal clear.

Color can be quite deceptive, especially when scaled from a little chip to an entire wall or door. I think sometimes I am seduced by the name! The house came with a brick red bedroom, which was nerve-wracking after about four years. I picked what I thought was a light green named after some...

I was very happy when the local one started, it saves me a 75 mile drive to the minor metro. The lady has a green thumb, doesn't speak many words of English but all four of her kids have graduated valedictorian, a proud momma. Keeps an array of healthy looking things and lots of fun garden pots...

Oh no, that's not good Nyboy ! Hope the rest of the day get's better for you. Any one who wants to come down and dig in my dirt in a bright sunny garden for some therapy, let me know! Last week was laid up with the flu and already am behind. Hundreds of wind anemones open today, the bees are so...

How adorable--so glad you have shared this! I love the idea and everybody's creations are spectacular. It was wonderful to hear how they played with them. Wish I could start some for my grandchildren right now. However, I have to wait until all the house repairs and planting are done!

Lucky, I was also thinking how great your soil nutrients and pH sound--I would consider it a success if I could get all my fields down to 6.5 from my 8.0!!! I would agree with Monty, that it sounds like there's too much waterlogging from the clay. One way to add tilth and aeration to clay soil...