Texas Spring/Summer Thread

txdon · Mar 30, 2015

Ha anyone noticed the wild dewberry blossoms this year. Around here they are in full bloom and it looks like it's going to be a bumper crop.

Kyle_in_Tex · Mar 30, 2015

robbyr said:
Kyle, did you make a trip over here for the mushroom compost?

No sir, went to Gonzales.

Kyle_in_Tex · Mar 30, 2015

txdon said:
Ha anyone noticed the wild dewberry blossoms this year. Around here they are in full bloom and it looks like it's going to be a bumper crop.

Yes, I love me some dewberry cobbler.

txdon · Mar 30, 2015

Kyle_in_Tex said:
Yes, I love me some dewberry cobbler.

OK, the great Texas first purple dewberry race is on. Lou will probably win but I had a few bloom 10 days ago.

CowboyRon · Mar 30, 2015

Kyle_in_Tex said:
Yes, I love me some dewberry cobbler.

Man, I love dewberry anything.
Ice cream, wine, cobbler, bring it on.

Bird · Mar 30, 2015

This morning I saw another sign of warm weather coming. I take Dee, the Chihuahua, for a walk along trails in the woods in a local Community Park most mornings, and she almost stepped on a Copperhead this morning before I saw it, and she apparently never noticed it. I don't know why it didn't bite her. I usually leave the snakes alone, but I killed this one and measured it; just a fraction of an inch under 24".

Kyle_in_Tex · Mar 30, 2015

Bird said:
This morning I saw another sign of warm weather coming. I take Dee, the Chihuahua, for a walk along trails in the woods in a local Community Park most mornings, and she almost stepped on a Copperhead this morning before I saw it, and she apparently never noticed it. I don't know why it didn't bite her. I usually leave the snakes alone, but I killed this one and measured it; just a fraction of an inch under 24".

That would've put a hurt on Dee if it had bit her. Glad y'all are safe.

foreman Etexas · Mar 30, 2015

We had this show up at the dodge place in Fairfield,had take family go watch.

Lou66 · Mar 31, 2015

txdon said:
OK, the great Texas first purple dewberry race is on. Lou will probably win but I had a few bloom 10 days ago.

Down here we call them blackberry.. my fence line is nothing but little white flowers.. now I need to get the field dry enough to get to them.. it is still wet here.. I got standing water on the back pasture.. my gator is the only thing that can go out there.. wide tires and low pressure.. lol..

NativeSon · Mar 31, 2015

Well it's finally dry enough to get some tomatoes planted today. Yesterday stopped at the Feed Store and got some Celebrities, Romas, large Cherry Tomatoes and a couple of Heirloom Tomatoes(Cherokee Purple). These will help get us back on schedule. By this time I normally have most of my garden in, but the mud season has delayed us this year.

By the end of this week I hope to get the rest in. Lots of Basil, Cucumbers, Egg Plant etc. Can't wait for Salad Season to start.

Charlie