In my wanderings...between planting seeds this am, I just went to Walmart. They have very helathy looking trees- mandarines, avocado, Meyer Improved lemons, and limes for $29.99. I would’ve gotten an avocado, but they were hass, and I want a Brazos, or Uvalde.
The other day when I was in Lowes garden, they had meyers tree and a satsuma, both about 4ft tall and 19.98 each and I passed, so I guess I’m not buying a fruit tree this year. I still not sure where to put one, as I’ve said often, I don’t have many sunny spots to use. A fruit tree needs to be closer to the house so not to have the fruit stolen. That is why I lean towards a meyers tree, I don’t think the thieving age punts would steal lemons. Plus, lemons are expensive here.
There are 5 or 6 varieties of apples that are Texas suitable, but non that I’d ever heard of, and who knows what they may taste like.
Ever since we picked apples in Mi. about 4yrs ago, I have wanted an apple tree.
I did cut some boards for my raised, container garden earlier before I had to come inside to cool off.
I culled my mater babies and transplanted the keepers to 16oz cups. 4 Boxcar Willies, 4 Legends, 2 Cherokee Purples. My pepper babies are still in 5oz cups, but looking real good. Looks like it may be a good year for peppers if the babies are any indication. One pepper we bought two weeks ago is about 16” tall, still in it’s 3”cup.
I got my boards out to the supports in the yard and leveled the supporting shelf units, also, I drilled the drainage holes in the shallow tubs that will be my containers. Next comes the filling with potting soil. My wife bought Sta-Green potting soil. I am impressed with this potting soil, It looks like soil, rich, black soil, no lumber in it. It was not cheap, but so what, it is many times better than the MG potting soil they sell. I usually buy Potting soil from the seed store, so this in my first time handling this kind. Before long, I will be putting in the drip system and a timer. This area is just about 6ft from a hose bib.
We have 2 store bought mater plants that have blooms and have not yet put them in the ground, Early Goliath, and Golden Pear.
My wife cut off the dead foliage from the frozen container plants. Maybe, just maybe... there is some life in there.