Aaron Eaton

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Garden Update: Oct. 21, 2020

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I’ve been apprehensive about getting fruit trees. Because of the placement of utilities and existing trees on the property, it’s difficult to find good spot so I should stick to containers. The prospect of keeping something alive in a container for many years is a daunting task. This morning I got some confirmation that I’m doing something right with the citrus trees. I found some new growth on the Satsuma.

As I was thinning out some of the snow peas, I remembered that young pea shoots are edible. So instead of throwing the trimmings back on the bed, I decided to save them for a lunch salad! These have a nutty, slightly sweet taste that I can’t get enough of.

Garden Update: Oct. 14, 2020

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Welp. I made my first big-ish mistake. The shade cloth has proven its worth by me forgetting to put it down after watering yesterday morning. Everything was pretty dry and the soil took a lot of water to get hydrated again. I won’t be making that mistake again.

The citrus trees also looked a bit sad after a harsher than expected sun yesterday so I gave them a good soak. They’re looking much happier now.

Garden Update: Sept. 26, 2020

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Got a late start this morning. Seeds in the rack are progressing well. The sun yesterday dried out the tops of the soil blocks so I gave them a light misting.

Becca and I ran to the farm store in Wellborn to pick up some seeds that I couldn’t find online. Bush shelling peas, Genovese basil, and some flowers to experiment with.

After that, we went into Bryan to the Farm Patch to pick up a few fall flowers to fill in some pots. As always, we left with more than we expected. This time it was Meyer Lemon and Satsuma trees. We’ve always wanted to try out some fruit trees and these are something we enjoy. They are both very well suited for our climate, even throughout the winter. Right now they are in 2 gal. plastic pots which should be good enough for another year or two. Easy to move into the garage during a big freeze too.

Later in the day we got some of those seeds started in more soil blocks. This time around I thought it would be handy to film the process, so look out for that video coming soon.