Round Rock Dirt

Well, I decided that maybe not everybody following my other blog cared when I pick a few carrots or add a row to my garden, so I decided to dedicate a blog to my gardening endeavors. I am probably what you would consider the average Round Rock resident--I live on a small lot in a dense neighborhood. This can make gardening a challenge since I have lousy "builder special" dirt (read "road fill and clay"), a wide swath of limestone not far underneath, and very little experience dealing with the Texas heat.

As spring approaches I am drawing up plans for this year's garden. I have seed potatoes ready to plant last month, tomato and pepper seeds planted inside, and more to do than I have time.

I would consider my approach to gardening "mostly organic," and "somewhat successful." In general this means that if my plants can't really fend for themselves, I just won't plant them. I don't have the time to go picking off bugs, nor do I have a desire to swath my food in chemicals, so I am in an ongoing quest to find out what can "grow itself" here in central Texas. I do not care if my seeds are organic, and at the present time I plant a mix of hybrid and open-pollinated varieties.

Right now my winter garden of peas, beets, and carrots is in full swing, hopefully to wind down before I need to plant in the spring. I will be posting updates here as I go. This is as much for me to keep track of my progress if it is for anyone else, so don't be surprised if you see excruciating detail here about how many pound of beans I picked, how many fruitless tomato plants I have, or how much cheaper it is just to buy vegetables at the grocery store.

Thanks for reading Round Rock Dirt.