Gardening Check Blog

The Garden: South Dallas, Texas

2009-08-10T04:41:00.002-07:00

Bed building and planting day took place at Dallas International Street Church for The Garden: South Dallas, Texas. Community service workers from the City of Dallas Community Court came to help the teams get it done and it was a great day for everyone. Visit kdministries.org for more information on this community project for the homeless.

2009-08-10T04:41:00.001-07:00

He Knew Me

2009-07-02T02:20:00.001-07:00

He knew meBefore I was ever born who I'd beWhere I'm going where I've goneAll the hows and all the whysAll the hellos and goodbyes that had to beHe knew meEven though I was unplanned in the mindsOf the woman and the manThat I called mom and dadThrough the happy and the sad that had to beIt wasn't in their power to change the master planHe knew she'd never take the easy wayIf God knows every secret in the heart of manTomorrow's just another yesterdayHe knew meIn the garden on that night he knew meWhen he gave up without a fightAnd walked the lonely road to calvary'Cause he knew meIt wasn't in his power to change the master planGod knew he'd never take the easy wayThe Father knows the secrets in the soul of manAnd tomorrow's just another yesterdayHe knew meWhen he left the empty tomb and he knows youEverybody in this roomAll you need's a broken heartHe'll provide the missing part and make you free(Repeat 1st verse)He knew meHe knew meHe knows you© Copyright 1998, Unpublished Songs(SESAC),

2009-06-21T22:07:00.001-07:00

2009-06-16T01:01:00.001-07:00

los compas dj 6

2009-05-19T08:09:00.001-07:00

los compas dj garden city ks para la piedad y santa ana gto.

Rain Garden Rap

2009-05-16T20:42:00.003-07:00

This is my Biology project on rain gardens. A lot of people liked it and wanted me to put it on youtube so here it is, enjoy. :) Please keep in mind that my wangster-ness is not me being serious in any way, shape, or form. I am by no means a "rapper", or have intentions on being one. This was simply for entertainment purposes, and a good grade in my bio class. White wannabe rapper - MeMexican Granny - William EllisIndian Grandpa - Zaid.. idk how to spell his last name. X-)

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)

2009-05-16T20:42:00.001-07:00

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a common garden herb used to treat broken bones and cuts, and wounds alike. It makes a pleasant tea too!

Flower Gardening

2009-04-20T09:26:00.000-07:00

Flower Gardening

Flower gardening is becoming more and more popular every day. Flowers can brighten everyone’s day, they smell nice, and are a great hobby. Flower gardening is simple, inexpensive, and loads of fun. Flower gardening can be done for yard decoration, simply as a hobby, or even professionally.
There are some decisions that have to be made before even flower gardening can be started. You must decide if you want annuals that live for one season and must be replanted every year, or perennials that survive the winter and return again in the summer. When buying and planting, pay attention to what kind of flowers thrive in your climate as well ass the sun requirements.
When flower gardening, you must decide what type of look you want before planting. For instance, mixing different heights, colors, and varieties of flowers together in a “wild-plant style” will give your garden a meadow look and can be very charming. If short flowers are planted in the front of your garden and work up to the tallest flowers in the back you will have a “stepping stone style”.
You can order seeds for flower gardening from catalogues or buy them from a nursery. Most people will go to the nursery and buy actual flowers and then transplant them. After you have prepared your garden area and bought flowers, it is a good idea to lay the flowers out in the bed to make sure you like the arrangement and that they will be spaced properly.
One of the easiest processes in flower gardening is the planting/ if you have seeds just sprinkle them around in the flower bed. For planting transplants dig a hole just bigger than the flower, pull the container off, and set the flower in the hole right side up. Cover it with the loose soil and press down firmly, then water.

Maintaining a flower garden is even easier than planting one. Although they might make it on their own, a bag of fertilizer applied in the early spring is a good idea. Pinch back any blooms after they start to fade and keep them good and watered. To save yourself work during the next season of flower gardening, rid your garden of all debris and spread out organic nutrients like peat moss or compost. Don’t forget to turn over the soil to properly mix in the fertilizer and rake smooth when finished. If you have perennials planted be careful not to disturb their roots in this process.

Flower gardening is as easy as 1, 2, and 3: simply decide what to plant; plant it, and water, water, water! Flower gardening is undoubtedly gaining in popularity and gives anyone excellent reason to spend some outdoors and test out their green thumb.

Fall Gardening

2009-04-18T09:21:00.000-07:00

Image by Tie Guy II via Flickr

Fall Gardening

Many gardeners do not even consider fall gardening because of the winter frosts that might make an early appearance. On the contrary, fall gardening will result in excellent vegetables and will extend crops long after spring planted plants are finished. Vegetables produced from fall gardening are sometimes sweeter and milder than those grow in the summer and offer a brand new taste to the same old veggies.

What you choose to grow during you fall gardening will depend on your available space and what you like to eat, just like spring plants. Even the crops that enjoy the heat, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, okra, and peppers, will produce until frosts hit, which can be pretty late in the year in southern areas. However, there are some plants that will quit towards the end of summer like snap-beans, summer squash, and cucumbers. If these vegetables are planted around the middle of the summer they can be harvested until the first frosts as well. Hardy, tough vegetables will grow until the temperature is as low as 20 degrees, but those that aren’t as strong will only be able to grow through light frosts. Remember that if you have root and tuber plants and the tops are killed by a freeze the edible part can be saved if a large amount of mulch is used.

When fall gardening, make sure and pick the vegetables with the shortest growing season so they can be full grown and harvested before the frost arrives. Most seed packages will be labeled “early season”, or you can find the seeds boasting the fewest days to maturity. You may want to go after your seeds for fall gardening in spring or early summer; they are usually not kept in stock towards the end of summer. If they are stored in a cool and dry location they will keep until you are ready to plant.

In order to know exactly when the best time to start fall gardening, you must know about when the first hard frost will hit your area. One of the best ways to tell this is by a Farmer’s Almanac. They will give you exact dates and are rarely wrong. You will also need to know exactly how long it is going to take your plants to mature.

To get your soil ready for fall gardening you must first remove any leftover spring/summer crops and weeds. Crops leftover from the last season can end up spreading bacteria and disease if left in the garden. Spread a couple of inches of compost or mulch over the garden area to increase the nutrients, however, if spring plants were fertilized heavily it may not need much, if any. Till the top layer of soil, wet it down, and let it set for about 12-24 hours. Once this has been done, you are ready to start planting.

Many gardeners will run from fall gardening so they don’t have to deal with frosts, but if tough, sturdy vegetables are planted they can withstand a few frosts and give you some wonderful tasting produce. Fall gardening gives you the chance to enjoy your vegetable garden for at least a little bit more time.