What to do instead of shopping? Plant a garden!

chrisinhouston · 11-28-2009, 04:28 PM

Life in SE Texas is weird. While many folks are out shopping for deals or the perfect Christmas tree, I decided to plant my winter vegetable garden. I ran the tiller in the black soil that has been created from years of composting and adding organic matter. I didn't find many worms as they are more dormant now but did till up a few huge ugly critters; I think they were some sort of grub or something but one was almost 3 inches long. I thought for a moment about trying to fry one up alla Andrew Zimmer from that strange food show on the Travel channel but then reconsidered.

I planted spinach, swiss chard, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, arugula, beets, scallions and carrots. I'm also planting some new rosemary bushes as mine died from the drought last summer. I'll post some pictures in a few weeks when things start coming up.

11-28-2009, 04:28 PM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	What to do instead of shopping? Plant a garden! Life in SE Texas is weird. While many folks are out shopping for deals or the perfect Christmas tree, I decided to plant my winter vegetable garden. I ran the tiller in the black soil that has been created from years of composting and adding organic matter. I didn't find many worms as they are more dormant now but did till up a few huge ugly critters; I think they were some sort of grub or something but one was almost 3 inches long. I thought for a moment about trying to fry one up alla Andrew Zimmer from that strange food show on the Travel channel but then reconsidered. I planted spinach, swiss chard, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, arugula, beets, scallions and carrots. I'm also planting some new rosemary bushes as mine died from the drought last summer. I'll post some pictures in a few weeks when things start coming up.

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