Frozen Succulents

Here's a quick follow up to today's post on restarting your freeze damaged cacti garden. It's a cheaper solution than buying all new cacti. Hope this helps. I know I've saved hundreds of dollars by following these simple steps:)

Freeze Damaged Citrus Plants

I hope you find this helpful. It's from Central Texas Gardener on damaged Citrus Plants from this past freeze. My focus this year has been on those plants that suffered extreme damage. While Tucson is a little different from Austin's gardening zone, we share many things in common. This video speaks of the damage done both to lemon and lime trees. It's extremely informative and I hope it helps. I have a specific Tucson citrus tree guide coming up on the 23rd. For now, here are some tips you should follow from Tom Spencer and gang.

Hamilton Pool



Hamilton Pool, near Austin Texas

Hot and sticky....but green....Austin Texas.  I was shocked by how green the entire city was during the summer.  For awhile, it was America's best kept secret until this 2nd "Silicon Valley" emerged.  It's still a beautiful, but expensive, city with lots of water holes and amazing gardens, but back then, no one knew about this place. 

Watch your feet...we spotted this little guy taking a sip from this pool

 It was a wonderful swim on this very humid day. 

Austin and Tucson have similiar gardening requirements.  They obviously can grow different things with a tad more water than we have to work with here in the desert.  Austin is gardening zone 8 and Tucson is 9.  Some minor differences, but a lot of the same principles apply to our gardening techniques.

For more information on Hamilton Pool, click here:

http://www.texasoutside.com/hamiltonpool.htm

Speaking of things Texan, the video below is from one of my favorite shows to watch out of Austin, Central Texas Gardener with host Tom Spencer.  If you use Youtube, you can watch the weekly episodes that are normally posted Wedesday.  It's one of my weekend morning rituals.