Holy Cow! It’s been another long stretch since I last updated this journal! I wasn’t sure I even remembered my password or how to post an entry!

I did some late fall planting. I know I bought some ornamental peppers, some mums, and some plant that I never heard of and don’t remember its name but is supposed to resemble a marigold. I’ll have to wait until it blooms to figure out what it is. We were gone for two weeks over Christmas and the weather turned wintery while we were gone with 5 seconds of snow. The pepper plants are toast. I guess they weren’t hot enough to melt the ice…har har. Anyway, the mystery plant survived so I’m excited to see what it looks like.

I’m not sure about my jatropha. Oh, how I love that plant. It blooms for at least 9 months out of the year and it grow really quickly. I think I need to cut it all the way back. I hope it survived, and if it didn’t, I hope I can find another one. I’m not sure about my ficus tree, but I don’t care about that too much. The toads may be disappointed, though. The loved the pot that it’s in. They don’t love my dog, however, as she’s nosy and likes to torment those ugly mofos. I must admit that I think the baby toads are cute.

I decided to kill everything in my front beds. I couldn’t stand the Mexican Heather, Mexican Petunia, and the Mexican Petunia looking ground cover. I blasted those beds with enough Round Up to kill every plant in the whole state of Texas. Some stuff is starting to sprout so I’m going have to do this wonderful technique again. I consulted my book by that Texas Gardening God himself, Neil Sperry, and made a list of stuff I want to buy. I’m not sure I made some wise choices, but I’m positive they won’t have the word Mexican in them.

I definitely am going to buy a lemon and lime tree. My husband makes the best fresh squeezed margaritas in the world. I’m sure the supply won’t meet the demand!

And so my adventures in gardening dangerously begin again…