Texas Gardening: What are you planting this year?, 3 by Gypsi

Gypsi wrote:
Today I planted buffalo grass seed. What I had left from several years trials. If this bunch sprouts I will order more. I have some flower seeds to start in baggies on napkins because they have totally failed outdoors. But not having a mud flat when it rains would be nice, the drought even got the bermuda in my southern exposure sunny backyard.

With 5 dogs when it rains the kitchen floor turns mud colored. So step 1, have been softening with kitchen drain water a couple of days. Leveled it, filled in dog holes, Chipped it up, to get water to penetrate more deeply. 2 carefully scattered buffalograss seed. 3. Covered with chopped oak leaves and 4. sprinkler.

Hopefully the weather is right for germination. This is my worst patch. If it takes off I know the rest will be easier.

\'not pretty but there you have it. Greenhouse full of flowers from Ace Hardware and tomato seeds in pots - just one flat. Put the heat mat on under them today as no sprouts seen since I planted last week.