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Easy to grow Calendula for tea and skin care.

July 26, 2019
Christine . Calendula, News
Calendula officinalis, yellow flowers with green foliage

Calendula officinalis, Flowers

Calendula officinalis – sometimes called “pot marigold” or “Mary’s Gold” – is a flowering herb that is easy to grow, and easy to maintain. The flowers are larger in Spring, decreasing in size and number in summer, and then return to the larger and more numerous in Fall. Continue reading →

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Simple Composting Technique

July 9, 2018
Christine . Compost
Wire Composting Bin

Wire Composting Bin

A simple and very common technique for preparing a compost pile is called the “lasagna” method; Continue reading →

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Peaches Harvested and Processed

July 5, 2018
Christine . Peaches
Ripe Peaches still on the tree, July 3, 2018

Ripe Peaches, July 3, 2018

Our Peach tree produced an unusually high yield this year – Continue reading →

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Preparing and Preserving Beets (and Carrots)

June 20, 2018
Christine . Beets, News
Bowl of Red Beets (1.5 gallons)

Bowl of Red Beets (1.5 gallons)

With so many Beets harvested this year (this was a small portion of the total), we needed a few strategies for preparing and preserving them. Last year, Continue reading →

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Gladiolas for Cut Flowers!

June 15, 2018
Christine . Gladiolas, News
Gladiolas for cut flowers

Gladiolas for cut flowers

Gladiolas make great cut flowers that last about a week. Purchase and plant the bulbs around Spring break (Mid-March) to have cut flowers by late May Continue reading →

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Gardening

June 15, 2018
Christine . Gardening

To improve content organization, we are adding a new category:  Gardening.

Topics included (more may be added): Continue reading →

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Texas Dewberries Have a Short Season.

June 12, 2018
Christine . Berries
Dewberries ripening on the vine.

Dewberries ripening on the vine.

While most of the world is familiar with raspberries and blackberries, in Texas we have Continue reading →

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Still Harvesting Carrots …

May 30, 2018
Christine . Carrots
5-gallon bucket filled with freshly picked carrots

5-gallon bucket filled with freshly picked carrots

The first bunch of Carrots was harvested on May 21, 2018. The carrots were sorted as they were picked; Continue reading →

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Dandelions for Bees and for Soil Health!

May 1, 2018
Christine . Dandelion
Bee with pollen on Dandelion

Bee with pollen on Dandelion

Dandelions are often the first food that the honey bees find each Spring. Continue reading →

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Eggplant Variety Rosita: A mild flavored variety worth trying!

March 16, 2018
Christine . Eggplant, News

eggplant 0316 var Rosita rareseedsIn 2017, we planted three varieties of eggplant: Rosita, black beauty, and a long, thin variety obtained from a local gardening store (I cannot remember the variety name). This particular variety of eggplant is; Rosita. It is incredibly high yielding – Continue reading →

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