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Category Archives: News

Eggplant — a Healthy Addition to You Garden and Your Diet!

July 28, 2017
Christine . Eggplant, News . Summer Veggies
Dark purple Eggplant fruit.

Eggplant, July 20, 2017

Eggplant produces well in summer heat, and adds a plethora of nutrients for a healthy diet. Continue reading →

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Meyer Lemons — Storing and Using

January 27, 2017
Christine . Food Dehydration, Meyer Lemon, News . Fruit
Dehydrated lemon slices on a plate, in a jar and on dehydration trays.

Meyer Lemons Jan 27 2017

The Meyer lemon has a very thin skin and is, therefore, not suitable for long-term storage – the lemons generally will not last more than 10 days to two weeks before degrading. Continue reading →

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Fall Colors!

November 12, 2016
Christine . News, Oxblood Lilies, Shrimp Plant . Bulb Ornamentals
Blooming Oxblood Lilies and Shrimp Plant

Blooming Oxblood Lilies and Shrimp Plant

In USDA zone 8b, we enjoy a variety of bright colors in Fall, from plants that continue to grow through October and sometimes well into November. Continue reading →

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Fall Blooming Daylilies

August 22, 2016
Christine . Daylily, News . Daylilies

20160820_155045-1.jpgSome of my daylilies are repeat bloomers — they take a brief break during the heat of summer, then return in the Fall.

The variety “Faded Love” Continue reading →

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How to Create A Raised Gardening Beds –Texas Sized!

May 28, 2016
Christine . News, Raised Garden Beds, Vegetables
a grape-like cluster of Roma shaped cherry tomatoes

Cherry-Sized Roma Tomatoes, May 25, 2016

Last year we experienced flooding rain in the Spring and Drought like conditions in the Summer and early Fall. Our in-ground garden plants first drowned, then Continue reading →

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A New Rose in the Garden

March 12, 2016
Christine . News, Roses . Roses
Pink rose with white accents

Great Grandma Agnes B’s rose

 

February is the time to prune roses, —so that’s been done— and now that we are in March, the roses have begun to add new growth and blooms. Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Trip to the Woods

January 19, 2016
Christine . Fern, News
"Resurrection Fern" growing on Oak tree limbs, Nov. 2016

“Resurrection Fern” growing on Oak tree limbs, Nov. 2016

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, we traveled to the back woods to enjoy time with extended family. As the visiting subsides, my favorite thing to do is to explore plants growing at the time we are out there. Continue reading →

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Meyer Lemon Blooming in “Winter”.

January 19, 2016
Christine . Meyer Lemon, News . Fruit
Flower blooms on the Meyer Lemon Tree on Dec 23, 2015

Meyer Lemon Blooming, Dec 23, 2015

Due to the mild winter weather so far, the Meyer lemon tree bloomed and with plenty of bees around (various species observed in late November, and early December— Continue reading →

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Fresh Broccoli

January 19, 2016
Christine . broccoli, News
Ripe Broccoli, ready to pick, Jan 2016

Broccoli, Jan 2016

Broccoli is a cold weather plant. When broccoli plants are added to the garden, it takes about 60 or 70 days from the time a plant is put into the ground until Continue reading →

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Meyer Lemons–Update–Fully Ripened!

December 27, 2015
Christine . Meyer Lemon, News . Fruit
Fully Ripened Meyer Lemons, Dec 23, 2015

Meyer Lemons, Dec 23, 2015

In October, it became quite evident that we would enjoy a bountiful volume of Meyer Lemons–the green fruit just needed more time to ripen.  Continue reading →

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