Watching a master gardener plant a tomatoe plant on its side, pinching off lower leaves and flowers, and just leaving the top of the plant to grow. Anyone try this? He said it will make a lot more tomatoes and last longer ..read more

I wanted to share my experience with Bad Boy Mower. Bought a zero turn mower 52" on sale at Tractor Supply, used the paint off of it for years. When I finally decided to get a bigger mower, I cleaned up the mower and sold it for almost what I paid for it. That mower did not only hold good value for resale, but sold in 15 minutes on FB marketplace. Bad Boy mowers are strong, durable and easy to repair. Many youtube vides out there for self help and maintenance. Well, I bet you can... Zero Turn Mower ..read more

Being a fan of purple top turnips, I was curious how these Asian varieties would fare in the garden and on the table. I grew them in one of my HK containers and started them a bit late as the hot weather is now upon us. They did not disappoint, however...in fact, they are really good raw with salt. Noticeably milder taste than purple tops. Also, considerably sweeter. Easy to grow, white, and smaller than purples, I definitely give them ? and will grow a crop of them next fall. I'm also... The Japanese Turnip ..read more

Down south of a lot of ya so I may be a little ahead but here goes: Starting on one end , headed to the other end. Lufa in one corner under a trellis. Onions planted late last November, 3 plants wide, about 20' long. Next row, 2 beefsteak and 2 celebrity maters and 1 jalapeno with Filipino long beans filling out the row. Next row: Winter peas still producing. Next : 4 close rows (20 " apart) sweet corn. Next, 2 rows, Okra. The corn and okra just planted this past weekend. Then I have 4... What's in the garden ..read more

My tomatoes for 2024 are in the ground. I started them back in late January under lights. Planted Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, 2 different ones called German something, indigo blue berry and Matts Wild Cherry ..read more

What is the best way to make the guys sprout ? Some only have a couple small sprouts and I would like to increase the count per each potato if possible prior to planting. Thanks ..read more

Harvested my turmeric crop the other day, Processed, re-habbed the pots and replanted for next season. I have decided I had too many plants in each pot as this years crop was crowded and did not grow as well as previous seasons. So I have some rhizomes left that I will not use. Anyone want some? Brazosport area. PM me and I will give you my phone ..read more

When a family that loves fresh broccoli cancelled out on us for their Christmas visit, I was left with a surplus of broccoli. What to do? No problem: Process it into freezer bags. Step 1: Harvest it. Ideally, this should happen before the yellow flowerets begin to show in the heads. I had scheduled these 8 heads averaging about a pound each to be ready for the company just before... Broccoli Processing ..read more

Any one try the OH MY muscadine grape? Thin skinned and seedless ..read more

I saw some of you had tried these a couple years back but no updates on how they did?? I got one from Guerney about that time- first year it got to about a foot and a half and even a few bb sized grapes, nipped all but one bunch. Last yr maybe 3 ft x 2 feet wide ,small vines and some buckshot size grapes. Nice taste what little i had! Seems like fairly anemic growth to me for $50! Plenty of sun and water planted in fairly sandy soil here. Wondered what luck the rest of you had ..read more