Growing Pumpkin
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      Growing pumpkins stands as an enduring symbol of fall, whether they end up as smiling jack-o’-lanterns or stacked near cornstalks for a lovely autumn scene. But it is just the beginning of summer should I be thinking about pumpkins now? Yes, you should because now I the perfect time to get pumpkin plants into the ground!      In the garden, pumpkins crave lots of moisture, compost-enriched soil, and plenty of sun. Meet those requirements, and these sprawling vines will bear a bumper crop of this vegetable that boasts more than simply good lo ..read more
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Homegrown Watermelons
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If, like me, you can’t wait for that first bite of a summer watermelon. Many of us got our watermelon plants in the ground in April or May but you can still plant them up until about mid-June. The growing conditions needed include lots of sunshine during the day and warm nights. That sure sounds like central Texas Weather. Watermelon is great sliced, in fruit salads, grilled, and the rind is even used hollowed out as a serving basket or bowl – or like my great grandmother you can make watermelon rind pickles! Understanding the best growing conditions for watermelons will help you grow this wo ..read more
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Tater Time!
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     Home fries, potato chips, hash browns, and potato salad… does any of that sound good to you?      Potatoes are a staple food for many Americans. They practically go with every meal. There’s nothing wrong with a store-bought spud, but there’s nothing better than an uncommon variety pulled fresh from your own backyard. Don’t be intimidated: growing potatoes is totally worth the effort and gives you so many more options than just the baked Idaho. Nothing against Idaho, but this is Texas and we know a thing or two about spuds too.    &n ..read more
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Start Thanksgiving Meal Planting Now!
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     Start Thanksgiving meal planting now? Yes, I know how silly that sounds but I am serious. I am not suggesting you plan and plant the entire meal now; I am just talking about the sweet potatoes this week. A staple of the southern fall diet, the sweet potato is scrumptious, nutritious, and easy to grow. I know that most folks recommend planting the vines, called slips, in April, but I usually plant mine around May, or even June and then just let them grow all summer for an early fall harvest. I have planted these beauties in the ground, in raised beds, and it pots, and ..read more
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Garden Cucumbers All Summer Long
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     Are you growing cucumbers in your garden? If not, you are missing out on one of the most nutritious and delicious things you can grow during our super-hot summer months. To be harvesting cucumbers in July you really ought to get them planted now.               The humble cucumber is actually a nutritional powerhouse. Surprised? I was, but it turns out that the cucumber is a superfood containing almost all the vitamins you need each day, including B vitamins, vitamin C, fiber, vitamin K1, copper, potassiu ..read more
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BEE Friendly in the Garden
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Bumblebees   “To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee. One clover and a bee, and revery. The revery alone will do, if bees are few.” Emily Dickinson.        Sadly, bee populations are still declining. The way things are heading, bees and prairies may someday both just be things we see in our daydreams. However, like Emily Dickinson’s one bee, each one person who takes steps to help our pollinators is also helping our prairies and the future of our planet. Honeybee decline has made many headlines in the past few years, but bumblebee populations are declinin ..read more
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April 29th, 2020
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Loquat - A Forgotten Texas Favorite
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     For me, if there’s anything more beautiful than wildflowers right now, it’s those yellowish orange fruits growing on deep-green trees that you can find all over central Texas. I am talking about loquats, which despite the name, are unrelated to kumquats but are equally as tasty.      If your only experience of loquat fruit has come from the dessert bar at a Chinese buffet, you don’t know what you been missing! Those little, syrup-canned spheres most likely came from Japan, Israel, or Brazil. Because fresh loquats bruise and spoil easily, they had t ..read more
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April Showers, May Flowers
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4y ago
          I’m excited today, I awoke to find a gentle spring rain falling outside my window, something I really appreciate. Yet, I know not everyone agrees with me, because the first email I read today started off complaining about how the dreary weather outside matched the dreary mood of the United States during this unprecedented pandemic of 2020. Let me share with you how I look at the rain. Personally, I love finding myself in the garden when I can see the clouds gathering and I know the rain is coming But you know, it is the moment that I catch ..read more
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Understanding Our  Four Seasons
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4y ago
        I am concerned about the current global pandemic. It has affected all our lives and will probably leave a large swath of damage in many people’s lives- not just health wise, but economic as well. But frankly, I’m sick and tired of dwelling on it.         Today, I want to write an article that has nothing to do with COVID-19. So, I looked into my email history and found a question I was asked back in October of 2019, “When do the seasons start in 2020?”.        It is really a great quest ..read more
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