Over here at the Triffid Ranch, we get our share of value-added items in the mailbox. Several times, the good folks at FarmTek include extra surprises in a shipment, such as secateurs or thermometer/h… more →
The Texas Triffid Ranchwrote 1 week ago: Over here at the Triffid Ranch, we get our share of value-added items in the mailbox. Several times, … more →
wrote 11 months ago: For those unfamiliar with The Pitcher Plant Project, I heartily recommend spending a few hours going … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One of the many reasons why the Czarina and I are coming up on ten years of successful marriage is b … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The weather has been strange in North Texas, but not as strange as it was last year. That said, we … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One of the greatest gifts I’ve yet received in the past ten years is the collection of friends … more →
wrote 1 year ago: You know, most people spend a three-day holiday weekend lazing about, or puttering, or maybe getting … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ll admit that, for someone my age, I have precious few freakouts over the times changing. If … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So far as I can tell, and as far as the chronicler of Hello Kitty Hell can attest, almost nothing in … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The end of January, particularly this January, can be the most cruel of times for Texas gardeners. T … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Okay, so last year’s seed experimentation didn’t work quite as well as I’d thought … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In the incessant kvetching about Dallas weather, I should bring up that we have a phrase for it: … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Dallas still hasn’t seen any snow, but it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Well … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Contrary to the opinion of random passersby who want to come by at all hours “to look at the p … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Things are getting interesting at the Triffid Ranch, so apologies for a lack of immediate updates. T … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Don’t get me wrong: I like Halloween. I like Halloween very much, and as far as I’m conc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The rest of October is going to be relatively quiet for the Triffid Ranch, but things start livening … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend was an interesting accumulation of events. If I’m not careful, their repercussion … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Czarina’s birthday was the Saturday before last, and for her birthday, I bought her (among … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I have friends and cohorts from outside of Texas who have to ask me, every once in a while, “w … more →