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Moving and Starting Over

It is the end of December and I thought I would close out this blog, so I can start the New Year with the new blog. The garden in this blog was destroyed in late June 2011 by a hailstorm which sucked,… more →

Little Red Hen Garden

Seed of the Day :: Ali Baba Watermelon

lwelker wrote 3 months ago: Ali Baba Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is quite possibly one of the best watermelons we’ve ev … more →

Tags: Education, baker creek heirloom seeds, DIY gardening, gardening, how to garden, Seeds, watermelon

Garden Growing.

jzehrstudio wrote 3 months ago: Today, we planted many a lovely little plant. … more →

Tags: Photography, natural light photography, Food Photography, Garden Photography, Product Photography, Commercial Photography, Nature Photography, Austin gardening, chard

"I Didn't Just Fall Off the Turnip Truck . . ."

Trip to the Outhouse wrote 3 months ago: The evening’s garden pickings–a batch of lettuce and several crunchy Hakurei turnips. I … more →

Tags: It's What I Like, Gardening and Flowers, gardening, Okra, wilted lettuce recipe, Cherokee Purple Tomato, hakurei turnips, Houston Gardening, Johnny's Seeds

What Was I Thinking? — 2 comments

hollykaann wrote 4 months ago: My 3 very smart daughters. I have a very smart son as well, but he is just as hen-pecked as me so I … more →

Tags: family fun, Farmgirl Daily, farm girl daily, Homesteading, paperwhites, Parenting, spring in Texas

Unusual Vegetables-Part 2-Linga Linga

texasjellymaker wrote 6 months ago: Linga Linga is what I was told when I asked for an id of this leafy vegetable. Yes, but I don’ … more →

Tags: Community Garden, Community Gardens, South Texas Gardening, community gardening, san antonio community garden, C.I.E.L.O. Gardens, Ling Ling . . ., Amaranth, pigweed

Peas Peas Peas Please

kchorton wrote 7 months ago: For the past couple of years we’ve had a raised bed garden. Since we live in Texas, we plante … more →

Tags: Blogging, gardening, square foot gardening, vegetable gardening in texas, Okra, Growing Peas, growing okra, planting vegetables in Texas, garden raised bed

Unusual Vegetables part 1 or Water Spinach

texasjellymaker wrote 9 months ago: The first thing I did when I first started helping at C.I.EL.O. Refugee gardens was to examine care … more →

Tags: C.I.E.L.O. Gardens, water spinach, ga zun ywet, Ipomoea aquatica, refugee vegetables, Burmese vegetables, Asian Vegetables, Propagaing new plants, volunteering at Refugee Gardens

Transformation of the house exterior is complete! — 16 comments

xericstyle wrote 10 months ago: It is hard to believe this day has finally come! The exterior transformation of our home is complet … more →

Tags: Front Garden - year 1, Before and After, texas organic garden, Xeric Garden, house transformation San Antonio, San Antonio Roofing, san antonio painting, House Before and After, galvalume roof Texas

Zanny, Heat-Lovin' Zinnias — 4 comments

Green Door Hospitality wrote 11 months ago: So, July and August in Texas means everything goes brown. After having a bunch of stuff die right b … more →

Tags: Gardening, flower gardens, Flowers, Profusion Zinnias, Drought Tolerant Flowers, Zinnias, Johann Gottfried Zinn, burpee, tips for growing zinnias