Very well written. I saw the Zinnia's in my yard that are doing the same thing as I read the poem.
Tall bearded Iris are bad about falling over. I keep a supply of bamboo sticks and some short green zip-ties on hand to help them stay up.
I found photos of the Tepin/Chiltepin Pepper but that doesn't give a conclusive ID. One photo showed the peppers as long and thin and others...
One persons exotic is another persons every day meal, depending on what part of the world you live in. Eileen, isn't Goose the most common...
Thanks MG, that's the name that kept coming to mind but I don't eat them or grow them so I wasn't sure. My hubby, his dad and our oldest daughter...
I found this growing in the backyard, actually there are four of the plants contributing to this mass. I know it's a pepper because it smells...
Hi prairie_dancer, welcome to GardenStew from north Texas. I'll take some of your winter, I have plenty of sunny, clear skies and warmish days to...
Hi Jerry, welcome to GardenStew from north Texas. Glad you joined us. I am really enjoying reading your blog entries.
Any plant, whether an annual or perennial, that easily self-sows in your zone or ones that require stratification thru the freeze/thaw cycle of...
Good morning all. about 15 degrees cooler this morning than yesterday at this time. Very little rain and certainly no snow here. The young boy...
Please note that all of these seeds were gone as of April 2011. I am going to lock this topic so if you are looking for some of the seeds listed...
KK, depending on the weather she runs into and the number of hours she drives each day she will probably get to Billings sometime Sunday. If she...
Hwy 287 takes her from Ft. Worth to Amarillo and this morning it is near freezing (33 degrees) with mist and light snow in portions of the...
Wow, what a trip. I didn't realize she would be gone for that long, but it makes sense if you are going to drive that far you might as well stay...
Celosia and Amaranth are both in the Amaranthaceae Family of plants so there are similarities between the two Genera. There are 7 Species of...
Hi Greg, welcome to GardenStew from north Texas. Glad to have you here, hope you get your plants IDed and since we have a worldwide membership...
I like this idea too. This is the first year I have been able to collect so many different kinds of seeds and am a little nervous about trying my...
I don't put much faith in the Farmers Almanac forecasts for Texas. They do hedge their bets by just saying Texas instead of specific regions of...
Thanks to veterans of all free countries for all you do and have done to keep us safe. Don't forget that there are freebies available today....
I'm with you, that information just doesn't sound right. I have read that you should never top-trim them or any other palm tho so I wouldn't...
