As I posted earlier, we had storm damage on June 20. After an arduous search, we found the best contractor in the area--hard working crew,...
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Harvested more basil early this morning before the heat got to it and made basil red wine vinegar. Other than that, like Netty I watered, and...
Mart, I don't know about squatters, but it is rural and rather hard to get to down a one lane gravel road. The county is under a burn ban, but...
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Plantmom, that is definitely a grasshopper. I'm in Texas and I KNOW grasshoppers. Neem sprays kill 'hoppers, as does a garlic/hot pepper spray you...
In our local paper, there was a headline "Oakwood Cemetery Bans Outdoor Grilling." My first thought was "where do you grill indoors in a cemetery,...
Okra blooms are gorgeous, but then you get okra . . . . I planted okra for a few years (we are in Texas and if you want to fit in, you plant okra)...
Congratulations, Odif! I agree, a Dos Equis is worth fighting for.
Fall garden will have broccoli, green beans, leaf lettuces, garlic to be harvested in spring, and one row of carrots. We still have carrots from...
Thank you Sjoerd! I have found that having birthdays is much preferable to the alternative (no more birthdays). Husband brought chocolates since I...
It's moving day! No, we aren't leaving the farm (my husband says you couldn't get me off this place with a stick of dynamite). We are moving work...
Oh my, I am so sorry I missed wishing you Happy Anniversary on your special day. But, the wishes have had time to grow and ripen, so HAPPY...
Sherry, you are not only a great gardener, but also a great photographer! Congratulations, and tell the ducks the good news.
Mart and Jewell, extending the festivities is always a good thing! Thank you for your good wishes.
Anne, I don't mean to be picky, but we do need to know where you are--roses act differently in different growing zones. If you are in...
Eileen, as soon as I find a used tiara, I'll be the queen of recycling. I just hate waste!
Well, I'm at it again! We have workmen swarming the place, rebuilding the workshop, repairing the barn, and doing some carpentry work on the...
We spent a happy hour this morning taking the outer hulls off almonds. Now the nuts are on the dryer in back of the barn. We had rain yesterday,...
