Welcome to the Stew from a small farm in Texas! We love photos, and I am always amazed at how green, and how varied the flora is in the UK. So, if...
Anightowl, I don't know why pumpkin shouldn't be canned at home, but I do know it freezes really well. I cut a pumpkin in half, scrape out the...
Koszta, refurbishing Big Tex and preserving the Alamo are Texas' responsibilities. I just hope we step up and do what is right--keeping our...
Texas seems to be falling apart at the seams. In addition to the immolation of Big Tex, our other world-wide recognized icon, The Alamo, is...
Carolyn, I let some ripen to red, especially with the first burst of production in late spring. Now I'm afraid we may get a frost before some...
Dooley, the doctors and nurses will probably miss your smiling face and upbeat attitude, but let 'em! I'm so glad you won't be seeing them anytime...
Carolyn Kieper recently posted, asking for opinions on sweet pepper varieties. This year we have Keystone Select growing, and our second heavy...
Traditional Christmas is pretty much whatever we want in our house. I usually fix ham, or a stuffed pork tenderloin, frozen vegetables from the...
Ah, Barb, I wish I could take credit for having an altruistic motive for blasting her out of her fog, but I was scared/angry and just let her have...
Today when I was leaving the bank parking lot, a woman driving a car zipped in back of me, almost hitting my truck. Then she parked next to me,...
Propagating is one of the most fascinating things about gardening! I certainly didn't even approach the number of plants you propagated, but I did...
FBG, I'm so happy your surgery turned out so well for you! Don't be sad about being apprehensive--anyone would be, facing any kind of surgery....
This reminds me of Arlo Guthrie's song Alice's Restaurant. One verse is about everyone singing about Alice's Restaurant and it becomes a...
Kiasmum, you may be right. I just hope the birds don't start building nests directly on the dogs!
Welcome to the Stew from Texas! We fight bugs and heat, too, but with the help of great gardeners here, we are holding our own. We have an "Evil...
Toni, Do a little dumpster diving at a local nursery. They usually toss out 3" and 4" pots. I have about 100 (and I do not exaggerate!) stashed...
Anightowl, I am even worse--ketchup is an ingredient in the meat loaf I make, and I'll even add a tad of water or beef broth to the bottle, give...
There's something wrong here--I get up at 5:15 a.m. When I went out to the chicken coop this morning at 7:15, I had to roust the chickens off...
Flowerlady, we are in Texas in a climate not all that unlike yours.My first choice would be Cal's suggestion--sell them now as bulbs. If you want...
Lucky birds to have such soft, attractive nesting material. When I groomed our St. Bernard/Collie mix (daily) I'd get enough fur for an eagle's...
