We no longer have cable TV, but we have great gardening shows to watch. If we want to see a "get your hands dirty" show, we just watch the farmers...
Yes Glendann, it is fun and my boots can attest to that fact! Toni, we will have tomatoes and squash, along with beans and some peppers in that...
Oh yes, Cheryl, our part of Texas gets about 37" of rain a year, and I remember the night it came down! (Sorry, I borrowed that from an old...
Boots in a box! What a lovely cat, even if he is upside down. Isn't it amazing how much fun a cat can get out of a box?
We tilled half of our vegetable garden this past weekend, and here it is, patiently waiting for seeds and plants: [img] Mid-January tilled...
Hummerbun, here on the Stew we have an "enabler" named Toni. She can get people hooked on almost anything, but she has never mentioned QVC and...
Happy Birthday, SongofJoy! Hope you have a wonderful day! :sete_040:
I'm so glad your lamb found a new mommy, and I bet your mom is pretty happy about it, too! Next month is calving time here in Central Texas. I'll...
The last best thing we can do for our beloved pets is to know when to let them go. I'm so sorry you lost Taz, but she had a great life, good...
February is the best month to arrive back home--things are beginning to grow, you can get outdoors and enjoy our Texas air, and everyone here on...
I can only comment on what works for us. We use shop lights, suspended about 3" above the seedlings (the lights are raised as the seedlings grow,...
Thank you for the warning! We are going to re-do our two bathrooms, and I wanted shower doors rather than shower curtains. I'll be sure to use a...
Hello, and a warm welcome from Central Texas! We are on a small farm (love your avatar since we keep chickens, actually feathered pets who lay...
Okra isn't "cold tolerant" because it is a crop that needs warmth. However, the shorter growing period is designed for cooler/shorter growing...
Pine Tree Seeds http://www.superseeds.com offers a Red Burgundy that lists as 55 days. They also have Star of David, listed as 65 days. Gourmet...
Lukey, onions like brassicas, so you should be fine planting onions in your plot, even though the kale is gone and they won't be neighbors. I...
I remember the snow drifts in upstate New York. The only thing good about them was that when the snow drifted, it left bare patches that it had...
You will need drainage, so put some holes in the bottom of the kiddie pool. Salad greens should do fine, but I think that squash, cukes, and...
We're cold. The temperature is at 33 degrees, and there is a 20-30 mph wind blowing. I can't get the cat off the bed, and my hens are all fluffed...
Cheryl, I'm an idiot! I must make a list of who I send what seeds to so I won't give silly advice twice. Don't worry about preparing beds for the...
