Netty, I am sorry to say that I don't think Crossvine would make it in your area. It is a heat lover, and starts slowly for the first year then...
FBG, there are days I wish I could just hunker down inside and ignore the wind and cold. But, I can't. There are hens to take care of, gardens to...
Oh, to be in Maryland in the winter! My sister-in-law sent a menu from a local restaurant that serves (only two evenings a week) muskrat. The...
I can't look--I hate horror movies!
Y'all know that I love to garden, harvest, and cook. I agree that "organic" is pretty much of a marketing tool and although we don't use...
Cross vine (bignonia capreolata) which has lovely reddish trumpet shaped flowers off and on all season, and is evergreen here in 8b Texas, is what...
I thought of the post about retarding the rise as I was making a batch of refrigerator rolls this morning. The dough rises in the kitchen for 1 to...
Carolyn, you didn't need to vote--it seems everyone agreed that your caption was hilarious! Well done.
Nitram, your loaves are beautiful, and likely tasted even better than they look! You have not lost your baker's touch:sete_005:. I love baking...
A Texan farmer goes to Australia for a vacation. There he meets an Aussie farmer and gets talking. The Aussie shows off his big wheat field and...
Brian, start your seedlings about six weeks before putting them outside. I'm starting our basil, thyme, oregano, marjoram, and parsley at the end...
Brian, basil--one plant per one gallon pot, and harvest often. Dill is best grown directly in the ground since it has a pretty extensive root...
Sjoerd, we have shifting soil here, and my husband built a frame that looked like two H's joined together. The hives were placed on top of the...
Good heavens, why would anyone do that to sycamores? I thought Texas had the market cornered on torturing trees (Crepe Myrtle murder, "topping",...
The bright sunny warm day predicted hasn't arrived, and likely won't. We have fog, drizzle, and chill. I unloaded 100 lbs. of chicken feed in the...
Bless Rube Goldberg--he invented a still!
Welcome! We lived in upstate New York for years, and visited Canada often--lovely people, lovely scenery, and very enjoyable. Do let us know...
Sjoerd, I so enjoyed your conversation! We, too, have dank, dreary, drippy weather today, and I've been anxious to get out and prepare raised...
Almost missed this post, so please accept a somewhat belated Happy Birthday!
Sojerd, I went out this morning to pick lettuce, and on the way down the path saw a paperwhite (variety of narcissus) in bud. Mother Nature has a...
