Morning All, nuther hot and humid here too. We are closing in on 100 for the next couple of weeks. We usually have several days of 100+ by now but...
Pears are supposed to be picked while they are hard. They quickly ripen once picked. If you leave them on the tree to ripen the fruit has a mealy...
The first small gardening attempt I made in the backyard was when Amanda was about 2. I started trying to dig up a flower bed along the back wall...
Netty glad to hear someone has done this sucessfully. What other seeds have you planted like that? I need to go thru the seeds I have and pick...
Morning all. When the morning temp starts in the 80's you know that it will not be a day for yard work for me at least. We have a good chance of...
Today the mailman brought me the August/September issue of Horticulture magazine and what did I find on page 22 but a picture of your plant. The...
Hi Grammarbug, welcome to the Stew from another north Texan. I am in Carrollton. Glad you joined us. This time of the year you find all sorts...
What's in store for my garden this month appears to be triple digit temps and very little attention from me. Come on AUTUMN!!!!!
My first thought too, but mulberry leaves are either ovate or unbalanced lobes. I am still searching tho.
Congratulations Zuzu, I love Hibiscus and that one is beautiful.
It's a Tiger Swallowtail and from the amount of blue on the hindwing it appears to be a female. The larvae is brown with a white splotch and...
Twin, could your plant be the Buddha Belly Plant? jatropha podagrica. http://www.rareflora.com/jatrophapodagrica.html
The invasive plant problem is exactly why some states and countries will not allow seeds to come in from other places. Why some seed/plant...
I'm normally a mouse only person. My right hand is already on the mouse while my left hand is either holding my coffee cup or my chin. Why...
Simple plan, bury nut, take picture and this winter I can actually find them again.
I haven't found the caterpillar either, but did find a picture on line.
Glenda, your moth is a Banded Sphinx. I have one too. The caterpillars are pink, yellow, black and white, really pretty.
DF, check out this topic that Bethie posted back in January. She and her husband do a lot of gourd painting. http://www.gardenstew.com/about3905.html
Morning all. 80 at 8 a.m. and 84% humidity...no yard work for me today besides I have what I guess could be called a summer head cold, feels more...
Yep, I don't have one this year mine didn't make it thru the drought last summer. After you spend some time with us and look at everyone's garden...
