It’s the triple threat of summer, in Central Texas. My goal is always to do things as naturally as possible, for many reasons, but the most significant is because, it’s the only thing that works long term. If you’re like me, and you want to get rid of fire ants naturally, you try every new…
Category: In the Garden
Everything outdoors and garden related
H 2 Oh
It seems we’ve become obsessed with water. We’re absolutely amazed our rainwater tanks are full again, in mid-July, in Central Texas. It’s just unheard of. And all that rain brought up my problem with our insufficient way of collecting rainwater flooding into the front bed. So it was off to Tanks for Less in Austin,…
Greenhouse Prep
It looks like I’m going to have to start talking about the greenhouse, because I’m just too excited! Don has been digging out the dirt, well really sand, where it’s going to sit. We’re going to create a soil blend that’s better for the plants than our current sandy soil. The neighbor’s cows that are…
The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly
I finally got around to reading my latest Mother Earth News, and there was a short article about using a racquet-type bug zapper to kill the destructive bugs in the garden and yard. I’ve had one of the racquet zappers for years, and I don’t know why I wasn’t smart enough to think of this…
Tomato Update
The tomatoes in the large garden I started from seed. I wanted to try some new varieties this year, that might be more productive in our climate. Plainsman are the only heirloom Texas tomato I could find. They have medium size tomatoes, some round, some more Roma shaped, but all very delicious. Then there are…