I thought the deer and I had reached a truce, but now I see all bets are off. They’ve breached the garden barrier, and feasted on okra, some Italian green beans, and crowder peas. The sad part is that while I concentrate on fortifying the garden against them, other predators will appear – squash bugs,…
Category: In the Garden
Everything outdoors and garden related
Artichoke Flower
I said my artichoke wouldn’t “flower,” because I would be picking the artichokes and eating them before that could ever happen. As it turns out, the first artichoke I cooked was tough, so I wasn’t anxious to pick another, and they were on the plant too long. The reward is this awesome bloom. To receive…
Summer Gardening 2013
Every once in a while, I’ll have an idea that’s actually kind of incredible. Remember me talking about planting elbon rye as a cover crop, in the big garden? We let it go to seed, and Don planted all the vegetables in spaces he created in the rye. Eventually, when the rye got dry, he…
Farmers Market, Greenhouse, and Nursery
The Gatesville Farmers Market has really changed, since I was selling vegetables there. There are more vendors now, and more variety. There is a German woman who’s makes breads and German pastries that are fabulous, using organic King Arthur flour. There is also a woman raising goats and making cheese. I bought feta with sun-dried…
Potatoes and Onions and More, Oh My!
Author: Kathy Eggplant I practice what’s called intensive gardening, combined with my version of square foot gardening. After digging down and removing 8-10 inches of dirt from the ground beneath my raised beds, I filled the beds with compost and soil, so I ended up with a rich soil depth of 18-20 inches…