Pests are always a problem in our greenhouse and garden. This is my second year to use this insect spray for organic gardening, and it’s been really effective. For particularly stubborn aphid problems, I still blast the veggies with water, too. Because there’s a potential to burn some plants, make sure you test any you’re…
Category: In the Garden
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Eat Wild Spring Greens
The weather has been so crazy this year that it’s been hard to get seeds started. Even the greenhouse is under too much stress this past winter. So, I’m on an eat wild spring greens mission! I can’t believe I’ve turned into my grandmother. We (all the grandkids) would kid that she mowed her yard…
Things To Love About Spring
Finally, the vegetables are producing – confused about the weather, but hanging in. It seems like it takes forever for the winter veggies to start producing, but when they do, I have more than I can eat. These are just two of the things to love about spring. Right now we have loads of…
Citrus Galore
This is the third season for our citrus trees. We miss all the Satsuma mandarin oranges we had in East Texas. So, when Walmart marked their citrus trees down to $10 at the end of season, several years ago. I decided to try them in containers, since our weather would kill them, if they stayed…
The Look of Fall 2016
Since it’s gotten slightly cooler, the look of fall is spectacular at our house. I may have jumped the gun a little, planting greens outside. So far, they seem to be growing well. Because the tomato plants are producing well, I have to wait to plant those beds with winter crops. It’s still too hot…