When we went to the Mother Earth News Fair in Belton, I bought some purple kohlrabi seed from Southern Exposure (a new company, to me), and learned that I’ve been pulling and composting a perfectly wonderful salad green. We’ve been growing Jewels of Opar for several years. It is a beautiful addition to any flower garden, and…
Category: In the Garden
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Invite Some Insects and Discourage Others
Although the picture might look like garbage, don’t throw it away! We’re eating a lot of oranges this winter, and while I was putting loads of peels in the compost, I remembered that insects don’t like orange oil. Now I’m scattering all the peels around the green leafy veggies in the greenhouse, and am having…
Winter Blooms
Several years ago, we created a sheltered area on the back porch, to over-winter some of the outdoor plants that are temperature sensitive. For a couple weeks now some of the succulents have been blooming. It’s aways a surprise to walk out the back door, and see blooms. Succulents are my plants of choice. I…
December 2015 Garden Report
I’m done cooking at the lodge, until January, so I can concentrate on the yard and veggies. I’ve said it before, but having food readily available in our yard is one of life’s pleasures for me. It’s a pretty remarkable year for harvesting a variety of things. The pecan crop is still going, the Meyer…
Vegetables End of Summer 2015
A few things have survived the scorching heat, and have started to produce again. The greenhouse still has spinach, swiss chard, and kale. I’m waiting for it to get a little cooler, to plant the winter greens. In the yard, we have a new squash vine, and we have white and butternut squash on the…