It's time to grow lettuce. It has been since September, actually. The thing about lettuce and other similar greens is that they need to be planted in succession. One planting is never enough! If you plant one crop and then follow it with another crop then you always have lettuce in the prime picking stage… Continue reading Growing Lettuce!
Fall is prime time for planting trees, shrubs, & roses. The heat of summer has passed and the cooler weather stimulates root growth. This root growth gives the plants a great start to the growing system and provides them with a buffer to withstand a Texas summer. Any type of tree, not just fruit trees,… Continue reading Choosing and Planting Fruit Trees
Lettuce, Herbs, Green Onions, and Radishes- great fall crops This post in from the archives- and oldie but a goodie! There are some nasty rumors going around about lettuce. I hear that it is really hard to grow with lots of insect problems. It has also been said that lettuce grown in Texas tastes bitter… Continue reading Lettuce Get Planting! How To Grow Lettuce In Texas
The longest night has just passed. Did you feel it? We did, we kept noticing the time, thinking that it should be much later than it was in reality. The evening wore on with cookies baking, gift baskets being stuffed, and herbed salts, salamoia bolognese, being prepared. It was a quiet night, the rain that had… Continue reading The Winter Solstice, The Longest Night
I sat down to type up a new post about an hour ago. Just as I began, I heard the rain begin with gusto. Sigh... Guess what I did? I put on my trust old coat (technically it is my husband's but I have commandeered it as it has a really long waist and covers… Continue reading Two Brown Eggs, A Leaky Chicken House, & One Happy Duck
As I left out on my morning run, for the first time this year I wore a hooded sweatshirt over my t-shirt and wind-pants with a cap on my head. For us here in East Texas, that is just almost cold. I could see my breath but there was no frost on the ground, just… Continue reading Basil- For A Moment More & How To Make An Herbal Vinegar
Each morning I wake up with a very full to-do list. Everyday I go to bed with a lot scratched off the list and yet at the end of the week there is so much yet to be done. As I write tonight, I can feel the slight sting on the back of my neck… Continue reading Chickens Again and Rose Pruning Goats
I am certain that if you have ever had children, grand children, babysat, or visited a friend/family member with children you can relate. Today as I was harvesting earthworm castings from my earthworm bins outside at my workstation, very loud voices could be heard from within the house. With only two children left at home,… Continue reading Earthworms & Sibling Rivalry
As we journey along on our path to health, herbs are playing a huge role. The home medicine cabinet can be stocked with so much that will keep the doctor away and keep your body humming like a well-oiled machine. One of the items in my medicine cabinet that I wanted to replace was deodorant.… Continue reading Herbal Deodorant- A Recipe
Today was the day! We have been looking forward to this for months. Effie the Pig and the heifer ( and I mean that in EVERY sense of the word) went to Whispering Pines today. Shortly, we will have a freezer full of good clean meat. Meat having been raised on love, clean water, lots… Continue reading Off To Whispering Pines (the butcher)
