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The webworms are here. What worms? These worms: They show up in trees and shrubs, spinning unsightly nests that can span three feet. In previous years, I've seen entire trees... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs (read full article)
It's 103 degrees F here in north Texas and it is humid. Five minutes standing still outside and I'm sweating through my clothes. Of course, that did not stop me from transferring the finished contents of my composter into my veggie patch. (read full article)
I haven't seen this yet in North Texas but I'll keep my eye out for it. It is very alarming! Thanks for reading! If you have not yet subscribed to my blog, please do. Go to: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ecomeg (read full article)
Rain is not something to be relied upon to keep your garden thriving in Texas during summer, unless it's full of drought tolerant plants. I have a sprinkler system for my lawn and flower beds, but not for my Square Foot Garden or flower planter (read full article)
Things and humming along in my veggie garden. I've got two, count them - TWO - New Mexico Big Jim chile peppers! It's amazing how big these chiles get on such a small plant. In fact, the NM Big Jim is listed in the Guinness Book of World (read full article)
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As you may recall, to solve my catastrophic drainage issue, I raised my square foot garden up onto cinder blocks and started fresh. I'm growing basil, oregano, broccoli, spinach, bok choy, two kinds of tomatoes, strawberries, peppers (read full article)
As you may have read, I spent a portion of my day today relocating my square foot garden. It was back-breaking work. I anticipated sun exposure (as one might do almost every day in Texas), so I applied SPF 45 this morning before taking my (read full article)
A few months ago, I set up my first square foot garden (you can read all of my Square Foot Garden-related posts here). I placed it on a flat, mulched area. While things flourished at first, after heavy, long Spring rains, the garden becam (read full article)
Today I checked in on the organic vegetable garden I planted at my kids' school and was astonished at what I saw. The carrots are flourishing, the sunflowers are growing into huge beasts, and the other veggies are coming along. Things ar (read full article)
I plucked these from our garden before dinner this evening. Delicious!Thanks for reading! If you have not yet subscribed to my blog, please do. Go to: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ecomeg (read full article)
Drainage is a big deal in North Texas, for two reasons. First, there's a lot of clay in the soil. Water tends to sit on top of clay and is very slowly absorbed. Second, when it rains here, it pours. Have you ever noticed what (read full article)
Spring is such a fun season for so many reasons. The weather is gorgeous, the landscape awakens, and it's a perfect time for planting everything from trees to vegetables. It's also a great time to add some punches of color to your front s (read full article)
I've decided to spread my love of gardening by conducting a giveaway of two of my favorite books: All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew and The Organic Lawn Care Manual by Paul Tukey Here's how the giveaway will work: Leave a brief comme (read full article)
Spring has sprung here in North Texas! After what seemed like FOREVER (to my toddler), our seedlings sprouted... ... and then eventually grew strong enough to be transplanted into the square foot garden boxes, where they endured one last freeze (read full article)
Today I transformed an old, empty garden at my sons' school into a vegetable/fruit/herb/flower garden. I did this alone and completed this job in 2 3/4 hours. I experienced a good workout in the process. Multitasking rocks! My fir (read full article)
Today was a lot of work but well worth it to set us up for a lovely lawn this spring. I alternately pulled weeds or sprayed them with 20% vinegar to kill them (which makes some stubborn weeds easier to pull later), spread dried molasses and cor (read full article)
As you know, I'm starting a Square Foot Garden. You can read about my experiences with that here. Compost is an integral part of this. Why Compost? It's great for the garden, a cheaper and healthier alternative to chemical fertili (read full article)
I live in Texas. It's a part of the country where you can grow many fruits and vegetables year round (different ones at different times of the year). Until we moved here I had never really considered growing my own food. Now I see t (read full article)
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