by Stacie | Jul 30, 2019 | Garden
Are y’all ready for a July Zone 9A garden update? I’ve been busy trying to keep my pepper and tomato plants alive with the scorching temperature. The sun is taking a toll and sunscalding a lot of my peppers. *Note to self…invest in shade cloth for...
by Stacie | Jul 19, 2019 | Garden
I started all of my tomato and pepper seeds in June for my fall garden and now it is time to repot those pepper and tomato seedlings into larger pots. The seed starting cells are too small for adequate root development and I like to place the seedlings in a more...
by Stacie | Jun 30, 2019 | Garden
June was a busy month with lots of picking produce from the garden. The temperatures have been in the mid 90’s and while most of the country is getting really started with their gardens, gardening in zone 9A is more challenging with the hot days. The tomatoes...
by Stacie | Jun 12, 2019 | Garden
The first year I ever grew tomatoes, I remember being so excited to see my vines loaded with tomatoes only to discover this big black massive spot on the bottom of the tomatoes. What in the world was happening? I have since grown many tomatoes and learned from...
by Stacie | Jun 3, 2019 | Garden
Things are heating up in our area and the plants are thriving!! Lots of harvesting was done in May. We have naturally growing dewberry vines in our pasture and were able to harvest enough dewberries for snacking and the best Dewberry Skillet Cobbler! Out in the...
by Stacie | May 29, 2019 | Garden
Several years ago while browsing the seed displays at my local nursery I saw a packet called bean and pea booster. Curious, I did some experimentation in my garden and found out that my beans grew better with this addition. What is soil inoculant? It’s used as a...