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Gardening in Zone 9A – May Update – Okra, Cucumbers and more!
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...
Bean & Pea Inoculant – How to Use in the 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 way...
Tomatoes – Determinate vs. Indeterminate. What’s the Difference?
Tomato growing season is upon us and you may or may not know, but tomato plants are either classified as determinate or indeterminate. What's the difference? Well, there are quite a few major differences in how they grow, how and when they produce tomatoes and how...
Skillet Dewberry Cobbler Recipe with Rum Sauce
The dewberries are ready and I couldn't help but make a delicious cobbler with my first batch. Have you never heard of dewberries? Well, let me tell you they are divine!! In the spring in Texas, we have wild briars that are loaded with these little black berries of...
How to Freeze Carrots
We grew a bountiful carrot harvest over the fall and winter and I harvest over 4 pounds this weekend. We've enjoyed a bunch of fresh carrots of the last couple of months, but now it's time to preserve the harvest. I'll show you what I did to freeze my carrots. Step...
Gardening in Zone 9A – April Update Tomatoes, Peppers and Corn
Things are moving along this month in the garden. We had a couple of April showers so the rain really helped the corn seeds to sprout and the tomato and pepper transplants have tiny little fruits on them! The cherry tomato bush is loaded! These are going to be perfect...