When I walk towards the garden in the summer, and I can see the shiny red globes of tomatoes hiding among the green leaves, I taste pizza. At this ...
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Zone 8a Garden: August
August wraps up summer and prepares for the fall. The farmers must roll up their sleeves and prepare for a long chore list while the heat bears down. ...
Zone 8a Winter Garden: Cold, Windy Work
Winter work; it is the planning and foundational grunt work of the year and now is the time to begin! Our first ice storm is descending upon us ...
Zone 8a Summer Garden: Too Many Tomatoes
Summer came and went, the most exciting time in the garden, and there was not one update. Common excuses of a mom of two who gardens, reads a lot and ...
Zone 8a Summer Garden: The June of No Rain
The August Garden Here, the garden has only thrived for the very heat loving and heat tolerant - gardeners included. The months between May and ...
Zone 8a Fall Garden: Autumn in August
It's August, but it is time to think about autumn in Zone 8a, and our lovely fall garden season! Sweat through the seeding and prepare for the year's ...
Create & Preserve: Braiding Garlic in the Spring
Spring is coming to a close, and the harvest has begun - hello garlic! Now is the time for gathering the fruits of late winter planting that have ...
Mom’s Best: Jam Bars (+ 2022 Garden Prep)
Spring, my goodness, she is a tease. In the south, she wakes up from her winter slumber with moody weather swings while releasing the fire ants from ...
Zone 8a Spring Garden: 2022 Update
Follow along with our early spring garden journey as we establish our 1,000 square foot garden in Zone 8a! Early Spring in the Zone 8a ...
Zone 8a Garden: Growing Factors for 2022
A fresh new season is bursting into the gray, reminding us it is time for transplanting and sowing our 2022 Zone 8a garden. North Texas has one of the ...