Happy New Year, everybody! I'm hoping they're wrong, but tonight it's supposed to be the coldest so far. Darn! I'm so tired of cold already and the 2008 is...
I thought this was a thought-provoking article about last night's fires set by fireworks. The "safe zones" idea was always just a joke. Irresponsible parents...
i live in la vernia which is east of san antonio and new years eve we went to the safe zone to watch fire works we saw 1 fire on the way there. we got to the...
Newspaper weeds away Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover ...
Well, this is a group where I would love to have people share their bounty with others. I have seen so many orange trees loaded with oranges that are just...
What a great idea! Out in the sticks down here near Devine there is a lot of trading between families. Everyone seems to have extra of something to share. ...
I do all my plants from seeds- I planted green onions and lettuce in a mini-greenhouse. They should start sprouting in about five or so days. In mid to late...
Thanks for that- I love anything eco-friendly. Just remember everyone- if you are trying to keep an organic garden- you will want to opt out of this one...
Hello everyone- I just now am seeing this post- after I have already replied to two others :) My name is Dee... I am a preschool teacher and a biology student...
Hi Dee! Glad to have you on the forum. My daughter is a doctor. She completed her residency in internal medicine already and now she's doing a fellowship in...
we need....hope we get more this month, if not all this cold! I was beginning to wonder if I should set up seeds by the end of the month, do you all think it's...
Food Signatures. A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and science shows that carrots...
I thought this was a good idea. I saw it on WeShow videos. It stated how you can use christmas lights to help give some heat to your plant. I usually take off...
Greetings all! Rain? _http://www.goes.noaa.gov/ECIR4.html_ (http://www.goes.noaa.gov/ECIR4.html) Maybe we will get lucky this time~ from the desert in SE...
We've had fog, mist, even a little drizzle. But no significant rainfall totals. Forecast from 20-40% until Saturday night. We've had so much cold, the peach...
Has anyone kept up with the news? Will this warm-ish weather last? I am taking advantage and putting my plants outside to soak up this great sunlight! My...
Hey everyone- I just wanted to let you know there are some great opportunities out there for children over the break. I don't have any children but if i did-...
have to order some packets of various basils, but did go ahead and purchase a new variety of Brandywine tomatos, Sudderths', available from Seed Savers...
I lost all my cuttings of African Blue Basil over the holidays! So I will be buying some new starter plants this spring for the butterflies! And they are so...
I am sorry to hear you have lost all your plants, but I thought basil was an annual? perhaps you will have seed come up from your plantings? And what is...
I had a rooted cutting of Salvia macrophylla (blue flowers) I lost just recently also. Don't know if I left it outside in weather that was too cold or what. I...
This week is going to be like spring. That means plants are going to wake. But our real freezes in SA are not till the end of Feb and early March. YIKES!...
oh, yes, I am seeing buds on all our red oaks, and the redbud tree out front... I harvested a handful (six or seven) grape tomatoes this evening. I have one...
Maury, it turns out a basil I want to try may be one of the parents of your African Blue basil! I got kind of excited about it, am going to order seeds. It's...
I am in Boerne, I have onions that I started from seed in October in a small box. I have planted what I can in my garden and do not have room for the rest....
Welcome to the group! Nice offer for those nearby you! There are several Boerne area folks on this list. Glad you joined us. Maury SE Medina County In a...