Growing Your Own Peaches

Peaches right off the tree are wonderful.  You can grow one or two peach trees with a little effort if you have sandy loam or sandy soil.  They do not grow well in clay soils because the roots drown.   Before You Buy Before starting your orchard, it is important to...

Beware Heat Induced Illnesses

Gardening is wonderful exercise, but since it takes place outside, the weather can cause a problem.  Summer heat can be brutal in Texas.  Of course, hot is relative.  In the summer of 1980, we left record heat here in Texas of up to 113 and spent some time in England,...