by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Dec 21, 2011 | trees
Texas trees have been devastated during the drought this year. The Forest Service estimates as many as five hundred million trees have died during the drought. That is close to ten percent of the trees in Texas. Dead or Alive? Worse, right now it is difficult to...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Dec 14, 2011 | gardening101
There are some special considerations when growing heirloom vegetables for food and seed in small plots. If you intend to save your seeds from at least some of your vegetables, you will need to do some things to make sure you get pure seed. Vegetables of the same...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Dec 9, 2011 | birdwatching
Most gardeners like hummingbirds. These pretty, colorful birds sip nectar from long beaks with even longer tongues. Watching a tiny bird hover while drinking his fill is amazing. Hummingbirds are territorial and fight to protect feeders, nesting areas, and mates....
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Dec 2, 2011 | gardening101
Winter is a good time to tune your gardening tools. It is cold and wet and hard to do much outside, so cleaning and sharpening your tools is a good use of your time. Tools need two kinds of maintenance, in general. Edged tools need sharpening. All tools need a...