by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jan 17, 2012 | gardening101
Everywhere in North America is still undergoing a historic drought. Plants are dropping like flies from heat, stress, and lack of water. The Texas Forest Service is estimated to have lost ten percent of its’ trees from the drought, and other states are just as...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jan 6, 2012 | trees
Pruned Peach Orchards With the extensive drought we are having, pruning your trees is going to be especially important this year. The Forest Service estimates we have lost ten percent of our trees in Texas. Many more trees have had die-backs and extensive...
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....
