by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Nov 11, 2010 | turnips
Turnips are a two-for-one vegetable. You can grow them for their tops, which you eat like spinach, or for the turnip itself, or both. In any case, turnips are cool-season crops. In my part of Texas, they are planted around the first of February or in the fall, when...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Nov 9, 2010 | gardening101
Watering seems like one of those no-brainer things but can be deceptively complex. Generally, with lawns, shrubs, and trees, the goal of watering is not only to keep the plant alive but to do so in a way that produces strong roots. Then, the plant can find...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Nov 8, 2010 | gardening101
Planting a garden requires some preparation of the soil in which the vegetables will grow. Scratching a furrow with a hoe doesn’t work very well if you want good, healthy vegetables. Some preparation upfront will reap a lot of benefits later. Removing Weeds...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Oct 24, 2010 | other garden pests
Snail on plant Slugs and snails are attracted to a garden because there is lots of food to eat there. The nicely manicured areas with healthy plants provide a banquet that is hard to find anywhere else. However, it is not a banquet for them, at least not for long....
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Oct 21, 2010 | gardening101
Sometimes gardeners forget that not everyone speaks our language. We talk about sandy loam soil, clay soil, sand, and silt as if everyone knew exactly what those were. Well, not all gardeners know, and nongardeners, or beginners, certainly do not know all...
