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Posts about organic gardening, native plants, herbs, and earth working business.
What is Perennial Gardening?
This garden has been a continued effort on the part of my partner and me. All of the plants pictured here are perennial. Our style is a bit chaotic, but every plant here is bursting and happy. June was perennial gardening month, so I’m here (behind the curve)...
Plant People Podcast Episode 5: Amber Deane of the Deanestead
https://soundcloud.com/user-465666982-331605525/plant-people-podcast-episode-5-amber-deane-of-the-deanestead I was supposed to be outside today but the rain had other plans. So here is your next episode of the Plant People Podcast a few days earlier than expected!...
Plant People Podcast Episode 4: Wildscapers Landscaping
https://soundcloud.com/user-465666982-331605525/plant-people-podcast-episode-4-wildscapers-landscaping I have to apologize for my absence on here! It's been a crazy busy month with lots of opportunities. Hopefully I will be able to share these with you in the next few...
The Science Behind the Dust Bowl
Areas affected by the Dust BowlSoil Science and Resource Assessment, Resource Assessment Division (NRCS SSRA-RAD) (Division of the U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In my most recent blog post, I discussed a few of the factors behind the...
Plant People Podcast Episode 3 with Joe Snow
https://soundcloud.com/user-465666982-331605525/plant-people-podcast-episode-3-joe-snow Wow! What a crazy week it has been for Texas. I'm glad to know that many loved ones are ok, even though we are still adjusting to this newly realized reality that exists for us in...
Soil Health and the Dust Bowl
Healthy soil makes healthy ecosystems. Healthy ecosystems are beautiful.Katy Prairie Conservancy, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Maintaining soil health is one of the most important parts of working with the...
Plant People Podcast Episode 2 with Alex Khraish
Hello, friends! Here is the next episode of the Plant People Podcast with special guest, Alex Khraish. Alex has turned a half acre plot into a garden full of life and magic. So who better to ask to be on the cast? Expect these once per month....
Peppermint Propagation
I was visiting my sister the other day and found in her herb and food garden a very large planter of peppermint and lemon balm, which had managed to stave off several half weeks of frosty winter weather here in North Texas. It was thriving, so I immediately took the...
Let’s Make Lasagna!
North Texas is notorious for its heavy clay, acidic soil. That makes working and planting in the ground difficult. One of the basic tenets of gardening here, is soil amendment, and soil building. So, is it any wonder sheet-mulching is the preferred method of prepping...