Save the Bees! |
It was late morning as I sat on my patio enjoying a cup-a-joe when I was jolted from my quiet serenity to a loud buzzing sound. Alarmed I looked up and saw to my amazement a huge swarm of insects flyi...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:32:00 PST |
Beneficial Insects: Dont squash me! |
"Ladybug, Ladybug, fly away home....your house is on fire, and your children are gone. Except little Nan, who sits in a pan, weaving gold laces as fast as she can!" Undoubtedly, you're familiar...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:19:00 PST |
Beneficial Insects: itsy bitsy spider |
I was showing my garden to a neighbor the other day and as she perused the beds she approached me with a look of disgust on her face."You have SPIDERS in your garden!" she gasped. "There is a web by t...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:18:00 PST |
Why weeds are good for your garden |
Most people see weeds in their garden as incovenient and hasslesome. Weeds are always growing right where you don't want them to be, sucking away the nutrients from the soil. Weeds have got a bad rap ...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:23:00 PST |
My Struggling Garden |
One of the hardest things about gardening can also be the most rewarding if you keep the right perspective. I'm taking about screwing up and learning from your experience.As frustrating as it ma...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Mon, 26 May 2008 09:06:00 PST |
Rose desktop background |
I took this picture of one of my roses and turned it into my desktop background. I thought it looked so lovely that I thought I would share it with anyone who likes it.Click on the image to get the la...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Thu, 15 May 2008 05:45:00 PST |
Slug and Snail Party! |
Slugs and snails are those creatures that come in the night and eat your seedlings and plants. So for all their effort and determination to destroy the garden, I decided to throw them a pool party!Oh ...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:22:00 PST |
Free seed group! |
Here it is! A group for exchanging, posting and ordering free seeds from other gardeners like you.http://groups.myspace.com/FreeSeedsI will be posting my own seeds I have available very soon. I just n...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:23:00 PST |
(mostly) Free Seeds! |
I want to share my bounty with other growers out there so I decided to give away seeds from my organic gardens. Here's how it will work. I will post the seeds that are available and if you see some yo...
Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:44:00 PST |
Homegrown Revolution! |
This is an awesome video! I love what thses people have done to their yard. Great idea!
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Posted by Texas Gardener Chris on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:46:00 PST |
