Archive for July, 2013
For the past two weeks I have been gone on vacation. I volunteered as a counselor for our church girls camp for one week and then spent a week with family and friends on my favorite river in Hunt, Texas. I had friends and family water and check on my garden while I was away. […]
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The seeds I planted a few weeks ago have sprouted! I took a few pictures of the sprouts as well as my okra and a blossom. Lots of plants have a flower that forms into the vegetable but with okra, there is one beautiful yellow and purple flower and a bunch of okra pods close […]
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I was so sad to find my lone watermelon had a big crack in it. I have heard that too much fertilizer can cause cracks in fruit and vegetables. That possibly was the problem. A few weeks ago I discovered some small black spots on a honey-dew so I placed it on a bed of […]
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I stopped by Sweet Organic Solutions yesterday to see what Donna Faye had for sale. She said it’s not too late to plant tomatoes again so I bought three plants and couldn’t turn down a red pepper plant. My green peppers had a great crop and now have about 20 plus blooms on them for […]
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My summer garden has recently taken on phase two as I just pulled out the cucumbers, tomatoes, and flowers and planted two different varieties of green beans, cucumbers, radishes and watermelons. Texas has such long hot summers, I think I will be able to get another harvest of those before summer is over. I decided […]
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My cucumbers were white and misshapen, and bitter. Thanks to a friend that asked about hers, I found the same problem with mine. I researched online and learned that extreme heat and dry conditions can cause cucumbers to get bitter. I decided to pull my plants and start with some new seeds. My tomatoes were […]
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