The Last Organic Outpost, a non-profit that focuses on creating an urban green belt in low income areas throughout the city of Houston will be hosting FarmFest 2011 at Emile Community Farm (711 N. Emile) from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, November 5th. This is a free festival. There will be many demonstrations;…
Many people have asked me what the 1015 refers to on the 1015 yellow onions sets you see in area feed stores and nursery centers this time of year. The 1015 refers to Oct. 15, which is the accepted best time to plant these varieties of onions in south Texas. There are numerous choices for…
The tax man says it’s time to plant April 15 to most of us probably means tax time. For me, however, the first thing I think of is sweet potatoes, because mid-April in Brazoria County has always been the prime time to plant this under appreciated vegetable. If you know sweet potatoes, and I’m not…
Not a fan? Fairy Tale Eggplant might win you over in the Houston-area garden For many years I was never much of an eggplant fan. I had success growing them in the south, they’re not hard to grow, the problem was the effort typically expended to produce one Florida Queen, Black Beauty or any of…