Spring is well sprung here in Texas, and while many of you are still dealing with snow or frosts, we are already out of the greenhouse with most of our plants and they should all be in the ground by the end of the weekend. This year was a lot more work than it typically would be … [Read more...]

I have been a meat and potatoes kind of guy for as long as I can remember.  I love potatoes in every form I've ever eaten them, except potato salad.  (I know!  I know!  That's practically sacrilege to admit when you live in the South).  It's no wonder … [Read more...]

"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." … [Read more...]

One of the most successful things we grew this year was watermelon but figuring out when they are ripe has proven to be hit or miss.  The vines took off like crazy and overtook the bed they were planted in.  We have already harvested quite a few watermelons and … [Read more...]