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Well, I am about to set off on a three week adventure to Europe. I am ready to go. I have my passport, I bought some travel health insurance and even some travel dental insurance (I don't like to take chances). My ADT home security… Continue

Added by Lincoln Builds on October 26, 2009 at 8:54pm — No Comments

Indoor Gardening Question???

Since I live in an apartment I grow vegetables indoors. I have been using terra-cota planters, but a friend says that she uses Fiberglass planters because they look much nicer. Is there any reason not use fiberglass planters as far a toxins getting into the plants? Thanks! Lincoln B Inventory control Continue

Added by Lincoln Builds on July 21, 2009 at 10:38pm — No Comments

Yellow leaves on tomato's

Internet lists 40,000 possible causes, but what might be common local cause ??? Continue

Added by Don McNatt on July 4, 2009 at 10:17am — 2 Comments

berries and grapes as small windbreak

Have any of you found a good grape, blackberry or raspberry that does well in the lubbock area? Continue

Added by Sam on June 21, 2009 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Pole Green Beans

I have pretty pole bean plants about 5 ft high but no beans yet. Is this normal? This is my first attempt at growing these beans. Some of the leaves have turned dark brown almost black on the ends, is this heat, too much water, not enough water. Can someone help? Thank you! Continue

Added by Kay Towery on June 18, 2009 at 8:27am — No Comments

Celebrity Celebration

The Celebrity tomatoes are ripe! Well at least the first one was ripe this week and there are more delicious tomatoes to come. There is a victorious feeling since these plants have survived (at least for the time being) hail, drought, blazing heat and disease!!! 8-)) Continue

Added by Peggy Wennerlind on June 15, 2009 at 7:23pm — No Comments

Mmmmm...

Just made a margherita pizza with homemade sauce and way, way, WAY too much basil from my patio garden. It was deliciously awesome (yet somehow, also awesomely delicious). Continue

Added by John Boyd on June 6, 2009 at 11:56pm — No Comments

Let The Summer Begin

Though I enjoy the comforts of central cooling as much as t… Continue

Added by John White on June 4, 2009 at 10:33pm — No Comments

African Violet Show, Saturday, May 2

A friend reminded me that the African Violet group will be having a show this Saturday. May 2, from 10:00-4:00 at Polo Park Retirement Center. It will be a beautiful selection and they make the raising of African Violets seem very easy. The show is free and there will be lots of information. Continue

Added by Peggy Wennerlind on April 30, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

WTIS Iris Show was a success!

The 31st West Texas Iris Show was a wonderful colorful event! Thanks to all who brought their iris and for everyone who attended and enjoyed the colorful flowers and designs. I was glad to win a few blue ribbons and share the day with fellow flower lovers. We hope to post a few photos of the show. We also hope everyone adds a few iris to their garden so they can enjoy these wonderful flowers. WTIS plans to have a rhizome sale August 22nd at Mannings Garden Center. Continue

Added by Peggy Wennerlind on April 19, 2009 at 7:13pm — No Comments

lawn solutions

if your in need of lawn services or fertilize service give me a call @ 432 599-0160 real low prices & free estamates Continue

Added by keith d rahn on April 7, 2009 at 12:51pm — No Comments

AP: A simple pasta sauce for your homegrown tomatoes

Alice Waters suggests first-time food gardeners consider starting with tomatoes. They grow easily and abundantly and can be used fresh in salads and sandwiches, as well as cooked in sauces such as this. BUCATINI PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE WITH BACON AND ONION Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 slices bacon (or pancetta), cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced 6 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped (or 8 whole canned t… Continue

Added by John Boyd on April 6, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

MRT Annual Home & Gardening section featured in today's paper

The Reporter-Telegram's annual spring "Home & Garden" section appears in today's paper. Check it out if you get a chance. It was my turn to design it here in the newsroom, and I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. --John Continue

Added by John Boyd on April 2, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

AP: Vegetable gardens can please eye as well as palate

By Lee Reich 'Tis the season when everyone gets the urge to plant. And if you choose to grow vegetables, there's no need to relegate them to a far corner of your yard, where they are sure to suffer neglect. A vegetable garden need not be an eyesore. It can be an oasis of beauty, pleasing your eyes as much as your palate. Just visit or find a picture of Villandry, the famous French potager ("kitchen garden") near Tours, France, with its patterns of geometric beds filled with growing veg… Continue

Added by John Boyd on April 1, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

AP :How to prepare your garden for bad weather (Part 2)

Dean Dosdick For The Associated Press A look at some kinds of severe weather and how to prepare for them: - Hurricanes: Use plants that are wind and salt tolerant. Natives are best for wetter areas, such as palms, cypress and magnolia trees. Containerized plants can be moved indoors quickly. Prune overhanging limbs from large trees; stake smaller ones. Pick up or secure any garden debris or ornaments that can become projectiles in high winds. - Flooding: Lawns take a beating fro… Continue

Added by John Boyd on March 31, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

AP: How to prepare your garden for bad weather (Part 1)

By Dean Fosdick For The Associated Press Effective storm proofing borrows a page from football: Offense is the best defense. A little well-timed prevention goes a long way toward reducing weather-related damage. And landscaping is the place to start. Although many tasks are storm-specific, some pruning, raking, planting and picking up will save property owners big bucks when any kind of gale blows through. "It's all about the plants," said Leslie Chapman-Henderson of Ta… Continue

Added by John Boyd on March 31, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Choosing a lawnmower: Gas, electric or push

The Associated Press recently did this consumer piece on mowers. Thought SOMEONE might find it helpful. Gas, electric or push: a look at lawnmower options Melissa Kossler Dutton Love it or loathe it, lawn care season is upon us. And after decades of making lawnmowers bigger, more powerful and easier to push, manufacturers now are touting self-powered mowers and electric models just big enough to get the job done. Why? Many customers want to cut the grass without cutting… Continue

Added by John Boyd on March 30, 2009 at 2:43pm — No Comments

The Obama vegetable garden

Columnist, occasional NPR personality and dear friend Ed Cullen writes about the Obama's new vegetable garden for this Sunday's edition of The Baton Rouge Advocate: The Obamas' Garden President Obama only THOUGHT he was getting hammered by economic cardiac arrest. He had to go where no sane person goes who wishes to avoid criticism — gardening. And not just the short row of tomatoes beside the tool shed most of us called a first garden… Continue

Added by John Boyd on March 29, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

West Texas Iris Society Iris Show

W.T.I.S. Annual Iris Show will be Saturday, April 18th at the Golf Course Road Church of Christ, 3500 W. Golf Course Road, Midland, TX The show is open to all iris entries from everyone. Entries are open 7:00-10:30, judging from 11:00-12:00 noon. Viewing, open to the public, is 12:30-4:30. There are also design categories which you can find info at www.westtexasiris.com. I plan to bring whatever is fresh and blooming that day and arrive as early as possible to have time to groom the flowers. Th… Continue

Added by Peggy Wennerlind on March 27, 2009 at 9:44am — 3 Comments

Planting Tons of Stuff I received from a Plant Round Robin Swap

I've been so busy planting, planting, planting! It's been about a week now since I got my huge box of goodies in the mail. Plenty of little rooted plants and tons of cuttings that need to root. I tell you, I'm saying some prayers for these wonderful plants! I hope that all the cuttings root well and grow out here in our West Texas desert. I am very scared right now! I've wanted soooo many of these fruit plants in particular, that it'll just break my heart if they don't make it. I have them pott… Continue

Added by Angelady on March 24, 2009 at 5:49pm — 1 Comment

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