Composting at Home

Compost is simply decomposed organic matter. Making your own compost is an easy way to “recycle” up to 50% of your household waste into a nutrient rich, living soil amendment that you can use in a number of ways around your landscape to enrich your flower beds, veggie gardens and even your lawn. The practice […]

Houston Gardening Tips for September

Hey y’all! We hope you’ve gotten a bit of relief from the heat with this week’s rains. Summer isn’t quite done with us yet but,we’re almost through with it and if we want to have a great fall garden we will have to brave the heat for a while to prep for a bountiful harvest […]

August Gardening Tips in Houston

Okay, remember that heat I told you about? I’m sure you’re all pretty fed up with it by now. We are. But, if we want to have a great fall garden we will have to brave the heat for a while to prep for a bountiful harvest for months to come. Yes. You will have […]

Summer garden planting guide for Houston

The easy guide to start your summer garden off right Well folks, it’s officially Summer! Late sunsets, family BBQ’s, bountiful harvests, iced tea and HEAT! Those of you who’ve been in Houston know that I’m not talking about your run of the mill hot. We have a special kinda hot down here. There’s hot and then there’s Houston Hot. […]

Cover Crops is your Texas Garden

How to use cover crops to make a stronger, healthier organic garden.   A cover crop is a plant or group of plants that grow quickly and provie several benefits to your garden. Cover crops are a great resource that home gardeners can use to enrich soil, keep  weeds at bay and grow better veggies! […]