To be honest, I've never canned anything... until now. My friend Valerie Tschaar offered to show me how easy it is to can tomatoes from the garden... using a pressure cooker. Now that sounds like a safe and sterile method to me.
This little washtub has provided a daily supply of organically grown lettuce for me since the first week of December. In Houston, a planting like this can last through the…
Worst drought ever? According to John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas State Climatologist and professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University: “These statistics rank the current drought as the most severe…
The vegetable garden is struggling this year. We are dealing with an unprecedented drought this spring and now temperatures have hit 105 for the past two days. Fortunately my tomatoes…
Banana peppers were picked this week and turned red on the windowsill. I am sure they'll be sweeeet. Heirloom tomatoes including a large Bull's Heart and an adorable mini cinderella…
Tonight I prepared a delicious organic meal from the garden. A few days ago, I picked the first two Viva Italia tomatoes, along with some fresh Cameo basil and Millionaire…
Growing lettuce is easy and one of my favorite fall veggies. It is good for you, easy to grow and keeps producing through the winter. That's one thing about living…
On Tuesday I picked the olives off my tree here in Houston. This is the first year I've had good production on my Pendolino Olive Tree. It is about 12…
Now that my soil problems from last fall have been corrected, my organic vegetable garden is in full swing. What made the difference? Good Soil. Compost and a balanced organic…
