soil health impact on food nutrients

Soil Health Impact On Food Nutrients

The debate of using organic vs conventional growing methods never seemed to come to a final agreement. Team Organic focuses on building soil life and yield quality, while Team Conventional wants fast growth and more production. Also, the latter claims that the plant does not distinguish between salt-based and organic …

compost

How To Make A Compost Sieve

Making compost in one’s backyard is one of the most satisfying things a gardener can do. Witnessing the magical transformation of the kitchen and yard scraps into beautiful soil amendment is empowering. However, to take it up a notch, some of us like to refine our work and make it …

drought-tolerant perennials

Easy Drought-Tolerant Perennials For Texas

The following is a list of easy drought-tolerant perennials for Texas. They all proved to have the ability to survive prolonged drought and sudden deep freeze. With the weather drastically changing in the last few years, it has become crucial to improve our landscape to varieties that do better in …

How to grow lettuce in central Texas

Helpful Tips To Grow Lettuce Successfully

Lettuce is one of the vegetables home gardeners can grow self-sufficiently. The cut-and-come-again harvesting method expands the crop’s life, providing full bowls of salad for a good while. But, first, here are some helpful tips to grow lettuce successfully from seed. #1 Chose a suitable variety Depending on where you …