I really enjoy eating fruit. After years of not eating very many, it’s been nice to start purchasing more fruit during our grocery runs. Eating fruit and trying to pick the good ones reminds me of my dad’s garden growing up in California. We grew peaches, plums and oranges in abundance. As part of my […]
I just ordered the majority of the vegetable seeds for my garden. The seed packets individually don’t cost that much ($1.50-$4 a packet), but it adds up when you order 45 packets at a time. There are still a few seeds left to buy. I had some trouble finding the varieties I wanted. I used
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Thanks to WebBeat.tv, I’ve begun using a website called workflowy.com. It specializes in lists in outline form. It’s a well designed, very easy website to use and quickly allows you to enter your thoughts on any topic. I’ve been using it to track tasks at work, gardening plans, and other thought/plans and anything I’ve been
I’ve come across the perfect book for gardening in Houston. Year Round Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers for Metro Houston by Bob Randall, Ph.D, was written, as the title says, for Houston. Some of the gardening instructions are even specific to the area of Houston based on the average temperatures of the different areas. The city
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It appears that I’ve caught the gardening bug. It all started this past winter. We had a significant hard freeze here and lost a lot of our plants. That gave us a lot of open space to fill. I decided if we’re growing things, we might as well get something from what we are growing.
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I’ve been doing some research into growing grains and other staples in the backyard. For the most part, they are easy to grow. The main thing to look for is adaptability to the local climate (the climate here in Houston is very harsh) and time of year. Most of the grains are even harmed by
I’ve been perplexed recently by the tendency of the movie industry to release movies in pairs. By that I mean frequently there are two movies released within a couple months of each other with the same level of publicity and very similar subject matter. For example, Gamer, a story about people allowing (or being forced)
So did anyone know that certain paper plates have aluminum in them? I certainly didn’t today when I attempted to microwave my lunch on one. First there was the distinctive smell that come from metal burning electrically. I look in the microwave and the plate was sparking like crazy. So of course I quickly turned