Recent content by countryatheart

I have a bed with an assortment of antique roses. Some of them make hips. I have never used them. How do you use them?

I have to enter any store that has a nursery area through the nursery area so I can watch for good buys! :watering

Wow, I'll have to try that. I have heard of using cardboard rolls cut short around new plants. The toothpick idea is much simpler!

Absolutely Gorgeous! I am working on my daylily collection.:weight

I have problems with stinkbugs in my garden. They cause tomatoes to get yellow spots that don't ripen correctly. They are also on my peas! Any suggestions for getting rid of them?

My first garden at our current home was consumed by rabbits. We had a fence similar to chainlink. We added 3 ft of poultry netting along the bottom and then buried flashing about a foot deep to keep them out. I have had pet rabbits and they can chew through many things--wood, and extension...

We have had a very pleasant spring, and I have been taking advantage of it to get yard projects done. I can hardly move come Monday morning when I have to return to work! But I sure love the results I'm seeing in my yard!

I am sooo jealous. I live in central south Texas. We have the greatest concentration of hummers in September during their fall migration. Just south of me in Rockport, Texas, they have a hummer/bird festival in the middle of Sept. I will sometimes be lucky enough to have a dozen at my feeders...

My composting is more haphazard! I would love to try one of those barrels that you crank to turn, but they are too $$$. I do have a black bin that I was given. It does seem to attract rats! My dogs and son love this. This is the only reason my son will choose to help me turn the heap. The dogs...

I am also a transplant from the BYC forum. However, I have been a gardener all my life. I am NEW to being a chicken mom!

During the dry summertime, I am thankful to have my clay soil. My Dad lives about 10 miles north of me and has sandy soil. He has to start watering far sooner than I! However, during a rainy spell, I often lose plants because they are too wet! I constantly add compost, lawn clippings etc. to my...

I have tried many different herbs. I consistently grow parsley, cilantro (I love the flavor in pico de gallo), dill (mostly for the swallowtail butterfly caterpillars), sweet basil (love to make pesto), oregano, and rosemary. I also grow fernleaf lavender. The traditional English and French...

Wow, I have never heard of anyone ever growing their own Stevia. I do know several people that use it. How did you get it started? Where do you get it?

Howdy, I am in Victoria, Texas. It is known as the Crossroads--between San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Houston. I have lived here all my life-42 years. I have always had some sort of garden as did my mom and Granny!

Your photos are wonderful and the flowers are beautiful. I have never seen or heard of the sun dew. I live in hot, humid south Texas. Would it grow here?