radishes – jan 2016

A handful of radishes here. Radishes are a good addition to a salad or simply as a side to your meal.  Some can be hot (spicy) while others are mild. I find the root system fascinating. (If you’re interested in … Read More

cabbage 2nd round – feb 2016

A quick post illustrating the amazing nature of cabbage going in for a second round of harvest.  Once the initial cabbage head is cut, a collection of buds begin to grown into mini cabbage heads.  Extraordinary isn’t it!  The umbrella-like … Read More

beets – feb 2016

My first beet grown from seed.  This one took months to grow; a beet plant will only provide one beet, but they’re worth a few rows in my garden.  Beets are tasty as well as rich in nutrients.  Not only that, … Read More

garden #3 – feb 2016

Here we have garden #3 with various vegetables.  A huge advantage of living in SE Texas is that we can grow vegetables throughout the cold months.  Some years are colder than others, but the 2015-2016 winter only had me covering … Read More

garden #2 – feb 2016

Garden #2 is highlighted in this post.  I put down various seeds in early February and now have some good vegetables coming up here in mid March.  Radishes and lettuce will soon stock up the kitchen.  Very rewarding to put … Read More

garden #1 – feb 2016

Here’s a quick peek at garden #1. Back in Dec 2015, I planted lettuce seeds, Black-Seeded Simpson to be exact.  A little pouch of lettuce seeds cost about $2 but produce great lettuce leaves for months.  I leave about 2″ … Read More