By Skip Richter Contributing Writer Seeds are incredible things! Those tiny dry bits of organic matter cast from the plant seem lifeless and insignificant. Yet seeds are far from lifeless and are the most significant part of a plant. Examine a typical seed packet. The…
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By Suzanne Labry Contributing Writer You just never know where life is going to take you. Take, for example, Johan and Joan Osth. Who could have predicted that Johan (born in Guatemala, Swedish father, Guatemalan mother), with a degree in construction science, and Joan (Massachusetts-born),…
By William Scheick Contributing Editor When planning a garden we primarily think about available sunlight. In fact, plants are routinely rated on labels and in guidebooks as requiring either full sun, partial sun or shade. Our gardening calendar is also sun-based. We perceive four seasons…
The jujube, also known as the Chinese date, thrives in our Texas climate. It requires little care once established and lives a very long, productive life. So why is it so little known in our state and the country as a whole? To find the…