By Keith Hansen Contributing Writer Summertime can be hard on many kinds of plants in our yards and gardens. We struggle to keep alive many types that are native to tamer climates. Soaring temperatures (often above 100 degrees), unrelenting sun and weeks without rain take…
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By Mary Karish Contributing Writer Chip Johnson stands in the field eying the clouds gathering on the horizon. Heavy rains and high winds are forecast for later in the day. The ground is still saturated from the showers the night before. He needs to finish…
By Nell Wheeler Freelance Writer Think about how happy and healthy your garden looks after a nice rain shower. Why is that? Well, it’s exactly what nature had intended. Rainwater has just the right pH and no salts or excess minerals, so it is exactly…
By Suzanne Labry Contributing Writer The term rustler, meaning cattle thief, traces its origins to the early 1880s (according to the Online Etymology Dictionary) during the period of the iconic trail drives of wild longhorn cattle that are inextricably linked with Texas history. Given that…