Soil-Building Tips for Green-Thumb Gardeners

By Skip Richter Contributing Editor Gardeners are dreamers. Everyone who sets out to create a garden has a vision in mind, whether it is a bountiful vegetable garden or an orchard, a garden of flowers exploding with color or a landscape with the perfect lawn…

Senior Gardens: Beneficial Harvest
Senior Gardens: Beneficial Harvest

By Suzanne Labry Contributing Writer Back in 2010, 96 percent of 50-year-olds and half of 64-year-olds who responded to a Del Webb Baby Boomer Survey stated that the term “senior citizen” did not apply to them because they didn’t “feel” like a senior. When asked…

Garden Color Despite Drought
Garden Color Despite Drought

By William Scheick Contributing Editor As I wrote in another article, droughts are dreaded dragons that lay waste to our prized landscapes and gardens. In Texas, droughts can show up any season, not just during blistering summers. They can’t be slain, only endured. And the…

Beyond Bell Peppers: The Heat Is On!
Beyond Bell Peppers: The Heat Is On!

By Lee Franzel Freelance Writer The capsicum clan kinda snuck up on me. We all learned about jalapeños as kids and played tricks on each other, “Try that pickle,” laughing our tails off at the distress of the unsuspecting friend — Mexican food in those…