Author: Brian Gallimore
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Food Deserts in North Texas
The image is a screenshot from the USDA website “Food Desert Locator“. Go to the website for the interactive map, where each area is clickable to see the statistics. From wikipedia.org: A food desert is any area in the industrialised world where healthy, affordable food is difficult to obtain. It is prevalent in rural as well as…
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Citizen Gardener Class in Fort Worth – August 13, 2011
“Press Release” about the August 13 Citizen Gardener class in Fort Worth.
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Citizen Gardener Interview on Growing Your Grub Show
Steve Howard with the “Growing Your Grub” podcast interviewed me about community gardening and the Citizen Gardener program. His podcast has been a great resource for vegetable gardening information. He had to adapt his growing techniques when he moved the the hot arid Texas climate, and often shares great tips and tricks on his show.…
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Ladybugs to the Rescue?
I have an infestation of sticky gooey tiny bugs that I think are aphids. Due to my laziness and aversion to working in the oppressive heat of north Texas summers, I’ve let things get out of hand in my backyard vegetable garden. I was cleaning up today and was happy to see an army of ladybugs eating their…
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Squash Bug Devastation
I did a little experiment. I noticed a bunch of squash bugs on my zucchini plant earlier this week. I decided to NOT do anything about it, just to see if a natural predator would come along and clean up the mess for me. Turns out these critters are lethal! In a few short days my healthy cucubrit was dead.…