Author Archives: Brian Gallimore

About Brian Gallimore

Brian is a backyard vegetable gardener, permaculturist, aquaponics enthusiast, and maintainer of the online community at northtexasvegetablegardeners.com.

Fall Planting for DFW / North Texas Area

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

When the temperature each day is getting up above 100°F and staying above 80°F each night, it doesn’t seem very instinctual to plan for a bunch of new plant life in your vegetable garden — but that is what people … Continue reading →

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DFW Aquaponics Group

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Creating a closed-loop system of growing fish and growing plants without soil is aquaponics.  It utilizes the plants as a filter for fish waste, or maybe is uses fish waste as plant food, but however you say it, these systems … Continue reading →

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Vegetable Gardening 101

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

The most common questions about gardening come from people just starting out: What do I do?  How do I start?  Most any experienced gardener will tell you they never stop learning, so don’t wait until you think you ‘know it … Continue reading →

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Call for Guest Bloggers

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

The NTVG’s blog is looking for a few guests to write about our favorite subject, growing food in your own yard!   If you would like to write a guest post, please leave a comment and give a short summary … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Leslie – Heirloom Vegetables for Texas

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Leslie Helleck is the general manager at North Haven Gardens.  She gave a very informative talk recently on the topic of “Heirloom Vegetables for Texas”.  Here are some of the highlights from her presentation: Wordology: Cultiver – man-made hybrid F1 … Continue reading →

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