Category Archives: Ideas

4 Ways You Can Boost Local Backyard Vegetable Gardening

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Brian Gallimore

There is an abundance of valuable knowledge, advice, and wisdom shared in the NTVG Facebook group, but Facebook is a poor tool for storing and categorizing this information. For those that feel compelled to help save good information and help … Continue reading →

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Figs are Undiscovered Treasures for Fruit Loving North Texans

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Brian Gallimore

The online community at ourfigs.com lists over 500 different varieties of figs.  They even group figs into five flavor groups of Honey, Sugar, Adriatic, Bordeaux and Dark Berry.  I was turned on to this world I never knew existed by … Continue reading →

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More than just veggies: Flowers and decorative plants you can eat

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Linda Bailey

When it comes to your garden you want it to both be beautiful and practical. While veggies are very practical sometimes they are lacking in the beauty department. However you can use even areas exposed to the neighborhood, like front … Continue reading →

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Gardening in the Texas Heat

Posted on November 13, 2011 by admin

A recent video from Marjory Wildcraft had some interesting suggestions for what we can grow in our vegetable gardens during the long, hot, dry Texas summers: Gardening in the Heat with Marjory Wildcraft of Backyard Food Production Her plant suggestions … Continue reading →

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Zero Cost / Zero Waste Alternative to Pots

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

An alternative to buying pots for starting seeds or making pots out of newspaper is to use a clump of soil with no container at all by using a handy little tool like the soil cube.  There are several benefits … Continue reading →

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