North Texas Vegetable Gardeners Blog

Category: Product

  • Using BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) to Control Caterpillars

    Seeing signs that caterpillars (I lazily call them worms) are eating up your vegetable plant? Before going to the ‘spray to kill’ route, let’s think through a few other options first. Did you know hornworms glow (iridescent) when a black light is shined on them?  It may feel a little strange to work in your…

  • Permaculture Playing Cards

    Permaculture is a branch of ecological design, ecological engineering, and environmental design that develops sustainable and self-maintained systems modeled from natural ecosystems, working with nature. Paul Wheaton is one of the most permaculture-promoting guys out there, and for good reasons. He thinks (as many others do) that permaculture holds answers and solutions that will save…