A Slice of Texas

 

Texas Gardening Links 

                

A collection of Texas gardening tips, vegetable growing, seed saving, wildlife gardening, composting, and organic gardening. 

 🌱 Getting Started

Weekend Warrior: The Beginning of My Texas Heirloom Gardening Journey

SPEEDY SEEDS: Starting My Texas Heirloom Garden

I Hope My Thumb Gets Greener: Beginning Seed Saving and Heirloom Gardening

Early gardening in January? Why I Start My Vegetable Garden Before Spring in Texas

Getting the Texas Garden Ready for Spring: Vegetables, Flowers and Container Growing

Feels like SPRING: What to Plant in February in Texas

More to Plant: My Texas Spring Garden of Herbs, Flowers & Vegetables

My Texas Spring Vegetable Garden: What Changed in Just Two Weeks

🥕 Growing Vegetables

Why Every Texas Homestead Needs a Fig Tree: Fast-Growing, Drought-Tolerant & Easy to Grow

Moringa Oleifera - Wonder Plant!

Toiling for Melons: Growing Cantaloupe and Galian Melons in Texas

Snake Beans: Growing Yard long (Asparagus) Beans in Hot Texas Weather

Melons and Pole Beans: Growing a Backyard Vegetable Garden During a Texas Summer

Wild Watermelon Growing Along the Creek in Texas

Growing Red Potatoes in Texas: Tips for a Successful Harvest

Growing Stevia in Texas: My First Experience with Nature's Sweet Leaf

December Garden - Walking Egyptian Onions

Heirloom New Zealand Spinach: Heat-Tolerant Vegetables in Texas

Bean Busy: Tips for Growing Beans During a Hot Texas Summer

Veggie Land: Growing Bell Peppers, Tomatoes & Jalapeños in Pots

Growing Malabar Spinach: Why I chose this for My Texas Garden

Lentil Sprouts: The Garden Anyone Can Grow Anywhere

Best Lentils for Sprouting: Grocery Store vs Specialty Seeds

Sprouting Seeds: The Fastest Garden You Can Grow Anywhere

Why Growing Vegetables Indoors Gives Me Peace of Mind

🌸 Flowers & Ornamentals

Marigold Seeds: How to Save Marigold Seeds for Next Year's Garden

Morning Glory Seeds: Ours Sprouted in Just 4 Days!

🏡 Garden Projects & DIY

Building My Texas Garden Tunnel: Cattle Panels, Raised Beds & Shade Cloth

Turn a Plain Garden Wall Into a Scenic Garden Backdrop With Shower Curtains

Bird Bath & Beyond

Garden Room -Screened Porch Remodel

Garden and Grill: Building Raised Beds for a Texas Vegetable Garden

Garden Coop: Turning an Old Chicken Run into Raised Garden Beds

Greener in Greenhouse: Starting a Year-Round Garden in Texas

Gone GREEN Again: Can You Use a Greenhouse in a Texas Summer?

🌾 Seed Saving & Seeds

My Favorite Seed Saving Hack: Using a Photo Organizer Box

Expired garden seeds: Do Garden Seeds Really Expire? The Truth About Seed Viability

Seeds of Change Review: My Experience Ordering Heirloom Seeds Online (Plus a Lesson About Checking Prices)

Today's treasures: How I Choose Organic Seed Companies for My Vegetable Garden

🌿 Organic Gardening & Pest Control

PORCH SNAKE! Why Texas Rat Snakes Are Good to Have Around

GREEN LIZARDS - why I don't use pesticides

Staying Organic: Letting Nature Do the Work

Companion Planting Guide: Natural Pest Control for Your Vegetable Garden

Garden Friends: Why Beneficial Insects Are Every Gardener's Best Friend

Gone With the Wind: Growing Malabar Spinach & Natural Slug Control Tips

📅 Seasonal Garden Updates

FIRST DAY OF SPRING in Texas: Gardening, Wildflowers, and Homesteading

Garden Fresh: Late Summer Vegetable Garden in Texas

Rain + Cooler Nights = Happy Texas Garden

Thy Garden Groweth Over: Bringing an Overgrown Vegetable Garden Back to Life

Garden Progress: A Texas Vegetable Garden Before Vacation

Garden Progress: Tomatoes, Melons, and Vegetables Growing in Texas

A Busy August in Texas: Gardening, Homeschool & Summer Memories

Winterizing: Preparing for Winter While the Garden Keeps Growing

Front Yard Vegetable Garden in Texas (Plus My Tiny Garden Gecko!)

🌞 Texas Weather Challenges

Growing But Thirsty: How Our Texas Container Garden Thrived in 100-Degree Heat

Is it Summer Already? How to Keep a Container Garden Alive During Extreme Texas Heat

HAIL-ashus Veggies: How Our Texas Container Garden Survived Golf Ball-Sized Hail

♻️ Composting & Soil

Talking Trash: How We Turn Kitchen Scraps into Rich Garden Compost

Worm Farm

🌻 Nature & Backyard Wildlife

Growing Weeds: Giant Reed: The Bamboo-Looking Invader of Texas

Left by the Birds... Mulberry Tree in my Backyard

Backyard - Certifying for Wildlife Habitat

WANTED Dead or Alive: How to Stop Squirrels from Digging in Your Garden

BAD Squirrel: The Real Reasons My Tomatoes Disappeared

Nothing to Chirp About: A Baby Robin in Our Texas Garden

Bob-Bob Bobbin' Along... Keeping Birds Out of the Tomato Garden Naturally

🔬 Garden Science

I Grow: Why Do Plants Lean Toward the Light? A Simple Phototropism Experiment

 GONE GREEN! The Lawn Mower That Needs NO Gas

🛒 Garden Centers & Events

NATURAL GARDENER: One of Texas' Best Garden Centers in Austin Texas

Almost Spring: Spring Gardening at The Natural Gardener in Austin, Texas

Green Living Expo in Austin: Backyard Chickens, Gardening & Sustainable Living