July 27 , 2017
Growing for the Community
On the abode front , bee are “ harvest home ” nectar from my sweetly fragrant and rather gangly almond vervain . It wilts in former good afternoon sun , as do we all , but it and the bees are refreshed by bedtime . Fungal disease continues to “ dine , ” too , thanks to ongoing humidness . In May , James Grammerspotted powdery mould on his oak leaves . It ’s a vernacular problem on many plant , especially in cool , humid conditions ( or at least coolheaded nights!).Get Daphne ’s complete answer . We may find it unlikely that child are perish hungry in our communities , but that ’s what pre - teens Addison ( 10 ) and Ian McKenna ( 12 ) discover back when he was in uncomplicated school . This week , they say us why they got produce at home and in the community to feed those in need . Ian ’s also a Katie ’s Krops Texas Grower 7 Youth Advisory Board member . Email him at ian@katieskrops.com to join them in theirKatie ’s Kropsprojects , started in 2008 by a 9 - year - old girl .
Recently , Katie ’s Krops awarded Ian the 2017 Rising Star Award ! Congratulations , Ian !
I first met Addison and mum Sarah McKenna ( who works with Meals on wheel ) , when we rap the food and pollinator gardens atOak Hill Elementarywhere Ian ’s vision take aim root when he was a pupil there . An eatable flora you may find just about anywhere in the Southwest is prickly pear ( Opuntia ) . There are many species , cultivars and sort of drought tolerantOpuntia , including purpleness - hued ‘ Santa Rita’ . Flamboyant recent spring bloom get lots of company from bee and other pollinators . Daphne explains how to originate setaceous Pyrus communis . Watch ournative edible plant interview — including how to harvest splenetic pear and pads — with Andrea DeLong - Amaya , Director of Horticulture at theLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center . Get recipe from theLady Bird Johnson Taste of Place .
Texas A&M AgriLife Entomologist Wizzie Brown explainshow to handle worm pests on cactus . Here ’s more from Wizzie aboutsucculent pests , including agave snout weevil .
In San Antonio , Richard Alcortafries up stuffed squash and zucchini blossoms that he and wife Christine harvested second before rolling up and fry on his chimney starter thrust with charcoal gray . Of course , it ’s easier to do this in spite of appearance , but this was fun ! In 2018 , we ’ll feature Christine and Richard ’s organic vegetable garden where he reap for his eating house - quality meals . Watch now!Here ’s hisrecipe for stuffed squash prime . On tour in Kempner , near Killeen , Carolin Le is growing good wellness for her and husband , Victor Cardona , a U.S. Army old stager . Originally from Saigon , she ’s knight her permaculture food forest Mrs. Saigon Farms to dispute an Asiatic perceptual experience about “ farming ” as a profession . Her soil is rocky , so she principally rise in raised beds , starting many from germ in greenhouses that Victor built . Alongside typical garden fare , she mature rarefied herbaceous plant , greens like dandelion , and veggie packed with medicinal dimension , including two types of plantain . “ I would enjoy to help to make people feel healthy again ” she tells us . She grows enough native chile peqins to tip the birds and to admit in her goodly , vegan recipe .
Carolin deftly strips and chops lemongrass to show us how “ tender ” it up for teas and recipe . She engraft lemon grass everywhere , as a lifelike mosquito repellant when she brushes against the leave . In this closely - knit rural community where the nearest foodstuff store is 15 miles away , Mrs. Saigon Farms is the on - need husbandman market . Carolin also harvests particular blend to handle a client ’s particular ill , like inflammation . She also institute caboodle of flower for the pollinators that do good her well - being and the garden . Carolin and Victor added various ducks to their menage that includes two rescued dogs . As vegan , the neighbors get the eggs . Carolin gets the nutritious - rich duck pool weewee for her plant . And of trend , lots of entertainment!Get in touch withCarolin on Facebookand to follow her fabulous food for thought and blossom post .
It was a bonus Clarence Shepard Day Jr. for us , sinceWright ’s Nurserywas just down the route . Of course we had to stop!CTG loves Barbara and Bobby , who specialize in hard - to - find aboriginal plant and altered one . We snagged them off from distribute flora for a picture . learn our most late audience with Barbara!Watch Carolin ’s whole story now !
And thanks for stopping by ! Linda
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