Come visit Laurel’s Garden, Mar 2, 5:30-7 PM; Mar 3, 8:30-10 AM

What: Visit Laurel’s veggie garden When: Friday March 2, 5:30 – 7 PM and Saturday March 3, 8:30 – 10 AM Where: Vegetable garden is at the south rear end of property at 2339 South Blvd. Directions: Go to intrsection of Morningside and Bissonnet. Turn north onto Morningside. Turn right into the first driveway on [...]

Next meeting Mar. 12, Nick Cooper, Food Not Bombs

March 12 Nick Cooper will talk to us about Food Not Bombs (FNB). We Meet at the Houston Garden Center and convene and socialize from 6:30 until 6:45 when the program begins. Nick Cooper will explain Houston’s 15-year old FNB, an award-winning chapter of an autonomous network. Like a breath of fresh air, FNB is [...]

Feb 13, Carol Brouwer, Ph.D., What to Plant and Do Now

Carol Brouwer, Ph.D., said it is too late to plant tomatoes from seed. It might be okay to plant peppers from seed now. Carol spoke about starting a new garden. She said what works best are: raised beds, 8 or more hours of sunlight, being near a source of water, and having the garden easily [...]

Mon Jan 30: The Good, the Bad, and the Do-able

We broke into groups by area of Houston.  Things doing well are lettuces (favorites are Freckles and Green Ice), citrus, turnips, gumbo onions and the usual broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and collards.  All herbs are also thriving.  One person has a bumper crop of tomatoes.  We all said, “Save the seeds!”  Blackberries and blueberries in [...]

Feb 26 Event: Seed Swap Houston. 1:30 – 4 PM

The Third Semi-Annual Seed Swap Houston will be held Sunday Feb. 26 from 1:30 to 4 PM at the Marcus Garvey Liberation Garden, 5309 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.  Houston area farmers and gardeners will come together to celebrate, preserve and share seeds and some plants of locally adapted varieties of fruits and vegetables.  Asim [...]