January 14 , 2016
Wine and Dine Yourself
I can pick a peck of these spicy trivial capsicum pepper plant all winter on my patio since we cover it with charge plate when temperature drop . Okay , not a peck exactly , but I would n’t have any if I provide this container outdoors . I treasure it since I snag it atZilker Garden Festivalyears ago . Those I seed in the garden in late spring bail out with the St. Basil the Great when cold weather hit .
Then we ’ve pose plants that can be root - hardy in the ground , but can die out in containers if leave unprotected . That include some citrous fruit , some agaves , and subtropicals like Yellow Bells ( Tecoma stans ) . My summertime - blooming , fragrant sambac jasmine ’s in a tidy sum , here cavorting with grounded Turk ’s detonating machine . It would n’t make it through wintertime without our “ nursery ” auspices . However , some gardeners tell me they uprise it in the ground . In fact , here ’s one at theTravis County Extension gardenthat Master Gardener Sheryl Williams confirms has been there at least 12 years ! bank note : microclimate establish a vast remainder with all marginal industrial plant .
Daphne tells us:“Some gardeners take up that their container plant died from the top freeze back . When plants are in container , the root are in reality more exposed to temperature and other climatical extreme point . Soil is actually quite insulating , so being planted in the ground provides a measure of auspices from the elements , at least , for the roots . ”Find out more and how to correctly cover your plants in winter .
Have you ever tried graft ? It totally fascinate me , but seems so hard . John make it quite easyand a fun indoor labor to trim those leggy houseplants and create Modern qualifying alongs , too .
Although I ’ve grow a few potatoes ( mostly in the compost pile ) , Caroline Homer , Travis County Master Gardenerand blogger atThe Shovel - Ready Garden does it right!Last twelvemonth in mid - January , she consecrate Kennebec and Red Pontiac come potatoes from a certified organic supplier . By May , she receive about 30 pound of tasty , fresh , Solanum tuberosum from the six hammering she planted . Here ’s what she did .
Marjory Wildcraft made the move to sustainable family hold out by raising most of their food , including livestock . This week , she join Tom to explain how to grow half our nutrient in less than an houra sidereal day — even in a standard - sized railyard . Founder ofthe [ Grow ] web , Marjory created an on-line global mesh of mass who produce their own food and medicine . On her situation , discover about edible landscapes , stock , savage food , aquaponics , “ produce Your Own Groceries ” video , and more . To unite the world - wide food community to advance backyard food product , Marjory set up the annual online Homegrown Food Summit . Find out about this year ’s free eventor purchase past presentation . It ’s great when we can feed ourselves and the pollinators ! When cilantro bolts and flowers this springtime , take a bakshis from Jason Lantz , our Viewer Picture this week ! He pick out this adorable Red Admiral butterfly enjoying the ambrosia , as do many pollinators . On tour , Nerinda and Joel Pennington do n’t have to reach the road to visit a vineyard . All they do is maltreat out the back doorway to find out grapes ripen into their theme song wine-coloured : Slow Turtle . Thanks to colleague JJ Weber for photo ( along with Ed ’s video screen shot ) since that ’s the fateful day my television camera cut down off the field day bench , smashing the lens . Ozzie tried to warn me , but I was so excited to see everything!Slow Turtle bug out in 2012 when the Penningtons corrupt a sign of the zodiac that come with a overleap micro - vinery . An adventurous , queer family , they could n’t resist this new challenge . They studied up , brought the Champanel vine back to wellness , wrench an old shed into a winery , and dial up the look with stylish cervid - proofing that lets in light and zephyr . Daughters Naiya and Uschi love to assist start the grapes and crush them when ripe , already check how a menage project becomes a literal product with its own sellable label . Joel inscribe in Texas Tech ’s online and hands - on Texas Winemaking Certificate Program to learn more . He observe the Champanels that are resistive to Pierce ’s Disease and explains how he prunes and anchors these vigorous vine . Since trim upshot in yard of vines , Nerinda twirled some of the leftovers into outdoor kindling with a bend . A beach Lucille Ball modeled this one . She shaped this one around a grownup PVC pipe . In our brief sojourn , Joel tour us through the challenging grape - to - wine-coloured appendage , include harvest , fermentation and examination for the tastiest sugar - to - acidity ratio . See the whole taradiddle now!Cheers ! And see you next hebdomad , Linda
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