Tag Archives: organic

The Thrashing of Thrips

Every year I have a small problem with thrips.  It seems like they emerge a couple of weeks before their predators do. Thrips are those tiny little vampire gnat-like things that suck the blood out of your roses and make thier poor little heads droop.  You can’t see them without a magnifying glass, but you […]

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HR 875: The End Of Organic Farming?

Natural Organic Home Garden Health Howard Garrett Dirt Doctor – HR 875: The End Of Organic Farming?. I don’t normally copy so much, but this is something that we all need to know about whether you garden or not… Many small farmers and organic food activists are claiming that if H.R. 875 is passed, it […]

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Why organic gardening?

Why not just poison what you don’t want and then plant what you do want?  After all, aren’t we humans above and beyond “nature”? That’s a fairly easy question to answer if you are growing fruits and veggies that you plan to eat.  We have all heard about the problems of herbicides and pesticides in […]

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If I was allowed only one gardening book…

Luckily I’m allowed more than one, but if I could have only one, then this is the book I would choose.  Howard Garret has been gardening organically in Texas since 1985.  He has a website, radio show, and many other books (all of which are great!) This book is a combination how-to and wish list […]

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Rohde’s Services Inc.

Rohde’s Services Inc.. What an incredible nursery!  They have a lot of hard to find native Texas plants and a gorgeous garden to walk through.  They also have a lot of organic products.

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About Me

Hi. I’m Regina Fierke. Welcome to our garden. I have a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Microbiology, but for now I’m just a mom and a gardener. I garden with my husband, our six-year-old daughter, her two older brothers (when they are forced to) two dogs, two cats, a bearded dragon and a small flock of […]

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