Gulf Coast Garden

Lemons and collards deliver day in day out in Houston with very little effort. Think about starting some today!

A Fire Ant Lisa original production. I love my collard greens and am so grateful that I can grow them. Especially after failing at growing almost everything else. This is an honest tune. I hope you enjoy listening.

Lemon harvest processing is the top priority this week in the gulf coast garden. Freeze the juice and share with friends. Forgot to mention on recording but the tree is already blooming again. A true year round joy - meyer lemons.

Grocery store gardening is the way to go! I had great success in growing Garlic by planting garlic cloves I purchased from the grocery store. For each clove I planted I got a bulb back. Not a bad deal.

I share my four ‘s’ system for creating a healthy productive garden.

A tour around the garden, an update on my gardening plans, and an announcement about my invention and its launch next week.

Curious what is growing in my garden? Listen and find out!

Why did my plant all of the sudden get really tall with small wrinkly leaves? It bolted. This is when the plant moves from the life stage of prime leaf production to flower and producing seeds. It is a fascinating process to watch and even though production goes down, I love to watch the plant fulfill its destiny.

Huge collard harvest and a grateful description of my prolific lemons.

Tips on plant spacing, worm picking, and happy gardening.

Round about the garden with some quick updates.

Overview of how things are growing here in Houston.

Collard greens are inspirational. How do they inspire you? Ok. Gotta go eat my greens.

We must use the gifts of the earth wisely and putting leaves in plastic bags is foolish. Start composting today!

I planted my fall collard green starts and tried to give them plenty of room to grow.

Quick tour around the garden with a highlights from my favorite plants.

My lemons are starting to ripen, but they need a few more days of sunshine. Hopefully they will make it through these next two cold days.

I will have a booth at 8th wonder brewing this Saturday. Come by for a visit!

The collards are growing well in the cool wet weather. Happy collards make for happy fire Ant Lisa.

Hello! Please come visit me a the Houston Texas Boss Babes Holiday market. November 10, 2018 at the 8th Wonder brewery in Houston, TX.

Listen to learn how I used my compost to start collard greens from seed.

Quick update on the state of my collard green beds. Seasons are changing and that is a good time to take stock and plan for the next stage. Thanks for listening!

Here I give some details on my experiments regarding cabbage worm eggs and their hatching.

Well, not as much as I would like. Blaming the rain and the bugs. Started a bug experiment so we will see how that turns out. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks for listening.

How much did I pick this week? Time in and find out.

The rain comes down in Houston and you gotta get the plants above the water.

Keep your money in America -supporting US workers. I think we can do a better job taking car each other and spending your money on Made In USA products is a good way to get high quality product and help your neighbors.

The temperature has dropped very slightly and it is time to plant collards.

Harvest Okra everyday because it quickly grows past its tasty phase. Okra left on the plant too long gets Woody and tough.

Answer: anytime! But.... if you can choose your plants and time of year appropriately for where you live you will have the most success. Live in the south? Start collard greens 365.

Choosing the best location for your garden plot is essential. Find a sunny spot that is easy to water.

Keeping you Garden well maintained will help limit the damage insects can do.

Composting is essential to gardening and using your resources efficiently. Listen in to learn more about how I compost.

Soil is the medium in which your plants grow. Better soil equals better plants so take some time to think about your soil and how you might improve its quality.

Yum yum yum. This episode breaks down the step by step method of making a wonderful healthy meal.

Cabbage worms are giving me a break, but now I have a bunch of snails. Ug.

Having a debris and rot free raised bed will really help your plants prosper.

Mulch is like salad.

Close the loop. You grew the food- now eat it!

Wash your collards and GROW CUBE coming soon.

Thanks to Afro Beets for leaving me a message and also an update on my front lawn collard plant.

Sprout Spot Soil Season. An introduction to my basil plant and the story of the basil in terms of four ‘s’s.

Home harvested okra is something special.

Eat what you. Try the okra Garden Supply breakfast today.

Enjoy okra. Easy to grow and eat. Bonus song included.