Growing Cilantro / Coriander in Central Texas
We love cilantro’s sweet little flowers and we seed this plant freely throughout our garden in the fall and spring. The plants get quite...
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smalltownfarm
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Healing Garden
We just came across these photos from 2020 when we first started this garden bed over by the greenhouse, and we had to go sit back there...
smalltownfarm
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Growing Kale in Central Texas
Kale is an under appreciated vegetable in the garden, and it's one of our favorites to grow. It's prolific, nutrient-dense, and its...
smalltownfarm
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Growing Fennel in Central Texas
Latin Name: Foeniculum vulgare Family: Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) For us, the best way to get to know an herb is to grow it. We...
smalltownfarm
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Armadillos in the Garden
As soon as we hung up our wildlife habitat sign and committed to co-creating garden spaces with nature, all the critters started showing...
smalltownfarm
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Goldenrod
Solidago spp Plant family: Asteraceae Goldenrod in the Garden Ecosystem This beautiful perennial grows in patches and shoots up tall...
smalltownfarm
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Greenhouse
One of the first big projects we worked on when we moved here was a greenhouse, which we built using as many donated/repurposed materials...
smalltownfarm
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
Improving our Soil - An Ongoing, Evolving Process
Yesterday was World Soil Day and it had us reflecting on our soil over here. When we first moved into our space, the soil was hard,...
smalltownfarm
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Homegrown Wreaths
Cristen makes a limited number of homegrown wreaths throughout the year. It’s a labor of love that involves having a relationship with...
smalltownfarm
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Prickly Poppies
The prickly poppies have come out in force this spring! Like the verbena, which also show up in abundance in the spring and summer, these...
smalltownfarm
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Front Yard Garden
When we moved here about three years ago, our front yard was all grass. One of our neighbors gave us two peach trees, a friend gave us a...
smalltownfarm
- Mar 17, 2022
- 1 min
Verbena
This Texas native has vibrant, long-lasting purple blooms that light up the landscape. Verbena in the Garden Ecosystem There are many...
smalltownfarm
- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min
Luffa
Luffas, a type of gourd, are climbing plants that will ramble up a trellis or fence and thrive in the heat and sun. Growing Luffa The...
smalltownfarm
- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
Okra
Okra is hardy, fast-growing, productive, easy to grow from seed, and it loves the heat. It’s the perfect plant for a Texas summer garden....
smalltownfarm
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
Cowpeas
Also known as Southern peas, field peas, purple hulk peas, or black-eyed peas, cowpeas are extremely heat tolerant, fast-growing, and...
smalltownfarm
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes would definitely make it on our list of survival garden plants. They are easy to grow, thrive in hot, dry conditions, are...
smalltownfarm
- Mar 6, 2022
- 2 min
Zinnias
Zinnias are low-maintenance annual flowers that thrive in the heat and sun, are easy to grow from seed, grow quickly, and attract...
smalltownfarm
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
2021 Reflections
We’ve been reflecting on all that has happened here in 2021 and here’s a video of some of the highlights. With all that we want to do,...
smalltownfarm
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
Growing Basil
Basil is easy to grow from seed and grows abundantly in the summer garden. We often start seedlings to transplant into the garden and we...
smalltownfarm
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
Borage
Borago Officinalis Plant family: Boraginaceae Growing Borage Whether from seed or transplant, borage is a low-maintenance plant that is...
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