The latest Video from Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl. Drip irrigation saves water, saves time and increase the yield in both your vegetables and herbs. I really like the galvanized containers she has used for her garden. I am assuming she drilled holes in the bottom for drainage.

Try something OLD. We have heirloom Brandywine tomato seeds and seedlings in our Houston store. Come by and pickup some today.

Brandywine: The most popular heirloom vegetable! A favorite of many gardeners, large fruit with superb flavor. A great potato-leafed variety from 1885! Beautiful pink fruit up to 1-1/2 lbs. each!  80 days.

We have a nice selection of heirloom seeds from Baker Creek Seeds, Renee’s Garden and Seeds of Change.

I first came across this video last week on Gardenrant. I found it thought provoking… and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. I wanna grow my own food. What do you think?

While visiting a few of my favorite local nurseries yesterday, it was obvious that customers were buying lots of vegetable and herb plants. Flowers are still by far the most favored when sprucing up your spring garden, but I overheard quite a few customers talking about heirloom veggies. There is no doubt that growing food is back. I believe it is back to stay. Why? Sustainability. When I look at  the neighborhood I live in, I see a lot of green lawns. In Houston, it takes quite a bit of water to keep them green. Water rates here are among the highest in the nation. Yet, I was not growing anything I could actually eat. So this weekend, I set aside two large planters (that I normally would have planted flowers in) and planted tomatoes and zuchinni. Growing veggies in flower pots. Is anyone else making the switch?

OMG! Just heard about the website from the Fine Gardening Magazine publishers. It is Vegetable Gardener (www.vegetablegardener.com). I can’t wait to start exploring the site. On the home page today is “My Garden” by Patti Moreno, contributor. I really like to how the site is designed. Tabs for GROW IT, COOK IT and WATCH IT, as well as use it, build it, live it, green it and show it.

One of the things that got us involved at Olive Barn with Patti Moreno of Garden Girl TV was her videos. I love them. In fact her website goes a long way to satisfying my desire for “real gardening” shows, not the Landscaper wannabes on HGTV. How many shows can you watch about landscaping your house? What about growing some food, urban gardens and yes, gardening with a purpose?

The Kitchen Garden Resurgence is definitely here to stay… and right on time. Just as many of us are cutting back on expenses, looking for ways to save, here comes a novel idea; instead of watering lawns, start watering your vegetable garden.

Enjoy!

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