Anne Miller

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We manage a 40 acre wildlife area of the Texas Hill Country in the Edwards Plateau at about 3030 ft above sea level. The region is notable for its karst topography and tall rugged hills of limestone. The terrain throughout the region is punctuated by a thin layer of topsoil and a large number of exposed rocks and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to flash flooding. Native vegetation in the region includes various yucca, prickly pear cactus, native grasses and wildflowers. The predominant trees in the region are Ashe Juniper, Shin Oak and Texas Live Oak. Soil is alkaline consisting of caliche and clay.

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Raising Burbs in the Burbs- A How To Guide

Welcome to the forum!

That is a nice set up.

10 hours ago

homestead

well - there's a surprise!

I can see that my vitex tree/plant has survived a couple of drought years and is about a foot or more tall now.

11 hours ago

gardening for beginners

Well, this year was a bust. Any recommendations?

Do you have wild edible plants on other parts of your property that you could encourage to multiply thus helping feed the bears and discourage them from coming into your living space?

Some plants are easily encourage to multiply by using "layering" and I believe berry bushes are some that do.

11 hours ago

wild harvesting

Best Vacuum Sealer for food — Which One Is Best?

We only purchase Food Saver machines and bags.

12 hours ago

food preservation

Well, this year was a bust. Any recommendations?

Why not encourage more of those plants so maybe there will be enough for you and the bears?

Or plant more in a more inconvenient place?

20 hours ago

wild harvesting

noteworthy roots

Nynke Muller wrote:

Anne Miller wrote:
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I have looked and looked and can't find four o clocks as mentioned above.
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Fifth row from the top, third from the right

Thank you, right next to sweet potato!

And now I see yam, white yam and purple yam.

20 hours ago

plants

Firing crappy workers

Giving folks too much trust never seems to work out.

We recently went on a trip and dear hubby and I had a long discussion about locking things up. I won, things got locked up.

I am sorry to hear that this happened.

1 day ago

homestead

townhouse patio suggestions

That is a nice looking patio area.

I think it needs some color. Maybe consider some Sweet Potato Vine because this plant will offer bold trailing foliage in lime green or deep burgundy.

Also consider ornamental cabbage and kale, unfortunately these are not edible because they are tough and bitter.

Or maybe plants things that are edible, like purple cabbage or curly kale.

1 day ago

urban gardening

Considerations for Wood Chip Use

It is good that you met someone local to talk with.

1 day ago

fungi

noteworthy roots

Ellen Lewis wrote:Also, it doesn't seem to show real yams (dioscoria), but labels sweet potatoes (ipomoea, such as the purple one) as yams.
Does anyone know where I can get arracacha seeds?

For me the fine print is hard to see.

I have looked and looked and can't find four o clocks as mentioned above.

I can see "Sweet Potatoes, often inadvertently called a yam".

1 day ago

plants