gardening – Dinky on the Farm

Pecans

I spoke to a fella the other day and he told me that I could get a pecan company out to my place to shake my pecan trees and they might pay me as much as $10000. He said all I had to do was clean up under the base of each tree before theyContinue reading “Pecans”

A Day in the Life – The plan

Good morning world. Today I will take you along with me as I perform my weekend chores. Hang on to your saddle. It might be a bumpy ride. I start the day by putting on my work jeans and my mud boots. I like to start the day by checking on my green house andContinue reading “A Day in the Life – The plan”

The Greenhouse

The other day I bought some discounted plants from the Lowe’s Hardware store. I bought them the day before we had a winter storm. I also bought seed to put in seed starter kits. The next day Texas received a winter storm. It dropped to the low 20s. I built a green house last summer Continue reading “The Greenhouse”

Getting Ready for the Winter Storm

My cows love the sunshine and warm days. When Texas decides to have a winter storm we have to prepare. I probably won’t go to work tomorrow and I also don’t want to be in the cold getting shelter ready for the cows. I’ve been sick so I dressed warm. Then I put some squareContinue reading “Getting Ready for the Winter Storm”

Picking Pecans again…and again

Today is a beautiful day. I spent the morning searching for a cow that supposedly has been roaming the neighborhood. I will share more on that story later. So the jest of it is that I was down in the back 40 of the place here on the four wheeler. I love the four wheeler.Continue reading “Picking Pecans again…and again”

Orchids

I gave my daughter this orchid a few years ago. I love orchids and can never get them to grow properly. I try to repot them, and they always die. They never rebloom for me. Her’s is thriving. She says to forget about it and let it do its thing. My mother loved orchids. WhenContinue reading “Orchids”

Hyacinth

One of my favoriteSpring flowers is the hyacinth. I plant them by my front porch. I love catching a wiff of them when I go in and out of my house. The colors are so very purple. I am saddened that they only last a short time. I would like to study up on howContinue reading “Hyacinth”