If you have been with us for a while, you already know the rhythm. Each month, Ben rolls up his sleeves, walks the garden, and turns his own To Do list into simple steps you can follow. It is steady. It is practical. It means you never have to stand at the back door in […]
The Lane Kiffin experience always comes with a warning label.High-powered offense. Viral quotes. And then, at some point, the heavy wash cycle starts. Right now, Ole Miss fans are tumbling inside that drum. Their head coach has danced through yet another coaching search. LSU came calling. Florida sniffed around. Report after report said there was […]
Two million years ago, the very top of Greenland looked nothing like the stark ice and rock we see in photos today. It held an entire forest.It held rivers, an estuary, and a rich coastal plain.It held mastodons, reindeer, hares, geese, and dense undergrowth of trees and shrubs. We only know this because of a […]
When I first learned that a taxi driver from Torquay volunteered to be mummified like an ancient pharaoh, I had to pause and just sit with that thought. A regular man. A modern hospital. A team of chemists and forensic pathologists. And a three-thousand-year-old recipe that once wrapped kings for eternity. Tomato Plant Basics (Without […]
The 1758 Attack on Mission San Sabá How Comanche Power Shook the Spanish Frontier On March 16, 1758, smoke rose over the San Saba River in what is now central Texas. A force of around two thousand Native warriors, led by Comanche bands and their allies, surrounded a small Spanish mission. By the end of […]
A worm farm turns kitchen scraps into rich, dark compost and liquid fertilizer. It cuts trash, feeds plants, and fits in a corner of a porch, garage, or laundry room. With the right bin, the right worms, and a simple routine, vermicomposting (composting with worms) stays clean and low-odor while it works. How To Grow […]
Eisenia fetida, the red wiggler worm, is the tiny livestock that never sleeps. It eats what many of us throw away and turns it into rich, dark castings that feed soil and plants. In homes, schools, and farms across the United States, this little worm powers worm bins, manure systems, and compost projects that run […]
When we talk about Texas history in the United States, we often hear about Spanish missions, cowboys, and oil. Behind all of that stands a much older story. The Lipan Apache are part of that story. They are an Apache people whose homelands stretch across what is now Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. […]
Sweet potatoes feel like summer on a plate. When we grow our own, we get more flavor, more color, and a lot more pride. The secret to a strong sweet potato harvest is one simple thing: healthy slips. Slips are baby plants that sprout from a mature sweet potato. When we learn how to grow […]
Step into almost any serious succulent collection and one plant always steals the show. A tiny starfish bloom sits on top of a spiky green mat, and in the center is a glossy ring that looks exactly like a gummy candy. That wild little plant is the lifesaver cactus, Huernia zebrina, and its cousins in […]