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]]> Comment on Putting the Garden to Bed by farmstandmarfa http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=97&cpage=1#comment-519 farmstandmarfa Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:16:16 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=97#comment-519 Hi Michael, A gardener moving to Marfa is the best news to me! I have gardened in California, New York and West Texas. Good gardening principles are the same everywhere. Our high desert grassland climate does present some specific challenges. We only have 10 inches of rain a year, so it is important to catch every drop and channel it to your plantings. I love gardening all four seasons here. With sunny days and cold nights, the cold hardy vegetables produce during the winter. Let me recommend some books. Howard Garrett, also known as The Dirt Doctor, has written several books that I refer to often. I also subscribe to his newsletter, which has timely information. In my posts at this site, you will find pieces on how to garden and harvest rainwater. Good luck with your research. Sandra Sources: Howard Garrett http://www.dirtdoctor.com/ Texas Gardening The Natural Way Texas Bug Book The Organic Manual Hi Michael,
A gardener moving to Marfa is the best news to me! I have gardened in California, New York and West Texas. Good gardening principles are the same everywhere. Our high desert grassland climate does present some specific challenges. We only have 10 inches of rain a year, so it is important to catch every drop and channel it to your plantings. I love gardening all four seasons here. With sunny days and cold nights, the cold hardy vegetables produce during the winter.
Let me recommend some books. Howard Garrett, also known as The Dirt Doctor, has written several books that I refer to often. I also subscribe to his newsletter, which has timely information.
In my posts at this site, you will find pieces on how to garden and harvest rainwater.
Good luck with your research.
Sandra

Sources:
Howard Garrett

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/

Texas Gardening The Natural Way
Texas Bug Book
The Organic Manual

]]> Comment on Putting the Garden to Bed by Michael Vires http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=97&cpage=1#comment-518 Michael Vires Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:42:53 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=97#comment-518 Hi Sandra, I am an artist and am planning to move to Marfa. I have wanted to live there since the '80s but my art has kept me in Florida. But now I am planning to relocate. One thing I love as much as art is vegetable gardening and I am hoping you can tell me something about gardening in Marfa. Do veg gardens do well there? Perhaps there are literature/resources you can direct me to on the subject of gardening in Marfa. I would appreciate so much, thank you, MV Hi Sandra, I am an artist and am planning to move to Marfa. I have wanted to live there since the ’80s but my art has kept me in Florida. But now I am planning to relocate. One thing I love as much as art is vegetable gardening and I am hoping you can tell me something about gardening in Marfa. Do veg gardens do well there? Perhaps there are literature/resources you can direct me to on the subject of gardening in Marfa. I would appreciate so much, thank you, MV

]]> Comment on A September Blow and Balls of Bees by farmstandmarfa http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=184&cpage=1#comment-467 farmstandmarfa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:05:09 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=184#comment-467 Thanks for sharing a common love. Keep beekeeping! There are not enough of you. How did you learn about beekeeping? Where does your bee passion come from? And where are your bees? Do you sell honey? So many questions. Thanks for sharing a common love.
Keep beekeeping! There are not enough of you.
How did you learn about beekeeping?
Where does your bee passion come from?
And where are your bees?
Do you sell honey?
So many questions.

]]> Comment on A September Blow and Balls of Bees by Beekeeping http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=184&cpage=1#comment-455 Beekeeping Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:32:29 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=184#comment-455 Yikes, you've written an article that is pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing this blog. Yikes, you’ve written an article that is pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing this blog.

]]> Comment on Bee Journal Sept 19 by Beekeeping http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=183&cpage=1#comment-454 Beekeeping Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:29:33 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=183#comment-454 Thanks for sharing this bee journal. It sounds that you really have a good time in your trip. Thanks for sharing this bee journal. It sounds that you really have a good time in your trip.

]]> Comment on Cactus Love by Terry Ervin http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=168&cpage=1#comment-145 Terry Ervin Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:37:59 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=168#comment-145 A very informative article, I enjoyed it very much. We live on Terlingua Ranch in one of the better areas for the Strawberry Cactus but it is very difficult to beat the critters to the ripe fruit! Patty is a wizard around plants, you were lucky to be on a field trip with her as a guide. Thanks, Terry A very informative article, I enjoyed it very much. We live on Terlingua Ranch in one of the better areas for the Strawberry Cactus but it is very difficult to beat the critters to the ripe fruit! Patty is a wizard around plants, you were lucky to be on a field trip with her as a guide.
Thanks, Terry

]]> Comment on Handmade Holidays by Jackie Oliver http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-47 Jackie Oliver Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:37 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=31#comment-47 Hi I would like to know if anyone can come and sell goodies and crafts at your farm stand? I attended grade school in Marfa in the early 60's and my grandparents were pioneers of the Big Bend/Presidio Co. I am a decendent of the William E. Russell family. My mother and relatives have land at Casa Piedra which is the actual homestead named for my great grandparents home. I attended college at Sul Ross State Univ. We still have relatives in Marfa and come to visit often. I would like to come and sell some goodies on weekends and during the summer when I am not teaching. Please let me know if I can. Thank you, Jackie (Siegel) Oliver Hi
I would like to know if anyone can come and sell goodies and crafts at your farm stand? I attended grade school in Marfa in the early 60’s and my grandparents were pioneers of the Big Bend/Presidio Co. I am a decendent of the William E. Russell family. My mother and relatives have land at Casa Piedra which is the actual homestead named for my great grandparents home. I attended college at Sul Ross State Univ. We still have relatives in Marfa and come to visit often. I would like to come and sell some goodies on weekends and during the summer when I am not teaching. Please let me know if I can.
Thank you,
Jackie (Siegel) Oliver

]]> Comment on READY SET GO PLANT TOMATOES by Yanita http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=11&cpage=1#comment-7 Yanita Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:49:51 +0000 http://www.farmstandmarfa.net/?p=11#comment-7 Very good post! Thank you for the work done! Very good post! Thank you for the work done!

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