January in the Houston Garden

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Nandina berries

Nandina berries bring a spark of color to the winter garden

Nandina berries
Meyer Lemons

Ripe meyer lemons waiting to be picked for market.

Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard

Salad Bowl Lettuce

Salad Bowl lettuce is tender and delicate.

Broccoli Flowers

Broccoli flowers and leaves are edible too. We love to eat the sideshoots that grow tender and new after the main head is harvested.

Nantes carrot tops

Nantes carrot tops are feathery and light.

Nantes carrots

Nantes carrots are short, thick and oh so sweet.

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Jan. 14 – At the Market: Carrots, Meyer Lemons, Rosemary

Hello all – We’ve had another cold snap and we lost some Salad Bowl lettuce as we didn’t get them covered, we just ran out of time. We do, however, have arugula, India curly mustard greens this week. We have a few carrots left after we ate a lot of them as we were harvesting!

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Gumbosoil.com: Tetra dill aces this test

By Jim Molony
Gumbosoil.com

At the suggestion of Donna Fay Hilliard at Sweet Organic Solutions in Pearland my wife and I decided to grow Tetra dill in addition to the longtime staples Bouquet, Fernleaf and Mammoth. The row of Tetra we planted in the fall has

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At the market – Jan. 7: Meyer Lemons, Dill, Cilantro, fresh greens

Happy New Year everyone. We are back in the garden after 2 weeks off and things look wonderful. The Meyer lemons are golden and gorgeous. We have a lot of beautiful Tetra dill, cilantro, rosemary, chives, thyme and mint. The arugula continues to go crazy, we have so much so come and get it. The

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Happy Holidays from our family to yours

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. We are taking 2 weeks off from the markets to celebrate with family. We will be back at Urban Harvest Eastside Saturday, Jan. 7. Safe travels to you all and have a blessed new year.

Ornament hand-made by The Punkin’.

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Dried herbs make great stocking stuffers for the foodie in your life

Our dried herbs make great stocking stuffers for your loved ones. We dry whatever harvested herbs we have leftover from the market each week, plus we harvest herbs as they near the end of their season. We have an abundance of dried basil that we’ve harvested ahead of this cold weather. These herbs keep well

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What to plant right now in the Houston area

By Jim Molony | Gumbosoil.com

A reader wanted to know what I am planting right now since winter is rapidly approaching. While it’s true this is the time of year to clean up gardens and tools, make a mental inventory of your garden’s needs and plan for the spring, here on

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At the market: Dec. 3, 2011 – Meyer Lemons and Cilantro

Hi all – We will have a lot of Meyer Lemons at market tomorrow. Urban Harvest Eastside is hosting a citrus tasting. Try any number of locally-grown citrus and just try to pick a favorite. We will also have very spicy arugula and mustard greens. Herbs this week include dill, cilantro, rosemary, basil, spearmint, oregano,

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Katrina survivor offers inspirational lesson

By Jim Molony | Gumbosoil.com

I’ve always loved New Orleans. From the first time I set foot in the Vieux Carre in 1971 until today N’awlins has been my favorite destination. I’ve been there dozens of times over the last 40 years, was married at the Elms Mansion there in

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Broccoli and Mustard Greens love the cool winter days in Southeast Texas

Packman Broccoli loves our cool, winter days in Southeast Texas.

India curly mustard has a very strong mustard flavor and tender leaves.