When I was a little kid, we lived in a rent house with a giant pecan tree in the back. One of the ones that seemed to reach all the way to the sky. I used to love when your entire extended family would be out there picking pecans, then cracking bags and bags of them, and stuffing yourself until …
Beginning to look like Spring
I know Boston is still covered in snow and it’s freezing in most of the country, but it’s beginning to look a lot like spring here in Houston! I thought I would share a few snap shots of our suburban orchardĀ and all our trees. I always love seeing the trees we planted start their annual process of growth. It’s really …
November Fruit Tree Update
The best part of November and December is obviously the holidays. But here in Houston, my other favorite thing is watching the citrus change colors. I think it’s a wonderful thing that right when people are most in need of Vitamin C, the orange trees are perfectly ripe. Not every one realizes this, but oranges start out completely green and …