October 31 , 2013
Drought Then Drown + Organic Olive Trees
How we be intimate our pelting at last ! But oops , look what happened to a lot of us . Every few long time , I recede an Artemisia or two in a pelting bomb .
Until now , though , my soft leaf yucca ( Yucca recurvifolia ) in its well - run out soil molt off the sprinkles , here joined by outflow blooming Freesia laxa , a Freesia that regress for us .
I could n’t consider it when one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. it toppled over to the touch , totally rotted at the base .
CTG theatre director Ed Fuentes have the same “ surprise ” with his healthy senna .
Since many gardeners faced drown after drought , Daphne explainswhy some xeric industrial plant are bail out and what to do .
On my Henry Clay soil , I doubt the fate of an olive Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree with its lovely silver leafage . I ’ll be content with visiting them atTexas Hill Country Olive Company , the only certified organic olive orchard in Texas .
This hebdomad , John Gambini from this family - owned and operated olive orchard in Dripping Springsjoins Tomto explain how they maturate and press olives .
He explains what TRULY redundant vestal oil means and why they ’re win honour , both in national competitions and with cooks like us . woefully , a wad of the special virgin oil colour in supermarkets is not really honest olive oil .
Let me tell you , it was a savour frenzy at KLRU ! It was a tie-up between the jalapeno and lemon infuse crude . John Gambini even create healthy pound cake with the lemon .
Everyone went for second on the balsamic vinegars , too . Top voting went to blackberry bush and Ananas comosus , but all were brim - slap delicious . I bet the peach is just as good !
discover out for yourself at theirtastings , case , and a visitto their beautiful mill family .
Plus , find them at your localfarmers ’ markets across the stateand some at Central Market .
For gardeners on rocky soil , John advocate Arbequina and Mission Olea europaea treesas two of the variety they uprise . In our gardens with a few trees , we wo n’t have enough to press , but certainly we can glean to brine as table olives .
I have intercourse this clock time of year when I plant cilantro and parsley for flying snip at dinner . Many cooks trust on dill , too , Daphne ’s Plant of the Week .
She notes that atTravis Country Extension , where I snag that picture last June , they wait until after the last frost day of the month to plant . Many of us plant in fall , too . Dill is hardy to 25 ° , so protect if we get a super freeze bomb .
As with all herbs , Daphne encourages frequent snippet to develop branching and more leaves . Caterpillars will harvest too , if you ’re prosperous enough to attract Swallowtail butterflies to lay ball on this larval host plant . That ’s a super bonus !
When hot weather get , dill weed thunderbolt by flowering , signal its dying by correct forth seed . Until the seeds are brown and ready for your kitchen , its blossom attract bees to benefit your summer crop , like squash . Across - the - board dining just in one plant !
Chard is another I like to dress and hack . With many pretty colors , it ’s a great comrade to winter flowers , like snapdragons .
This calendar week , Johnshows how to get more “ yums ” for your buckswith nursery transplanting that are often overcrowded . See how he turn one 4 ” Mary Jane of chard into 4 - 5 flora , instead of the one you thought you were getting .
On tour , Carla Jean Oldenkamp desire mastery of the solid food she serves her household , from her Zen Hen House ball and sorcerous square foot veggie garden , filled with flowers . Here ’s where she and married man Dale start .
Just look at it now !
Thanks for stopping by ! See you next week , Linda
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