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Vegetable Gardening
From the Suburban Farm in McKinney

Harvest
Texas is a great place to garden!

Backyard Bees!
Grow your own pollinators
From the Suburban Farm in McKinney
Texas is a great place to garden!
Grow your own pollinators
I have finally discovered the secret to successfully growing strawberries in North Texas: SHADE! Everything I’ve read about growing strawberries stresses their need for access to adequate direct sunlight, but this is not only untrue, it's bad advice for Texans. After 4 frustrating years and countless dollars spent on new plants (to replace those that burned up and withered away every July and August), I performed a last-ditch experiment in what I assumed was a useless portion of my garden due to its lack of exposure to sunlight—and finally enjoyed success with...
Garden Bible
When to Prep, Plant, Fertilize, etc.
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