by cathy | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Happy Winter Solstice! December 21st marks the shortest day of the year (the least amount of daylight) and the beginning of winter. For once, we experienced a normal fall season; at least as close as you can get in Texas. A bit short on rain but the fall color was...
by cathy | Nov 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
THANKS + GIVING Sure seems like time speeds up as the end of the year approaches. With all the holidays and fall activities going on we are all busy trying to accomplish so many things. It’s a great time of the year to get out in the garden and start harvesting some...
by cathy | Oct 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
October 2023 My favorite month, October. Fall has finally arrived, punctuated with a few warm days, but a definite improvement. Great gardening weather. Last month I covered many of the vegetables that can be planted now. This month I will focus on highlighting...
by cathy | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
September 2023 Goodbye summer (and good riddance!) Hello Fall (you are coming aren’t you?) September is typically the transition month from high temperatures and dry weather to more reasonable temperatures and the return of much needed rainfall. The home landscape and...
by cathy | Aug 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Welcome back to the sometimes monthly blog. Always so much to do here at the nursery but will try to do better about keeping up with it on a more regular basis. So here we are, another hot, dry month to get through. Surely the end is in sight as we head towards...
by cathy | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Happy (belated) New Year from Gabriel Valley Farms! I promised myself I was going to be punctual with writing a monthly blog but the year started off a bit rocky with the late December freeze only to be followed by the recent ice storm. We dealt with power outages,...
