Courtesy of Paige H., Patchwork Farms, Austin, TX We’re doubling some of our vegetable sales with flower bunches when available. Sunchokes produce a wonderful long-lasting cut daisy, so the plant produces two sources of revenue. The flowers and the roots. Chives and leeks are similar. People love to use the...
Courtesy of Paige H., Patchwork Farms, Austin, TX I just loaned my standard Christmas lights (read “not LED, so warmer”) to my neighbor who is concerned about her citrus. She’s borrowed my quilt batting and has strung the lights inside the tree wrapped with the batting. Sure beats burning tires.
Courtesy of Michael B, Austin, TX You can fit about 1 tomato tripod per 6 sq. ft. or so. The tripod is held together at the top by twine. I allow my first sucker to develop as the second leader and then trim every sucker from then on out. I usually use...
Courtesy of Paige H., Patchwork Farms, Austin, TX: When researching local regulations regarding restaurant sales, make sure you ask agencies at both the city and state levels. If you get conflicting answers, don’t be surprised. Your next stop should then be some restaurant managers . They’re the ones who have...
