This request has strong "Have you seen my stapler?" vibes.
protist
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In Texas, we play a delicate game between last frost date and sear-your-eyebrows-off heat. Growing here from June-August can be difficult without the proper balance of shade and sun and consistent irrigation. We have a ton of natives that love this weather, but not many are good to eat. All this to say, I'm jealous of people who can have a simple veggie garden all summer!
While I've largely given up on the invasive species fight, I still think it's important to not plant virulently invasive plants. Jerusalem artichoke is one of those plants that'll take over your whole garden and beyond, and you probably shouldn't plant it in-ground in an area where it's invasive. Even native plants can sometimes be the wrong thing to plant if they're not in the right place. I'm dealive with some willow-leaf aster that's native to my area that I just can't eliminate from a raised bed. I thought it'd look pretty in there, but turns out it sends up shoots everywhere and the tiniest bit of root creates a new plant
All that said, I've been planting things native to hotter and dryer areas to the south and west of where I live. I also look around at invasive species and realize the fight is hopeless. Chinabarry, ligustrum, and paper mulberry are everywhere, crowding out our native oaks. I did a volunteer project where we cleared ligustrum from a creek bed, and two years later it's all back, new growth from seed. The manpower required to stop it is not realistic for most places.
Federal money is money paid by the states and the people though? Texas is one of those rare red states that actually pays more into the federal system than it receives.
Either way, this article is about sending disaster coordination responsibilities back to the states from the federal level, and that's what I'm talking about. Texas can reasonably handle itself (as could e.g. California, New York, or Washington) whereas there are other states who are probably really going to struggle, like Louisiana, Mississippi, or West Virginia.
I've had onion starts in the ground about two weeks, growing yellow and Texas sweets this year. About to transplant cantaloupe, watermelon, and eggplants outside!
Edit cause all y'all are talking about perennials, my Fuyu persimmon is leafing out and my Mexican plum is covered in white flowers and buzzing with native insects!
Really interested to see what happens to the markets after Trump fucks with the Federal Reserve
Are you talking about the Harvey response? I'm genuinely not sure. I'm from Louisiana, btw, solidly Cajun here. I lived in Houston over a decade after that. In no way trying to disrespect anyone
You've seen some videos of free range chickens that don't have avian flu and think that constitutes evidence that avian flu isn't a problem for free range chickens...?
Pretty much everywhere that rarely gets snow shuts down when it snows. A lot safer to shut down for a couple days than to expect everyone who has no experience driving in winter weather go about their days
Fully functional? Lol
We certainly appreciate the help! But "dependent" might not be an accurate description
The egg prices where I'm at in the US aren't even that bad. I was just at the store and saw a dozen of the fanciest extra-large pasture-raised, organic-fed eggs were $7.99, and the cheap eggs were $4.35. Is it worse other places?