Southern Post Journal – A Sustainable Garden Blog in Houston Texas by Jacqueline D’Elia

VIDEO: Brewing Moo Poo Compost Tea

July 18, 2011

I love brewing and using Authentic Haven Brand Moo Poo tea. It is so easy to make and it does wonders for your garden. This video shows you how simple it is. No fancy equipment, no aeration pumps, just a bucket of water and a manure tea bag.

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Macro Monday: Butterfly and the Mexican Torch Flower

July 11, 2011

Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) is now blooming and attracting butterflies. I planted these from seed. You can find them at Botanical Interests and Olivebarn.com. The plants are about 4-5 feet tall now (planted the seeds in March). Beautiful orange flowers, loves full sun and the heat too. Very easy to grow from seed. I noticed [...]

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My Photography and Native Plant Selections in Print

July 5, 2011

What a delightful surprise to see my photographs and comments in this Summer Gardening article in the July 2011 issue of Houston House and Home. Check out page 48-50. Click on the image to view a PDF version.

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P. Allen Smith’s Container Garden Contest

June 22, 2011

There is still time to enter the contest! Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2011 (Extented to) July 30, 2011. To enter, visit the P. Allen Smith’s Platinum collection page. Choose your favorite Proven Winner’s plants and put together a container. It’s free to register on the site, then snap a picture and submit it. [...]

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How to Can Fresh Picked Garden Tomatoes

June 16, 2011

Canning tomatoes? The very thought of canning anything causes me a little (ok more than a little) discomfort. Why you ask? I worry about eating something contaminated. What if I make a mistake and the food goes bad? Would I be able to tell? I once heard about a whole family that died from eating canned [...]

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Vegetable Garden Update: Spring 2011

June 7, 2011

Spring 2011 - Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

The vegetable garden is struggling this year. We are dealing with an unprecedented drought this spring and now temperatures have hit 105 for the past two days. Fortunately my tomatoes set fruit months earlier and are now ripening. I’ve opted to pick these as soon they blush to get them out of the heat and [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Blue Jay’s Got the Blues

June 1, 2011

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Macro Monday: The Art of the Waterlily

May 30, 2011

Tropical waterlies are in full bloom now in my stock tank water garden. Nymphaea ‘Lindsey Woods’ is smiling up at the Texas sun and basking in the heat. What a work of art this flower is. The colors are so vivid, it appears as if the petals were dipped in wet paint. One of the most [...]

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Mama Sparrow Tends Her Nest with Gusto

May 29, 2011

Mama sparrow must be exhausted. She’s been feeding her two little ones every 10-15 mintues in this 95 degree heat. She’s good at her job! She finds foods and returns on time. I’ve also observed her chasing away other sparrows who even come near her hotel. It’s an abandoned purple martin birdhouse with plenty of [...]

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