Gemsbok Cucumber Fruit: Gemsbok African Melon Info And Growing

By Amy Grant When you think of the family Cucurbitaceae, fruit such as squash, pumpkin and, of course, cucumber comes to mind. All of these are perennial staples of the dinner table for most Americans, but with 975 species that fall under Cucurbitaceae’s umbrella, there are bound to be many most of us have never even heard of. Desert gemsbok cucumber fruit is likely one that is unfamiliar. So what are gemsbok cucumbers and what other gemsbock African melon info can we dig up? What are Gemsbok Cucumbers? Gemsbok cucumber fruit (Acanthosicyos naudinianus) is borne off an herbaceous perennial with long annual stems. It has a large tuberous rootstock. Like squash and cucumbers, the stems of desert gemsbok cucumbers jumble out from the plant, grasping at surrounding vegetation with tendrils for support. The plant produces both male and female flowers and a resulting fruit that looks artificial, like a plastic,

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Landscaping Updates and The Wall

My front yard landscaping is looking SO great after being in just a little over a year. It was last June when my friends from Southern Living Plant collection and Carmen Johnston came in and transformed my front yard. I documented that whole process so you can see what all was done. It's so nice to have an irrigation system so that I don't have to worry about those plants making it. And with all the rain we've gotten this summer, they are doing well. I've only lost a couple of them over the months and the rest of them are growing and spreading out like crazy.

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Trimming Chinese Evergreens – Tips On Chinese Evergreen Pruning

By Teo Spengler Chinese evergreen plants (Aglaonemas spp.) are leafy plants popular in homes and offices. They thrive in low light and a mild, protected environment. They are compact plants and grow big leaves that are a mix of green and cream color. Pruning Chinese evergreen plant foliage is hardly ever required. However, there are times that trimming Chinese evergreens is appropriate. Keep reading for more information on when and how to cut back a Chinese evergreen. Chinese Evergreen Pruning Many houseplants require regular or even constant pruning and pinching to keep them looking good. One of the advantages of Chinese evergreen is that they are very low maintenance. As long as you keep these plants in low light areas with temperatures of 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit (18-23 C.), they will likely thrive. Because of the dense leafing of the plant, trimming Chinese evergreens is not a must. In

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‘understanding roots,’ with robert kourik

ROOTS. They’re the engine of the plant, but remain mostly unseen—unless something’s being added to the garden or dug up, [read more…]

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Thinning Out Apples: Learn How And When To Thin Apple Trees

By Amy Grant Many apple trees thin themselves naturally to some extent so it should be no great surprise to see some aborted fruit. Often, however, the tree still holds onto a surplus of fruit which results in small, sometimes misshapen, apples. To get the largest, healthiest fruit from an apple tree, you occasionally need to give Mother Nature a hand and thin apple trees. Read on to find out how to thin apple fruit. Reasons to Thin Apple Trees Apple crops vary from year to year. In years of plenty, thinning out apples allows the remaining apples to grow larger and healthier. Apple tree thinning removes some of the small apples from the cluster, enabling the tree to expend its energy on the fewer remaining apples. Thinning also gives you an opportunity to inspect the tree to see if there are any diseased or broken limbs or any early

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Hurricane Survival Guide

Written by Pat Henry on The Prepper Journal.

Hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean runs from June 1st to November 30th with a sharp peak in activity from late August through September. It was precisely this time period that Hurricane Katrina descended upon the gulf causing at least 1,245 deaths and over 108 billion dollars of damage. The resulting chaos and horror shocked […]

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Feature Friday: Hunt and Host

Say hello to Kim with Hunt and Host from Texas. She's a brand new, less than a year old blogger and I just love what I see of her and her house. She's a Christian too I love what I read of how she expresses her heart and how it relates to home. She's a hunter and gatherer (just like so many of us) and loves fixing up a pretty home on a budget.

She and her hubby (and 3 kiddos) bought a 1950's fixer upper that had been on the market for over a year. The way she describes it, they should have never even thought about buying it, but they saw a good deal and decided it was worth it to renovate and renovate they did.

I love it and I know you will too.

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