Leaf Lettuce

The tiny 2 leaf plants, are the leaf lettuce just coming up, since the rain a few days ago.

Onion Slips

Bought one bunch of onion slips, which are priced very high, this year.  They are planted and I hope the animals in the area, stay out of my garden, so I don't have to replant them, after they dig them up using it for a potty..........trying to deter them from here......

Radishes

Here are new radish plants, just come up in my raised bed garden.  I'll plant some more seeds in a couple of weeks to come up for later use.

Cool Idea

What a great way to keep them off the ground............. wow!  :)

Supports

This type of support folds up when it's time for storage.  Much easier to handle that the stiff tomato cages.

Planting

Onions, potatoes, lettuce, beets and radishes, are planted as of today...........Had to spray the ground outside of it, because I noticed cats and etc. have been going to the bathroom in it.........so, I'll have to keep a good watch on it, to keep them out.........will be spraying repellent ever so often.
I have plenty of other seeds to plant but, will need to wait until frost season goes away............and so the fun begins.........can't wait to see how well it does this year.......got some extra potting soil worked in to help with the soil texture.  Last year, it was too sandy and bombed out..........lost most of my plants............we will see how it goes.
Had a good rain this week, so maybe the potatoes will take to sprouting and make good harvest.  Love fresh veggies out of a garden..........home grown is the best!

Mango Plant

About 6 months ago, I cleaned a mango, that I had recently bought at a local grocery.  I let it set for a few days, and then cut it open, cleaned the meat and peel from the seed, and placed it on the window seal, to dry.  About a week later, I noticed a place on the side of the seed that had popped open, from drying.  I removed the inside from the dry hard outer shell.
I took the inside seed, and place it in some water, which I changed daily for about 4 days.  By that time it had started to grow a small root from the sloped end.  After another week, I removed it from the water and placed in in the pot here in the picture in some potting soil.  Covering only the root portion and loosely covering part of the rest of the seed, leaving most of it exposed. 
Here, you see my plant growing and now, I will need to keep it in a warm bright area.

Freeze

It's looking to have a freeze tonight in our local areas......so, I brought many of my plants inside, to protect them.........the others are covered, or under the front porch.  I hope that's good enough to keep them from freezing! :)

Health Benefits of Beets

Beets

The roots and leaves of beets have plenty of medicinal uses which include the following:
Good for Heart Health: Beet fiber helps to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides by increasing the level of HDL cholesterol (“good” cholesterol). Having a high level of triglycerides increases the risk for heart related problems, so increased HDL is a good line of defense against that. The presence of the nutrient betaine lowers the levels of homocysteine in the body which can also be harmful to the blood vessels. Thus, consumption of beetroot helps to prevent cardiovascular diseases in multiple ways, so conditions like ahterosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes are less likely to develop. The fiber in beets also works to strip excess LDL cholesterol from the walls and help to eliminate it from the body quickly.   http://nitawatson44.EatLessFeelFull.com
 
 Prevent Certain Cancers: Studies have revealed that beets are good at preventing skin, lung, and colon cancer, since they contain the pigment betacyaninis, which counteracts cancerous cell growth. Nitrates used in meats as preservatives can stimulate the production of nitrosamine compounds in the body which can also result in cancer. Studies have now shown that beet juice inhibits the cell mutations caused by these compounds. Researchers in Hungary have also discovered that beet juice and its powdered form slows down tumor development. Adding a healthy weekly amount of beets to your diet can keep your body cancer-free for a very long time.

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Rain Has Come Again

 

Back in May of this year, we experienced the onslaught of heavy rains, for about three days, straight.  We found many people stuck on the roads in high water.  The creek and river banks were gorged and overflowing, with possible ruptures of the local dams around the lakes.  Now, we are in the middle of the same situation, with the latest weather.

 

Today, it's again raining and has been since yesterday morning, with rain amounts in the 5, 6 & 7inch range in most areas of North Texas and over most of the State.  Looks as though the rain will stay here another day or so, since Hurricane Patricia has hit Mexico and traveling up the coast in our direction.  The outer  bands of the hurricane, will continue the upper level of moisture to be present in our areas.  

We are already floating, and there has been many motorists stranded needed rescue.  

The local construction areas have been affected with flooding as well, causing delays in commuter traffic the last 24 hours.