Wednesday, April 24, 2013

When is the good time to start a Tindora plant?





I have quite a few people ask me for Tindora plant. This is what I would like to share with you all.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I am happy to note your interest in Tindora. We have been growing it for over three years now and they do very well in this Texas weather. Since these plants die in winter I save a few thick stems of the vine, place some in water and some in soil and keep them indoors. Some of them survive and some don’t so I end up getting a couple of strong ones that I plant the following year.

This year I have had requests from several people like you requesting me to send them the plants. Unfortunately I don’t have any left to share this year. However, I am planning to cut and grow several plants this fall so that I will have plenty to share with passionate vegetable gardeners like you. Although I don’t plan on charging for the plant itself, I would request you to pre-pay the postage so that only sincerely passionate growers will ask for them.

I will update my blog Cooking with Sella as well as my face book page Sella’sCreations with this information. I request you to subscribe to my blog or ‘Like’ my face book page so that you can receive updates as well as contact me when it is ready during this fall for your Tindora cutting.

I am interested in knowing what plants you have been successful with so far.






Wednesday, April 17, 2013

What is blooming in April ?

Spring is my favorite time of the year. When I walk in my yard I am happy to see all my perennials popping back bigger and stronger year after year. I love perennials!

White Indian Hawthorn hedge in the front bed


Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist


Purple Iris

Knockout Rose Red



Knockout Rose Yellow

My wall of Photinia Red Tip


Verbena Red


















Saturday, April 6, 2013

How did my veggies do in year 2012?

Every year we try some new veggie. This year we tried water melon and squash.

Water melon (we got 3 melons)


Squash (they died too quick, we got about 5 squash maybe)

Our snake guard produced only 2 and that is it!


We got a huge cabbage.


Bitter guard did very well as always.

Tindora, peppers, okra, cucumbers, Bell peppers did very well as always.