What's New With Mrs DGS

Hello! Thank you for visiting my website to learn what is new on the farm and in our business, David's Garden Seeds®.

Dec 08, 2024

Farm Shut Downs

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Farm shut downs happen more often now than they did when I was a child.

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Dec 06, 2024

Grow A Winter Garden In Texas

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You can grow a winter garden in Texas or in any warm climate. We have lots of cold hardy seeds that will stand up to mild coolness.

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Dec 03, 2024

Repel Flies Naturally

The flies are thick this winter in Texas. Let's learn how to repel flies naturally without chemicals.

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Dec 03, 2024

Our Sixth Year

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This week marks the beginning of our sixth year here on the farm. Our fifth year saw less online business and less foot traffic. We added another four acres.

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Dec 01, 2024

Indoor Farming

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What is indoor farming? Why would one do that? This week, we will take a deep dive into the world of farming indoors and learn some things.

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Nov 24, 2024

Square Foot Gardening

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Square foot gardening means dividing your garden area into square foot blocks of space for planting.

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Nov 18, 2024

Grow Milkweed From Seed

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If you like lots of butterflies, you should grow milkweed from seed to attract plenty of them.

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Nov 12, 2024

Prepper Garden Seeds

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You never know when things will go South or when SHTF. Have a good stock of prepper garden seeds in your supplies to be prepared for anything.

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Nov 03, 2024

Gardening For Wellness

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Gardening for wellness is beneficial for a person's well being. Let's take a look and see what we can learn about it this week.

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Oct 27, 2024

Pollinator Garden

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You need a pollinator garden if you want to attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and other helpful gardening insects.

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Oct 20, 2024

Texas Bluebonnets

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Did you know there are seven shades of Texas bluebonnets? It's true. Most folks tell me that they are supposed to be blue only but there are seven.

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Oct 16, 2024

Winter Garden In Texas

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You can have a winter garden in Texas. Usually, we have a mild enough winter compared to up North so you can grow a lot of vegetables.

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Oct 13, 2024

Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

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Hydrogenated vegetable oil is in a lot of our prepared foods in the United States. It has been linked with poor health like inflammation, heart problems, and di

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Oct 07, 2024

Vinegar Hacks

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Did you know there are many vinegar hacks to make your life easier? Let's take a look at some of them this week.

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Sep 30, 2024

Fall Planting In South Texas

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It is time for fall planting in South Texas. Yes, you will get your best garden in Texas in the fall. You should be planting the first and second weeks of

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Sep 22, 2024

Agritourism

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Have you heard the term Agritourism? What on earth is that? This week, we will take a look at what the term means and how we are implementing it on our farm.

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Sep 15, 2024

Artificial Flavors in Our Food

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There are lots of chemicals in the form of artificial flavors in our foods. Yes, most packaged foods need flavoring in order to taste good.

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Sep 10, 2024

Artificial Sweeteners In Our Food

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There are many artificial sweeteners in our food here in the United States of America.

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Sep 08, 2024

Gross Things In Our Food

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There are some really gross things in our food that are allowed by the government. You need to know what you are putting in your body when you buy groceries.

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Aug 25, 2024

Artificial Colors in our food

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artificial colors in our food

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Aug 18, 2024

Sawdust In Our Food

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I recently watched a YouTube video and heard "sawdust in our food." I was like, what on earth? So I watched and then I did some research. Sawdust or cellulose

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Aug 12, 2024

Acheta Powder AKA Acheta Protein AKA Crickets

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Have you noticed a food ingredient called acheta powder or acheta protein in some of your favorite packaged foods from the grocery store? Take a look at the

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Jul 29, 2024

Determinate Seeds

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What are determinate seeds? They are seeds that grow into plants producing a certain amount of fruit and then they stop.

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Jul 21, 2024

Aster Family

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The Aster Family of plants consists of asters, daisies, sunflowers, marigolds, and several familiar herbs along with more than over 26,000 species of plants.

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Jul 14, 2024

The Amaranth Family

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The Amaranth family of plants includes some of your favorite vegetables. Let's learn more about it this week.

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Jul 08, 2024

Blossom End Rot

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Blossom End Rot is one of the biggest problems that backyard gardeners face each summer. Let's talk about it this week and learn what we can do about it.

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Jun 30, 2024

Root Vegetables

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No garden is complete without root vegetables, both in spring and in autumn. Who doesn't love tasty carrots, onions, beets, and so much more?

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Jun 23, 2024

Bolting Plants

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Do you have bolting plants? Do you even know what bolting means? This week, we will take a look at bolting, what it means, and when and why it happens.

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Jun 17, 2024

Deadhead Your Garden

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What on earth does it mean to deadhead your garden? It sounds really strange if you have never heard the term before.

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Jun 10, 2024

Sun Exposure

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Sun exposure or the amount of light that a plant needs depends on the plant and where you live. If you are in Texas, the sun is strong and can burn plants up.

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Jun 03, 2024

Morning Glory Family

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The morning glory family consists of more than just morning glory flowers.

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May 27, 2024

Malvaceae Family

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This week, we will talk about the Malvaceae Family of plants. What on earth could that be? Let's see...

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May 19, 2024

The Onion Family

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The onion family in the world of gardening is also known as the Allium family. All of the family members are known for their aromatic scent.

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May 13, 2024

Heirloom Garden Seeds

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When in doubt, always use heirloom garden seeds to plant in your backyard. David's Garden Seeds has over 1,000 heirloom varieties.

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May 08, 2024

Heirloom Tomatoes

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Everyone wants heirloom tomatoes. Why? Let's take a look at them this week.

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May 08, 2024

Tomato Problems

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There are many tomato problems that can occur when you grow tomatoes in your garden. Hopefully, this article will make you aware of some of them.

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Apr 21, 2024

Carrot Family

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This week, we will talk about all of the plants in the carrot family. This family is not just multiple colors of carrots! Let's take a look!

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Apr 15, 2024

Mint Family

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Let's talk about the mint family this week. The mint family is more than a bit of spearmint here and some peppermint there.

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Apr 12, 2024

Purple Tomato

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There has been a lot of talk in the gardening world lately about purple tomatoes. This week, we will unpack the first GMO seeds for the backyard gardener.

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Apr 07, 2024

Trap Crop

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Have you heard of the term Trap Crop? This week, we will discuss what they are and why you want to plant them.

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Apr 03, 2024

Eggs Benefits

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There are many eggs benefits. Yes, those farm fresh eggs are nutritious and are better for you than the eggs in the grocery store.

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Apr 01, 2024

Thinning Plants

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Do you know about thinning plants? Do you know why we thin plants? I talk to a lot of new gardeners who have no idea about this important gardening process.

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Mar 24, 2024

Insect Butter

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This morning, as I waited for my coffee, I found a nice little news blurb about insect butter. Butter made out of insects and they expect us to eat that?

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Mar 18, 2024

Harden Off

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If you are transplanting garden plants, you will need to harden off the plants before you put them in your garden. What does that mean? Let's find out!

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Mar 12, 2024

Intensive Planting

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So what is intensive planting? Why would you want to do this in your home garden? This week we will talk about it and learn together.

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Mar 11, 2024

Bioengineered Food AKA GMO

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Bioengineered food also known as GMO or genetically modified organisms is now the latest term found on packages of food in the USA.

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Mar 10, 2024

Winterize Your Texas Garden

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Before you winterize your Texas garden, most of the gardeners in America have winterized theirs in September or October. We are still growing fall gardens.

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Feb 25, 2024

Direct Sow Your Garden

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Right now, it is too early to direct sow most seeds in your garden. You must wait for the final frost in your area for most seeds. The soil is not warm enough.

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