I seen frost on old whitey's cover this morning as I took it off looked at the garden didn't see any maybe the cold air got under the boat cover just happy I didn't lose my garden. I hope we are done with cold weather now.

I didn't lose anything so I went ahead and planted all the sweet peppers / eggplant / Roma tomatoes and more squash yesterday .

I built beds for the greens , peppers and maters using black plastic bordered with old firewood sticks . I have some 10+ year old pressure-treated timbers but I don't know if they still contain arsenic compounds . Better safe than dead.

Put a thick layer of hardwood mulch around all the chilis today but I'm gonna wait a week on the maters. The black plastic really works well at keeping the soil warm and I want to see how the weather's gonna do.

Melons / 'lopes / pumpkins / black-eyes are up .

Cut the bok-choy ( Chinese Cabbage) . They don't head up so it's like a large leathery lettuce. Anybody have any cooking suggestions ( other than stir-fry ) ? They're not that good raw. The turnip greens , on the other hand , are excellent this year .

Kimchi?
I was stationed in Korea for 4 years so I enjoy it. You can find spice packets at Asian food stores.

I tend to treat it kinda like cabbage. I know you said no stir fry but fry up a slice of minced bacon and some onion in a pan until the bacon is crispy and the onions are good and carmelized. Add some of that bok choy and stir fry just til wilted.

Soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds are all good in it too. Just don't boil it. And don't overcook it. This is a leafy green that prefers stir frying as its method of cooking.

Isn't that fermented kinda like sauerkraut ? No probs with fermentation , mind you . Not gonna eat those eggs with feathered chicks in them , though.

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I tend to treat it kinda like cabbage. I know you said no stir fry but fry up a slice of minced bacon and some onion in a pan until the bacon is crispy and the onions are good and carmelized. Add some of that bok choy and stir fry just til wilted.

Oh , no. No problem with stir-fry . I inherited my Mom's cholesterol levels so I can fry a pound of bacon in a gallon of lard with no ill effects.

Soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds are all good in it too. Just don't boil it. And don't overcook it. This is a leafy green that prefers stir frying as its method of cooking.

I tend to avoid the salt in Soy sauce though. Gotta watch the BP . I'm not on meds but the rest of the family ( over 40 ) is. I really like grilling slices of "head" cabbage with olive oil and a little lemon pepper . Maybe I could try wrapping the bok-choy in foil ?

Yes but with red pepper in it.
This is the normal common cabbage style


Technically kimchi is the style of preparing the food. All of these are "Kimchi" but the pic above is what most people think of.


Cucumber Kimchi is the bomb.

Well I planted 4 rows of corn, 2 rows of black eyed peas, 2 rows of green beans, water melon, cantaloup and cucumber. I hope to high heaven we are done with freakin freezes and frost. I will not plant again this year.

Here's one of my buddies who is on the same post every day the sun is out.

Anyone know of any plant/seed exchanges in Corpus Christi? I have looked and have found no information.

I started transplanting anoles here several years ago and I have a decent population now . I have blue-tailed skinks as well and found a gecko in the yard last fall. I think keeping the rodent ( therefore snake) population down has helped establish the lizards.
Haven't seen a "post lizard ' ( looks like a tiny brown iguana ) or a toad for years . Must be the dang fire ants.

My garden is gone. My horse knocked the fence down to get to the green grass and once the fence was down the chickens came in and ate every thing toa nub. I have 2 tomato plants and 4 pumpkin plants survive out of 6 4x4 boxes.

Sounds like it's time for a chicken fry. I am truly sorry, because I know how hard it is to keep a garden going and to have it taken out in such a horrible manner. It is not too late for somethings, but DANG! Yep, time to fry up the chickens and make some glue.

Last year I planted some onions but none produced, this year, 2 of the ones I planted last season started growing so I planted a few more and all of them seem to be doing well. How do I know when they're ready to be harvested? 2 of them have what looks like a flower begining to bloom.

This guy is great and yes, it's that simple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59RcSGJOeo