by Angela Chandler | Feb 5, 2026 | Garden
The Upper Gulf Coast experiences occasional hard freezes each winter. Every few years, we have a freeze that can last a few days to a week. This crushing cold can exceed normal expectations, and we see more damage to our gardens than our normal freezes, so we need a...
by Angela Chandler | Feb 21, 2025 | Garden
Irish potatoes are not the most efficient crop we can grow in the vegetable garden. They take several months to reach maturity and have a lower rate of return than many other crops. They are not difficult to grow, but we do have to put in some effort to grow a...
by Angela Chandler | Oct 10, 2024 | Garden
By Angela Chandler – The Garden Academy Fall on the Gulf Coast is sometimes referred to as our “second Spring”. In reality, it is the beginning of our best, and longest gardening season. Rainfall is more frequent, and evaporation is reduced. Temperatures are easier...
by Angela Chandler | Sep 14, 2021 | Garden
Getting your garden through summer can be tough. All of the stresses a plant can be subjected to are magnified by the heat, drought spells and increased humidity of summer. Summer heat can come on quickly on the Gulf Coast. It can seem as though we move from late...
by Angela Chandler | Jul 22, 2020 | Garden
We are blessed with mild winters and a year-round growing season. But summer is a garden’s, and a gardener’s, worst enemy. The combination of heat and humidity is hard on our plants. Even resilient natives can look a little weary before it’s all over. But there are...
