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Get your western attire ready, it’s rodeo time! There are trail rides, sleeping under the stars, country breakfast and barbecue. Nothing like a good rodeo!
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Borago officinalis, borage, bee bush or starflower, is a Mediterranean native found in southeast Texas gardens as a warm weather annual. Seeds are planted in late winter or early spring to attract beneficial bees and wasps for summer crops. Beekeepers grow borage to boost honey production. Borage repels harmful insects such as the tomato hornworm, Manduca quinquemaculata. It removes salts from soil that is toxic to other plants. Borage is an excellent companion plant.
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We are having true Texas weather; flip flops and shorts one day, jeans and long sleeves another, then double layers and heavy coats! I prefer the second choice.
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Winner number 27 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Feb. 27. The winner of a Walther PPQ, 22 LR is Jonathan Fox of Thornton. The next drawing will take place Sunday, March 6.
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Early voting for the March 1 primary ends Friday. Initial reports indicate turnout has been low, as is traditional in midterm primary elections, with less than a fourth of registered voters going to the polls most years.
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Winner number 26 of the 2nd Annual St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, Feb. 20. The winner of a Ruger 1-22 Take Down, 22 LR is Meribeth Shimshack of Navasota. The next drawing is Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022.
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Geranium carolinianum, cranesbill or Carolina geranium, is a cool season North American native. It can be annual or biennial, taking two years to complete its lifecycle. It has pink to red erect to semi-erect stems that are 8 to 16 inches tall. Fine hairs cover the whole plant except for the flowers. The deeply dissected leaves are palmate, shaped like the palm of a hand and may be opposite or alternate. There is sometimes a deep red to brown trim along their edge. In southeast Texas, leaves are seen in early to mid-winter. Pieces of the stem and leaves mixed in soil control some organisms that are harmful to certain crops.
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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please consider doing this for yourself, for your family, for your neighbor, for your community.
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