THE TEXAS ROOTS BLOG

Field Notes

A fresh note from the garden every day — what's growing, what's working, what the land is teaching. Texas growing, homesteading, and honest self-reliance, straight from El Campo.

July 28, 2026 · Field Notes

Boost Your Texas Soil

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July 28, 2026 · Field Notes

What I'd Plant This Week on the Gulf Coast (Late July)

Late July feels like the garden's dead season, but it's secretly the most important planting week of the year — fall starts NOW. Here's my actual list.

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July 27, 2026 · Field Notes

The First Five Plants I'd Put on Any Texas Homestead

If I had bare land and one season to start feeding my family from it, these are the five perennials I'd plant first — and exactly why each one earns its spot.

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July 26, 2026 · Field Notes

Reading a Piece of Land Before You Buy It

The land tells you what it is before the listing does — in its weeds, its trees, its low spots, and its fence lines. Here's how I walk a property before money changes hands.

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