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Lavender Bonsai. Before and After. Initial pruning and styling. Couple years till it’s ready for sale or show.

Since our weather dropped from mid-30’s to the low 20’s in one hour and then bottoming out at 10° for many hours and would be under 24° for over 48 hours we knew we would have a high likelihood of loosing all the tips and branches on our fig trees. We have experienced this the last two cold winters, despite the trees growing almost 8’ tall and still getting a decent crop. We took advantage of this hard freeze and did some pruning and then propagated out some fig cuttings to develop out over the next 1-3 years.

Prepping for the cold front coming in. Potted plants are all moved to the greenhouse and more firewood has been brought in to make sure it stays above freezing!

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, aka Sunchokes FOR SALE! $10 per pound! Text 940-343-5081 or shoot us a PM on here for address and appointment time. We are located near Ryan High School in Denton, TX.

These are edible tubers eaten the same way as potatoes with a slightly more nutty flavor. The plants are related to sunflowers with similar growth habits. These plants get 6’-9’ tall with dozens of beautiful late season sunflowers. Grow through the year and harvest anytime on the fall and winter to feed your family delicious food!

TUESDAY EVENING:
Would you like to learn from a professional how to easily grow soil & compost? Small scale or large scale, you can do your part by recycling what would otherwise be waste into nutrients for your gardens, all while helping the environment.

Class officially starts at 7p. Come at 6:30p to meet & greet, get cozy, and shop for discounts at the Denton Plant Factory!

Tuesday, November 15th, 6:30p-8p

Register for FREE for our in-person class in Denton, TX!
https://www.blueskyagriscaping.com/events.html

Dinner.. at least 50% came straight out of the yard! Yes, you can grow all these foods in Denton 😊 - jalapeños, Jerusalem artichokes, egg plant, and kale. From the store: barley, chickpeas, avocado. We are pleased with the outcome!

Please let us know if you would like to buy our chicken eggs, and also if you would like to be a weekly buyer. $4 per dozen helps support a local farm! Please spread the word, thanks!

Our chickens are laying eggs like crazy right now. Please let us know if you’d like to buy any, they are $4 per dozen. Thanks!

Happy New Year! So yesterday’s low was 64, tonight is 19. So we have been getting our greenhouse ready and tonight will be the first regulated fire of the season to keep everything warm & alive inside.

If you are considering adding a greenhouse to your property we’re building a great case study for a multi-purpose use of having one. We have found our greenhouse to have huge practical use for us on growing food but also as another ‘outdoor living space’ for our family and friends. Ours is a raised 20’x40’ hoopehouse. You can see a rough inventory below of all the growing we have going on inside for plants currently. In addition we also have used this space many times for hosting gatherings and parties and other events. It has a double barrel wood stove to keep it human comfy if needed or above freezing temps to push through the cold nights. We can seat 12-16 people and much more for a standing party. As a result we can say they are far worth the investment.

And if your local we’d love to get you built one on your property! Reach out to Blue Sky Agriscaping to design & build your own outdoor living space regardless of size. They are pretty awesome.

Current Rough Inventory & Use
800+ Cuttings of fruit trees and fruit bushes
140+ Seedlings
12 Peppers potted that we dug up a few weeks ago
7 Citrus Trees
40+ Cactus plants & succulents
45 Fruit Bushes left over from a last years cuttings
4 Banana Plants
And a bunch more.

We also have a small 30gal Aquaponics system that is running a flood & drain table for our seedlings.

Growing/making your own food doesn’t mean all your meals are variations of salad. Take this example below; homemade instant pot yogurt, garden butternut squash, free range chicken eggs from our compost makers, and homemade kombucha in a Grolsch beer bottle (because they are indestructible)! You too can make and grow more of your own food!