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    The Farmer Diaries

    North Texas farmer grapples with aftermath of November freeze

    Marshall Hinsley
    Nov 17, 2013 | 6:00 am

    As forecast, North Texas experienced its first hard freeze on November 12. And despite my good intentions, it put an end to my summer crops.

     

    I had my own forecast: Even if I'd applied covering, I feared that nothing short of heaters would have kept my warm-season plants alive. The cost to protect so many plants for just a few more weeks of produce didn't seem worth it. At the last minute, I chose not to protect my garden.

     

    The tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, okra, cucumbers, cotton, beans, peppers and basil — which only the day before were still flowering, fruity and green — are now black, wilted and dead.

     

    Time for the cleanup. I don't waste a minute. I move dead plants to the compost bin right away so that their tissue can begin to break down immediately. They're full of organic matter and minerals. Getting them in the bin ensures that by spring, I'll have a pile of dark brown compost that beats anything sold in stores.

     
     

      I try to recover egg cases and sacks left behind by praying mantises and spiders. They've done such an effective job in helping combat pests that I want to make sure their young ones come back next year.

     
     

     Saving my friends
    First, before I start the tear-down, I try to recover egg cases and sacks left behind by praying mantises and spiders. They've done such an effective job in helping combat pests that I want to make sure their young ones come back next year.

     

    Over the years, I've formed a sort of memory map of where I've seen beneficial insects and spiders. They seem to pick a good spot in the garden and stick to it, just like people do in neighborhoods. In one spot is the garden spider who lived on the trellis behind the Nichol's Estate tomatoes; in another, the praying mantis who always scouted for bugs on the zinnias, and so on.

     

    Spider egg sacks are the easiest to find. These balls of tightly spun web — as small as a pea or large as a golf ball depending on the species — are usually hung near the web, almost always under protective plant growth or the eave of a house.

     

    Praying mantis egg cases are more elusive and difficult to describe. The praying mantis in my bed of zinnias chose the underside of a large, purple flower to place her eggs in what looks like a growth with scales, about an inch long and as big around as a pencil.

     

    Once I locate their eggs, I put them in a paper bag that I leave unsealed, in case the eggs hatch before I expect them to. If they do hatch early, the little ones can still go where they need to. For this reason, I keep them outdoors — I prefer not to have a living room full of huge black and yellow spiders.

     

    Once I plant new crops next year, I place the egg casings and sacks among them. They'll hatch when the time is right.

     

     Tidying up
    After sparing the next beneficial insect generation, I pull up or tear down the dead plants. If the roots are set firmly in the ground, as with tomatoes, I'll sever the trunk from the roots with pruning sheers, right at ground level. This allows me to remove the bushy growth more easily, and the roots will quickly rot in the soil.

     

    As I place plant matter in my compost bin, I create layers of plant tissue and ripe compost from a mature pile. To do this, I alternate a foot-high layer of plant matter with about four inches of brown compost.

     
     

      I move dead plants to the compost bin right away so that their tissue can begin to break down immediately. They're full of organic matter and minerals.

     
     

    Layering new and old plant matter this way hastens the breakdown of the new material so that it's ready to use in the garden in about three months. Without such layering, plants can take a year or more to break down into compost.

     

    To feed birds through the winter, sunflowers, sorghum and any other seed crop can stay where they are. Seed-eating birds such as mourning doves eat huge quantities of seeds. Attracting them to the garden is a sure way to get weed seeds out from the raised beds before they can germinate. What's more, doves do not scratch the ground for seeds, so crop seeds that I plant are safely out of reach.

     

    In some of my raised beds, and especially in the open field where traditional row crops will be planted, I'll plant a temporary cover crop of hairy vetch. Hairy vetch grows well in colder temperatures and competes with winter weed, thus reducing their numbers.

     

    As a legume, it harbors a bacteria that takes nitrogen from the atmosphere and fixes it to the root zone where it will be available to nourish next spring's crops — hence the term "nitrogen-fixing crop" that's often used to describe some cover crops.

     

    Although much of my garden has been killed, gardening is not over for the year. Still alive and healthier than ever are kale, collard greens, carrots, rutabagas, turnips, Swiss chard and cilantro. Half of my raised beds are full of these cool-season plants — robust, lush and green.

     

    Because of them, I'll continue to have an alternative to the grocery store produce aisle, yards away from where I live.

     

    Having the summer plants out of the way is kind of a relief. They no longer require my daily care, giving me time to repair raised beds, install a more durable irrigation system and finally get around to experimenting with hydroponics, something that promises a year-round harvest no matter what the weather brings our way.

    Marigolds still hanging on after a freeze in a Texas garden.

      
    Photo by Marshall Hinsley
    Marigolds still hanging on after a freeze in a Texas garden.
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    BBQ News

    Dallas sauce guy opens Hump's BBQ restaurant in Arlington

    Raven Jordan
    Jul 3, 2025 | 5:44 pm
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    A Dallas sauce purveyor has opened a BBQ restaurant in Arlington: Called Hump’s BBQ, it’s at 2503 W. Pioneer Pkwy. in Pantego in a space that was previously home to Jambo's Barbecue Shack where it opened in early June.

    Hump’s is from restaurateur and pitmaster Antionne Ivory, a former real estate and mortgage professional who began his barbecue journey in 2017, when he started making and selling his own BBQ sauces. He opened a vendor booth at the Dallas Farmers Market in 2019.

    Ivory took the next step in 2022, when he opened the first Hump's BBQ, a takeout and drive-thru in Oak Cliff at 4367 S. Hampton Rd. It closed in April after a fire, though Ivory says they're working to rebuild it.

    "I grew up cooking and watched my grandfather cook, who was a World War II military vet," Ivory says. "I named the sauce and restaurant after him."

    The menu includes brisket, pulled pork, beef and lamb sausage, smoked turkey legs, and pork rib tips, sold by the half pound or pound, $11 to $30, or as a sandwich for $11-$13. They also serve whole chicken wings for $3.50 each. Meats can be paired with Ivory's sauces, which include original, spicy, and honey sweet.

    There's also a whole Southern side to the menu, with fried catfish baskets, turkey legs stuffed with toppings such as mac & cheese or greens & rice, plus baked potatoes you can order with one meat for $18. On Wednesdays, they do a special: their signature chopped beef sandwich with a side and drink for $13.50.

    Desserts includes peach cobbler bread pudding and banana pudding. They also serve alcohol, namely margaritas, but will be adding beer.

    Ivory describes his barbecuing as Texas style, but says there's also some Cajun influences woven into dishes like the fredo sauce (an alfredo sauce with Cajun spices) on stuffed turkey legs.

    The space had a perfect BBQ house feel to it, with a built-in smoker. The interior is small and homey, with a walk-up counter and wood everywhere, from the walls to the ceiling to the tables and floors. There's one TV on the wall for watching games.

    "My previous place didn't have seats, but I needed seats," he says. "It's a family business and we want to create a nice family vibe and have fun doing it."

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