Tejas Prairie

10/15/2026

The last gas station before Mexico is running low.

USDA researchers checked more than 8,000 rangeland sites for the flowers monarchs actually want. Only 6 to 7 percent of plant species made the cut.

And where were those plants scarcest?

Right at the U.S.-Mexico border. The last stretch of the trip.

That’s South Texas. That’s us.

Monarchs move down the coast from mid-October into mid-November. If your yard quit blooming in September, they’re flying right past you.

So fix it.

If it’s blooming in the wild now... plant it now!

Every fall native they need is on one list, by flyway, with bloom times and where to buy.

Full plant list in the comments. 👇

10/14/2026

I love Texas Sage so much… so I planted 10 more 🙌

I've been building a living fence line between my yard and my neighbor's. The sage runs along the back, and in front of it is my mini prairie: somewhere between 30 and 50 species of native perennials. I lost count. It's still a work in progress, and when the first cold front hits, 100+ more natives are going in the ground.

I guess you'd call this chaos gardening.
I drop a bulk load of native plants in one area all at once and tell them, "Figure it out!"
And they mostly do.
There's a little design to it, but mostly it's just wild.

A lot of the native perennials reseed themselves, so there are more of them this year than last, and there'll be more again next year.

That's regeneration in action, and it's why I'll always push bulk plantings.

Planting native plants one or two at a time doesn't do much for conservation.
The real impact starts at 20 or 30 😬😬

And this is why my yard becomes a flyover magnet.

It’s really my paradise🦋😍

Want your own bulk garden?
See link in comments!

10/13/2026

Plant help, right on your phone. $2.99 a month.

That’s less than one 4-inch plant, and it keeps you from buying the wrong ones.

Here’s what Tejas Prairie Subscribers get all year:

🌱 Ask me anything. Mystery seedling in the yard? Snap a photo and post it. Not sure what survives your clay, your salt spray or your afternoon sun? Ask. I’ve grown natives in South Texas for 12 years, and I answer subscribers directly.

🌱 The full plant list, every sale. Spring and fall, subscribers see everything I’m growing, not just the 20-packs: trees, bulk flats and the plants that never make the public list.

🌱 What to plant, and when. Seasonal availability and planting timing built for South Texas, not a national list made for somewhere else.

🌱 Private farm shopping. Plants straight from Tejas Prairie's grower network, for subscribers only.

The fall sale is up first. The subscriber shop opens October 30 and runs through November 1, with pickup November 7 in Robstown. Subscribe before then and you’re in.

Hit Subscribe on the Tejas Prairie page.
Link in the first comment 🙌

10/12/2026

360 native plants going back into Texas soil.

This sale is growing bigger than I imagined, so we’re bringing in reinforcements. 💪

Here’s how it works:
• Pre-order your flat now
• Saturday, November 7, pull through our drive-thru pickup in Robstown, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Your pickup window will be sent by text or email before pickup day
• Local ag students load your flat for you
• Drive off with your plants plus a design and care guide

What you get:
• 20 Texas native perennials from small Texas growers
• Matched to your ecoregion by ZIP
• One flat for $85

Your mini conservation starter pack, ready to plant. 🌱

Pre-orders close Friday, October 30.
Order link in the first comment 👇

10/12/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day from Tejas Prairie!

My kids are of this land.
Their roots run deep in Texas, and every year we dig up a little more of that story.
A name, a place, a piece of who came before them.

And me?
I’m the colonizer side of the family tree, and they never let me forget it.

Exhibit A: chile pequín.

The tiny native red pepper that grows wild in the brush here, eaten by birds and people on this land long before anyone drew a border.

My kids crush handfuls into salsa and eat it like it’s nothing. I take one bite and I’m sweating, crying, and reaching for milk.

Their verdict?
“Colonizer taste buds, Mom.”

They’re not wrong.

My children were born from me, but their ancestry is older than America itself. They come from the original peoples of this land.

That’s the heart of Tejas Prairie.
I can’t hand my kids everything about where their bloodline began, but I can put them on the ground their ancestors knew.
Teach them the plants, the seasons, the creatures, and the stories this land still holds.

Help them know it, protect it, and carry it forward.

Today we honor the first peoples of this land, and the roots my kids are still uncovering.

10/12/2026

What a great opportunity🙌

Oct 08 - Cibolo Center for Conservation hiring Director of Land Conservation in Boerne, Texas on Conservation Job Board. Discover the latest conservation jobs and internships

10/11/2026

Follow for all the native plant chisme🗣️
whether you care or not I’m gonna tell you…🌵

10/10/2026

My son planted 8 more Texas Sage for me this week, and every one of them is blooming. 💜

Cenizo blooms on humidity instead of a calendar. When moisture rolls in, they light up purple overnight, which is why it’s also called the barometer bush.

Speaking of reading the forecast…

Texas has an invasive species problem, and it isn't the one you think. 👀

Current Governor Abbott opened the gate with tax breaks for billionaires, and now oligarchs are moving in like fire ants. They take over, sting anyone who gets close, and drain everything around them.

Ask the water table how that's working out. 💧
You don't fix an invasive species by feeding it.

Early voting starts October 19th.
Vote Rep. Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor🗳️💙

If you don't, I hope you get poison ivy and a flat tire at every state park and national park you visit in Texas because WTF.

Karma's in the forecast for you. 😌

10/10/2026

Joke's on you, Doc. I'm a disabled vet with a mental health problem. The garden IS my treatment plan🤭😆

10/10/2026

The best part of head-to-toe mosquito gear isn't the bites I'm not getting.

It's knowing I'm 100% embarrassing my kids. Weird garden moms for the win. 🦟🤭