Monthly Archives: October 2022

Real Estate

Jenni’s Fall Tomato Tips

Texas does tomatoes all wrong.

We try our best to emulate Martha Stewart: garden gloves, tilled soil, tomatoes seedlings in April. Yet by June disappointment is written all over our faces. The happy green bushes just aren’t bearing fruit! How are we to enjoy the lush BLTs and caprese salads that are popping up on our social feeds?

For one thing it helps to know that tomato flowers are wind pollinated. Have you ever noticed that the gentle breezes all but stop after Memorial Day around Dallas? Also…tomatoes must have night temperatures below 70oF to produce flowers and fruit. So our northern friends enjoy summer tomatoseason, because of their “just right” conditions. 

There’s hope for us Texans! I have been a long time proponent of what I call fall tomatoes. Yes, some of my best tomato crops have come in just before Thanksgiving. How? you ask. It takes some planning and patience, but here’s a current pic of the red beauties in my yard.

Quick steps:

  • plant tomatoes (from seed or plant) in spring as normal, remove early fruit
  • water June-Sept
  • not required, but  in July you can trim the stems by 30-50% to encourage root growth
  • fertilize (if desired) in late September
  • harvest tons of tomatoes in October and November

Some things I don’t do:

  • cage plants, you can if your space is limited, but this will not improve quality
  • look for tomato plants in summer….they are just not there
  • stop watering in summer or pull plants out, their roots are still working

If you live in Texas, and love tomatoes, give my fall tomato season a try. Let me know what you think.

Real Estate

Top 4 Buyer Rules

Jenni’s Top 4 Buyer Rules

After years of experience in the industry and many Buyer clients to date, Jenni has compiled these Top 4 Rules to set her clients up for success on the homebuying journey.

Neighborhood Maps, Real Estate

Kessler Park

Kessler Park in Dallas, TX

Welcome to Kessler Park in Dallas Texas. Although some people think Kessler Park IS Oak Cliff, we’re here to tell you what makes this area its own special place. Does the name George E. Kessler ring a bell? That’s right! Kessler Park is also named after this famed city planner and landscape architect. And did you know that Kessler Park is actually association of several neighborhoods…including Kessler Square, Kessler Highlands, and Sam Dealey Estates? Together, they make up the eastern edge of historic Stevens Park Golf Course. They also share the Coombs Creek Trail with East Kessler Park.

Don’t wait to explore all that Kessler Park has to offer!

18. Stephens Park Estates 22. West Kessler

George Kessler’s dream project began in the 1920’s. At that time, Oak Cliff, with its rolling hills and tree-lined streets, had just been incorporated into the city of Dallas. Kessler planned for homes in the Tudor and Spanish Revival Styles, to grace the winding boulevards of the area. But Kessler Park expanded its boundaries and now includes styles such as Prairie, rambling Ranches, and even a few modern homes
In 2005 the area became a designated Conservation District by the City of Dallas to protect its unique collection of original and contemporary homes.

What was the market like for Kessler Park in 2021?

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