MASTER GARDENERS: Don’t be afraid of a fall garden — Part II
By Debbie Roland and
Emmy Ulmschneider
Master Gardeners
Last week we talked about tomatoes. But fall gardens are more than tomatoes so what are good fall and...
GARDENING: Unanticipated benefit of weed barrier fabric
By Jeff Floyd
Certified horticulturist and arborist
Ask any knowledgeable horticulturist how effective weed barrier fabric is in controlling weeds and you’ll likely hear that any...
MASTER GARDENERS: Don’t be afraid of a fall garden — Part I
By Debbie Roland and
Emmy Ulmschneider
Master Gardeners
Well, successful tomato crops are few and far between this year. Normally I have my island covered with my...
MASTER GARDENERS: Native drought resistant turf grass has lawn potential
By Debbie Roland and
Emmy Ulmschneider
Master Gardeners
Curly Mesquite (Hilaria Belanger) is a native, warm season grass that grows from Central Texas and Arizona south throughout...
GARDENING: Barrier fabric may not be the best answer for weed control
By Jeff Floyd
Certified horticulturist and arborist
Most people don’t enjoy pulling weeds. For most of us, it’s a time waster that burdens an already congested...
MASTER GARDENERS: Create a welcoming habitat and keep West Texas flourishing
By Emmy Ulmschneider
Master Gardeners
I became a septuagenarian this week and in those seventy circuits around the sun I have seen many changes. When I...
MASTER GARDENERS: Support local growers and farmers markets
By Emmy Ulmschneider
and Debbie Roland
Master Gardeners
If you have gardened for any length of time you know that you come to feel a certain bond...
Hot weather garden woes
by Melinda Myers
Poor flowering and misshapen or a lack of fruit on tomatoes, peppers and squash may be due to the weather, not your...
GARDENING: Poor planting can cause trees to starve and die
By Jeff Floyd
Certified horticulturist and arborist
Most newly planted trees tend to live only between seven to fifteen years. This is awful since many can...
MASTER GARDENERS: Garden towers should be on every homeowner’s to do list
By Emmy Ulmschneider
and Debbie Roland
Master Gardeners
We have touched on garden towers in our container gardening article but wanted to give you more detail on...