MASTER GARDENERS: Don’t be afraid of a fall garden — Part II

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...