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...

MASTER GARDENERS: 1,000-year-old gardening technique conserves water

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By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland Master Gardeners In Arizona and New Mexico the Zuni Tribe began using agriculture around 4,000 years ago. It is estimated that...

GARDENING: Xeric plants perform well in West Texas

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By Jeff Floyd Certified horticulturist and arborist Texas is roughly divided in half by an imaginary line running north and south from the eastern edge of...

MASTER GARDENERS: Compost tea improves soil health, promotes growth

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By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland Master Gardeners Four thousand years ago the Egyptians were making compost tea which simply extracts nutrients from compost and puts it...

MASTER GARDENERS: Rock gardens add beauty, style when done right

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By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland Master Gardeners In West Texas we have access to rocks. Rock gardens can be made up of any size of rock...

GARDENING: Water is the number one limiting factor in West Texas landscapes

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By Jeff Floyd Certified horticulturist and arborist From start to finish, the Appalachian Trail is some 2,190 miles long give or take, depending on how often...

MASTER GARDENERS: Jujube does well in hot and dry temperatures

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By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Master Gardeners Do you want to grow a fruit crop that has few problems and pests reported? Jujube might be for...

MASTER GARDENERS: Controlling West Texas weeds

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By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Master Gardeners Most of us have finally gotten some rain. Our yards are thriving but, unfortunately, the weeds have taken a...