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Video Tips

Wyatt’s Planting Basics [VIDEO]

March 18, 2021

Since the freeze, we’ve all been busy cleaning up, waiting […]

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Citrus Tree Planting Guide [VIDEO]

March 11, 2021

Many citrus trees around the Coastal Bend appear damaged after […]

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Freeze Remedy: Palm Trees [VIDEO]

February 25, 2021

Several varieties of palm trees likely suffered damage in the […]

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Freeze Remedy: How to Save Philodendrons

February 23, 2021
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Freeze Remedy: Initial Assessments

February 23, 2021
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Grow Food Everywhere – James Gill’s Intro to Container Gardening

February 11, 2021

You can grow food just about anywhere in just about […]

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Gardening Blog Archive

Not Quite Ready to Plant?

August 6, 2015

If you are not going to plant into your newly prepped vegetable […]

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Fire Ants!

July 30, 2015

It’s one of the many reasons summer in South Texas is harsh. […]

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Time to Prepare Vegetable Gardens!

July 30, 2015

Fall vegetable gardening is right around the corner. It seems too hot […]

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If You Have a Lawn Irrigation System…

July 30, 2015

It likely is not working properly! Just like your mower needs the […]

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Organic Gardening 101 – What’s Buggin Ya?!

July 23, 2015

It seems everywhere I turn I see bugs. Chinch bugs in the […]

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Dedicated To Successful Gardening, On And Off Duty

July 23, 2015

(DeAnna’s truck – always there, at 6:30am!) In a few weeks we’ll be […]

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Staff Pick: Mike’s Chinese Hat

July 16, 2015

Chinese Hat aka Holmskioldia tettensis (that’s a mouthful☺) The Chinese Hat has become […]

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Summer is Here – Time to Resume Watering

July 16, 2015

We had a wonderful long wet spring, but now the heat has […]

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Oh, The Joys of Terrariums!

July 16, 2015

When you set them up correctly, they are the easiest things to […]

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A True Gardener: Cherry Green

July 9, 2015

I’ve always known Cherry Green is an avid gardener. Year round, no […]

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Organic Gardening 101: Got Weeds?

July 9, 2015

Here is a couple of natural products to kill those weeds without […]

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Heat Wilt

July 2, 2015

As our days get hotter, your plants might start drooping during the […]

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