The Lazy Gardener & Friends | 2014 Newsletters
2014 Lazy Gardener & Friends Newsletter Index
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Volume 42 | 1/10/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS – Zeolite John Ferguson, CHEMICAL FREE ROSES? and GRANTS FOR SCHOOL GARDENS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 43 | 1/12/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS – Pumice John Ferguson, THINK ‘MAJESTIC’ IN THE GARDEN! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 44 | 1/19/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS – Bentonite John Ferguson, WINTER PLANT PROTECTION – NOT FOR LAZY GARDENERS! . . Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 45 | 1/26/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS – LAVA SAND John Ferguson, HEADLINE: LISTEN TO OUR BAYOUS! . . . DON’T FORGET Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 46 | 2/2/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS – ROCK WOOL John Ferguson, WHEN IT FREEZES, THINK HERBS . . . AND BUTTERFLIES Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 47 | 2/9/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS -HUMATE John Ferguson, GROWING ROSES ON THE UPPER TEXAS GULF COAST Baxter Williams, ALLIGATORS & ROSES – WHAT MORE DO GARDENER’S NEED? Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 48 | 2/14/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS – LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE John Ferguson, 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES NEWCOMERS MAKE TRYING TO GROW Susan Gail Wood, HERBS & PRUNING … OUR AREA IS UNIQUE! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 49 | 3/7/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS – LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE John Ferguson, PLUMERIAS & OLEANDERS LOVERS – LOOK THIS WAY! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 50 | 3/14/2014
BIOSOLIDS OR SEWAGE SLUDGE John Ferguson, PLANT SALE EXTRAORDINAIRE …FREE GARDENING RESOURCES …Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 51 | 3/24/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS -ANIMAL MANURES John Ferguson, THEY RETURN? and ORCHIDS FOR HOUSTON! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 52 | 3/31/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS #19 – Sawdust John Ferguson, THINK BUTTERFLIES . . . AND LADYBUGS . . . AND ORCHIDS IN TREES! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 53 | 4/8/2014
SOIL: THE LIVING LAYER OF EARTH Bob Dailey, POISON IVY, DAFFS AND, BEST OF ALL, FREE TREES! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 54 | 4/19/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS -PAPER SLUDGE- John Ferguson, DO AS I SAY, DON’T DO AS I DO … ESPECIALLY WITH DAYLILIES! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 55 | 4/25/2014
“HAPPY TREE” LURES TEXAN TO CHINA Mike Peters, THE TEN MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN ISTALLING AND MAINTAINING A POND. Dan Cook, MERCER CELEBRATES . . . NEW OLEANDER . . . FABULOUS WATER Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 56 | 5/2/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS -RICE HULLS John Ferguson, THE 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES NEWCOMERS MAKE TRYING TO Houston Cactus &, WATER RATIONING – IT’S COMING . . . TIME TO PLANT CACTUS! . . . BUT NOT “HAPPY TREES” Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 57 | 5/9/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS -RICE HULL ASH John Ferguson, THE 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES NEWCOMERS MAKE GROWING BROMELIADS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA Gene Powers, STRAWBERRIES AND BROMELIADS – GORGEOUS COLOR PULLS US IN! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 58 | 5/19/2014
SOIL AMENDMENTS #23 – Bio-Char By John Ferguson, A Forgotten Fruit – Southern Apples Revisited Ethan A. Natelson, TIPS ON LANDSCAPING AN ESPLANADE Dee Melancon, APPLES AND ESPLANADES – TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY IN GARDENING! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 59 | 5/23/2014
WHATS GOING ON IN JHON’S GARDEN: SPRING FLOWERS John Ferguson, ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND NUTRIENTS -1 John Ferguson, 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES NEWCOMERS MAKE GROWING Charles Prasek, SO . . . HOW QUIESCENT IS YOUR NUTGRASS? AND HOW BEAUTIFUL YOUR AMARYLLIS? Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 60 | 6/3/2014
BOOK REVIEW: THE SOIL WILL SAVE US Kristin Ohlson, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 2 John Ferguson, “SCENTED” THOUGHTS FOR THE GARDEN . . . SEAWEED & LA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 61 | 6/18/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND NUTRIENTS -3 John Ferguson, 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN GROWING FERNS IN THE HOUSTON METRO AREA Patrick Hudnall, DOES YOUR GARDEN MAKE YOU SMILE? MINE DOES . . . KUDOS TO U.S. 59 LANDSCAPERS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 62 | 6/20/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 4 John Ferguson, CREPES WITH MILDEW AND DISHPLATE HIBISCUS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume | 63 6/27/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 5 John Ferguson, I.W.M. – INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT Anna Wygrys, YOU DON’T STOP GARDENING WHEN YOU GROW OLD, YOU Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 64 | 7/4/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND NUTRIENTS – 6 John Ferguson, MANY SAGO PALMS WILL DIE Patrick Hudnall, WHO NEEDS “ACCESSIBLE GARDENING”? EVERYONE! Brenda Beust Smith , GETTING HIGH(ER) WITH GARDENING & SAGO WATCH Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 65 | 7/11/2014
DVD REVIEW: SIMPHONY OF THE SOIL John Ferguson, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 7, FISH PRODUCTS John Ferguson, MEMORIES . . . OF GREYWATER AND DAN LOEP’S FABULOUS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 66 | 7/18/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 8 COTTON SEED MEAL John Ferguson, OUR GARDEN HERITAGE Dr. William C. Welch, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT YELLOW, ALICE . . . MORE HEADACHES FOR BEES . . . Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 67 | 7/25/2014
IN THE NEWS: Citrus Greening Disease Triggers Local Ban On, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 9 ALFALFA MEAL By John Ferguson, KEN DORMAN – A TRUE HOUSTON TREASURE, MOTHER OF GARDENS 67 7/25/2014 TINY ORCHIDS FOR TINY SPOTS John Stubbings, RUST ON PLUMERIAS – BLAME THE RAIN! Eulas Stafford, SEAWEED KUDOS . . . TINY ORCHIDS FOR TINY SPOTS . . . PLUMERIAS EXTRAORDINAIRE . . . MOTHER OF GARDENS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 68 | 8/1/2014
EDIBLE EARTH PUSHES FOR MORE URBAN FARMS IN HOUSTON’S, BOOK REVIEW: “Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden – A natural approach to pest control” John Ferguson, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 10 SOYBEAN MEAL John Ferguson 68 8/1/2014 HEY, WOODLANDS, STOP USING BLACK DYED MULCH (EVERYONE ELSE WHILE WE’RE AT IT, TOO!) Randy Lemmon, BEWARE OF BUYING PLANTS ON EBAY!, I BRAKE FOR EYE-POPPING PLANTINGS … READERS ON EBAY PURCHASES … RANDY BLASTS BLACK DYED MULCHES Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 69 | 8/8/2014
BOOK REVIEW: “Bringing Nature Home – How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants” John Ferguson, CREATING A GREEN WALL Dr. Ethan Kauffman, BUYING PLANTS ON EBAY – MORE THOUGHTS, LAZY GARDENER TREASURES . . . WE MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY . . . CONSIDER A GREEN WALL! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 70 | 8/15/2014
HOW MICROLIFE ALL ORGANIC BIOLOGICAL FERTILIZERS GOT , MASTER GARDENER CLASSES … WEDELIA & – PLUMERIAS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 71 | 8/22/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND NUTRIENTS – 11 ROCK PHOSPHATE John Ferguson, GOLDENROD, OBEDIENCE (OR LACK THEREOF) AND MEMORIES FROM LONG AGO Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 72 | 8/29/2014
MULCH CORNER – TOXIC MULCH SYNDROME PART 3 John Ferguson, “REMOVING INSECTS FROM AN ECOSYSTEM SPELLS ITS DOOM…” Dr. Doug Tallamy, WILDLIFE NEEDS GARDENERS TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 73 | 9/6/2014
BOOK REVIEW: “Outwitting Squirrels -101 Cunning Stratagems” John Ferguson, SECRETS TO SUCCESS WITH ONIONS AND GARLIC by Kenneth Steblein Galveston County Master Gardeners. John Ferguson, LEAF-WISHING ON THE HARVEST MOON by Brenda Beust Smith. Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 74 | 9/12/2014
TIME FOR SOME UPDATES &TRIVIA. BIO-CHAR UPDATE, SOYBEAN John Ferguson, CREATING A MILKWEED VILLAGE Soni Holladay, TAKING ANTIQUE ROSE CUTTINGS . . . GREEN ROOFS . . . Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 75 | 9/19/2014
Organic Fertilizers and Nutrients – 12 Bat Guano John Ferguson 75 9/19/2014 GET OUT THE LITTLE RED WAGON . . . IT’S PLANT SALE SEASON! Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 76 | 9/26/2014
BOOK REVIEWS: “Coffee for Roses and … 70 Other Misleading Myths About Backyard Gardening” John Ferguson, 10 IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW WHEN GROWING PALM TREES Grant Stephenson, POUTING CORAL VINE, CRAZY COOL OKRA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 77 | 10/3/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND NUTRIENTS -13 POTASSIUM SULFATE John Ferguson, BONSAI, A CELEBRATION OF LIFE THROUGH A STORY OF SURVIVAL Scott Bardoza, LEARN NATIVE PRAIRIE GARDENING BY VOLUNTEERING Lan Shen, NAKED LADIES WALKING . . . THWARTING STRING WEEDERS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 78 | 10/10/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 14 IRON SULFATE John Ferguson, SMALL PLANTS FOR SMALL SPACES . . . PENETRATING PALM PERSPECTIVES . . . HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES . . . BEST OF THE BEST BROMELIADS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 79 | 10/17/2014
GARDEN TAILS Mark & Mary Bowen, GARDENING Q & A: What else can I do or what else should I do to help the beds drain better? John Ferguson, WEATHER HERBS Susan Gail Wood, HALLOWEEN HORTICULTURE . . . A BLOB OF BUTTERFLIES? . . . LUCIA’S “LITTLE RED LADIES” . . . JUMP START HERB GARDEN Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 80 | 10/25/2014
GARDEN TAILS Mark & Mary Bowen, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS 14 – WHEAT MIDDLINGS John Ferguson, A BUTTERFLY HAVEN IN YOUR HERB GARDEN Karen Cottingham, BOTTLETREES AND BUTTERFLIES – “STAIN GLASS” TREASURES FOR Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 81 | 10/31/2014
ORGANIC GARDENING SOLUTIONS: KEEPING BROWN PATCH AT BAY John Ferguson, BOOK REVIEW: Energy-Wise Landscape Design – A New Approach for your Home and Garden”, John Ferguson, JOHN’S CORNER: FLOURIDE John Ferguson, FORCED BULBS MAKE WELCOME HOLIDAY GIFTS & PRAIRIE Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 82 | 11/8/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS 16 – MOLASSES John Ferguson, BLOOM, BRANCH, BLOOM! AND SHARE GARDEN GAFFES Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 83 | 11/14/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 17 IRON PHOSPHATE John Ferguson, BURR . . . NATIVE GOODIES . . . PLANT SWAPS . . . CITRUS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 84 | 1/21/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS -18 AZOMITE John Ferguson, DOUBLE-DUTY GIFT SPENDING . . . ROOTING CUTTINGS . . . TIP O’ THE TROWEL TO GREENPRINTS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 85 | 12/6/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 19 DRIED SEWAGE SLUDGES John Ferguson, LET THE BUTTERFLIES GO . . . REMEMBER THE HUMMERS WHO Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 86 | 12/13/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 2O BLOOD MEAL John Ferguson, Nat’l Poinsettia day & Why won’t my plant bloom? Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 87 | 12/19/2014
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND NUTRIENTS – 21 BONE MEAL John Ferguson, TREASURE TROVE OF TREES . . . BUT, READ THIS BEFORE YOU PLANT! . . . KEEPING CHRISTMAS PLANTS PRETTY Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 88 | 12/26/2014
OUR SPRING VEGETABLE GARDENS BEGIN AROUND THE FIRST OF THE YEAR Peg Turrentine & Jennifer Pilhal, CELEBRATE! TREES . . . 2015 COLOR OF THE YEAR . . . VEGETABLE Brenda Beust Smith