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MAKE PRUNING MISTAKES . . . by Baxter Williams | Houston Rose Society “Even seasoned rose gardeners make pruning mistakes, albeit few. Here are the likely ones. Using unsharpened shears. Sharp shears are MUCH easier to use, and do less harm to the...
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MAKE THESE MISTAKES! by James Laperouse | Houston Rose Society One of the biggest mistakes that even experienced Rosarians make (and I continue to make!), is not anticipating for future growth. PLAN FOR MAXIMUM SIZE We sometimes overlook the fact that those...
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SUPPORTING POLLINATORS AFTER A FREEZE – EMBRACING IMPERFECTION IN THE GARDEN By Lauren Simpson The deep freeze has come and gone, and our gardens look pretty dreary, with leaves drooping and flowers fading. We want to prune, pull, and put in order! But bees,...
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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR EGGPLANTS! (Part 2) By DANIEL MILLIKEN | HomeshowGardenPros.com While eggplants are moderately heavy feeders, you can overdo it on the nitrogen. If lush green leaves are out of control but there are very few flowers, too much nitrogen...
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By DANIEL MILLIKEN | HomeshowGardenPros.com Eggplants are native to southeast Asia (likely India, China, Thailand, Burma, etc), where they have been used for thousands of years and still grow wild as a perennial. While most enjoy an eggplant’s edible...
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EDIBLE LANDSCAPING IN YOUR FRONT YARD by Ron Richter | Harris County Master Gardener Have you ever thought about the amount of time and resources it takes to sustain your grass and landscape in your front yard? The cost of cutting your grass, watering and fertilizing...
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Do invasive species matter? By Teri MacArthur | The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Dept. If “greening” our surroundings is a good idea, why are residents of The Woodlands removing hundreds of pounds of plants and vines from open spaces every week? Well,...
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DOCUMENT WHATEVER IS BLOOMING NOW! by Don Dubois | Native Plant Society of Texas/Sam Houston Chapter I liked your suggestion, Brenda, to occasionally document whatever is blooming now. Like you, I don’t water in my backyard. But even though I grow mostly natives...
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DISAPPOINTING TOMATO CROP? BEST IS YET TO COME! By MEAGAN TERRY | URBAN HARVEST CLASS COORDINATOR | www.urbanharvest.org Our tomato season has been cut short, thanks to the heat wave. Usually we can produce up until July 4. Not this year! Once it is this hot,...
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DAYLILIES TOOK RECENT SNOW & ICE “RIGHT IN STRIDE” by Bill Jarvis | Houston Hemerocallis Society During the recent unusual hard freeze, daylily foliage died back to ground level. Fortunately, most daylilies took this right in stride and started putting...
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Daylily Culture in Texas (Don’t Be Misled by Advice for Other Regions!) by MARY GAGE Best location for growing daylilies: a well-drained, neutral-to-slightly acid soil in full sun or at least 6 hours per day. Daylilies do not do well under oaks. Their shade is...
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DAYLILIES — BLOOMING EARLY SPRING UNTIL FALL! By PAUL ESKINE | LONE STAR DAYLILY SOCIETY lonestardaylilysociety.org It has been said in the past that the daylily is a great pick for the Lazy Gardener. Today, there are over 80,000 cultivars that are registered. ...
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DANCING LADIES & OTHER ORCHIDS THAT LOVE OUR SUMMER HOUSTON CLIMATE! By Elizabeth Fisher | Houston Orchid Society The Oncidium group of orchids is one of my favorites to grow. Flower sprays (multiple) last about a month and wonderful fragrances are easy to find....
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CHANGING CLIMATE MAY ALTER OUR MINDSETS ON FAVORITE PLANTS By FRAN DE LA MOTA, PhD | Director of Horticulture Houston Botanic Garden Houston’s climate is challenging when it comes to gardening: too hot and humid most of the year, which is problematic, if not...
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CREATING NEW FLOWER COLORS IN WINTER-HARDY HIBISCUS by Dr. Dariusz Malinowski | Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Winter-hardy hibiscus (H. moscheutos) is a highly sought ornamental plant with tropical looking flowers that may reach a diameter of 12 inches....
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE . . .Milkweed villages important for monarchs, but they’re only part of the success equation By Soni Holladay | Cockrell Butterfly Center Horticulturist / Greenhouse ManagerExcerpted from...
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By Dr. Ethan Kauffman, Garden Director of Moore Farms Botanical Garden During a recent trip to Manhattan for a wedding, my wife and I found ourselves walking through an exciting downtown neighborhood loaded with interesting shops, bars and restaurants. As my wife...
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CUTTINGS FROM THE GARDEN FOR INDOOR ENJOYMENT By Amy Neugebauer CFD, TMF People love talking about their gardens and rightfully so. Every garden is a labor of love. A love of nature, a love of beauty and a love for the world we live in. No wonder people with...
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CURCUMAS (GINGERS) STARTING DORMANCY BY CEIL DOW | Mercer Botanic Gardens ginger grower As October nears its end, some gingers like Curcumas (Hidden Gingers), Kaempferias (Peacock Gingers), Globbas (Dancing Ladies) and Zingibers (Pinecone gingers) are falling into...
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COPING WITH WILD AND CRAZY WEATHER (Especially with a Water Garden!) By ANITA NELSON | Nelson Nursery & Water Garden nelsonwatergardens.com In the space of 5 years, we’ve three disastrous floods, a major freeze that included snow. This year brought us a...
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Key To Fruit Tree Survival These Days By Mary Karish | Waller County Master Gardeners It is over hundred degrees; it has not rained in over 6 weeks and the breeze picks up in the afternoons to dry whatever moisture is left in the soil. What do you do? We...
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CONCERNED ABOUT TOO FEW MONARCHS IN YOUR GARDENS? NBC IS TOO! By MARIANNA T. WRIGHT | Executive Director National Butterfly Center nationalbutterflycenter.org As for the spring migration of Monarchs, we’ve observed several things, anecdotally: First — we...
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COMMON MISTAKES EVEN EXPERIENCED GARDENERS MAKE WHEN COMPOSTING By GARRETA KIPP | Fort Bend County Master Gardeners Savvy gardeners will be the first to declare nature a bountiful teacher and provider, especially when it comes to composting! Gather fresh plant debris...
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Community Gardens For Your Neighborhood By Bob Randall, Ph.D. As gardeners know, composting at home is a wonderful opportunity to recycle nature’s food bounty back to nature and benefit ourselves. You can both lower your carbon footprint and your need to buy...
