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It’s Tater-Plantin’ Time! by Patty Leander
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner – a time for love, roses, wine, romance…and taters! The traditional time for planting potatoes in Central Texas is right around Valentine’s Day or President’s Day. Gardeners in North and West Texas should … Continue reading
Soak, Rinse, Drain, Eat, Repeat – Growing Sprouts by Patty G Leander
How are you doing with those New Year’s Resolutions? Did you resolve to eat and/or grow more vegetables? If so, here’s a simple way to do both: grow your own sprouts! Sprouts can be grown any time of year … Continue reading
© 2012 Tomato Season Wrap Up by Bill Adams
There weren’t many new tomato discoveries to brag about this year. What started out as a pretty good season with low insect/mite numbers due to last year’s extreme drought combined with the blessing of occasional rains, wound down with persistent … Continue reading
Posted in Masters of Horticulture, Vegetables, William Adams
Tagged Better Boy, Bill Adams, Black From Tula, Brandywine, Celebrity, Cherokee Purple, Colosus, Early Blight, Emperador, Flamme, Fourth of July, German Johnson, Heirloom Tomato, Juliet, Kosovo, Late Blight, Marianna’s Peace, Purple Calabash, Rowdy Red, Tycoon, Viva Italia, William Adams
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Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii)
This past weekend, the weather was so nice that my wife and I decided to take a ride in the country. We went down a long gravel road that had a “No Exit” sign posted just to see where it … Continue reading
Edible Landscape Tour
Currently, one of the hottest trends in landscape design is called “Edible Landscapes”. Edible landscapes seek to incorporate vegetable, herbs, berries and fruit trees into urban and suburban landscapes. I can attest that it is pretty easy to create an attractive outdoor … Continue reading
Celebrate the Bulbs of Fall!
All across Central Texas, Oxblood lilies (Rhodophialia bifida) are at the peak of their season. For those of us that live in areas that were once part of Mr. Austin’s original colony, these red trumpet shaped flowers have announced the … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Gardening Basics, Masters of Horticulture
Tagged Bill Welch, Brenham, Chris Wiesinger, Dr. William C. Welch, Gardening, Heirloom Bulbs, Heirloom Plants, Horticulture, Jay White, Lycoris aurea, Lycoris radiata, Organic Gardening, Oxblood Lily, spider lilly, Spider lily, The Southern Bulb Company
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See MOH on TV This Weekend!
Nine months ago, the folks at KLRU’s Central Texas Gardener (CTG) came and filmed my potager for an upcoming fall gardening segment on CTG. Well, that “upcoming time” is finally here! I am so excited to have this opportunity and I … Continue reading