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Published Friday, November 06, 2009
Dear Neil: We bought a white wisteria three years ago. It has not bloomed at all yet. I prune the runners every 6 weeks in the summer to keep it in bounds on a 6-foot trellis. Is it the pruning that's stopping it from blooming, or is the white type j ...
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Published Friday, November 06, 2009
Friday* Lyons Christmas Cottage Arts and Crafts show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lyons Community Center, Texas 36 near the Lyons water tower. Hosted by the Lyons Extension Club. Vendors will have plants, canned food, candy, pillows, Christmas items, home-baked ...
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Published Friday, October 30, 2009
Dear Neil: Is there a part of Texas where daylilies won't do well? Mine grow, but they keep losing lots of their lower leaves during the season.A: Daylilies are perfectly adapted to all parts of Texas. They may require just a touch of special attenti ...
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Published Friday, October 30, 2009
Saturday* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.* Navasota Farmers Market, 9 a. ...
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Published Friday, October 23, 2009
Eating vegetables with the best flavor and tenderness is the ultimate reward from your home garden. Vegetables that mature during the cooler fall temperatures are expected to have better flavor than those harvested in late spring or summer.Stage of m ...
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Published Friday, October 23, 2009
Saturday* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.* Navasota Farmers Market, 9 a. ...
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Published Friday, October 16, 2009
Bulbs planted November through January provide weeks of easy-to-achieve winter and spring color in the landscape. For almost guaranteed success, consider bulb varieties that have thrived for generations in Southern gardens. The most common are certai ...
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Published Friday, October 16, 2009
Friday* Gardening Study School -- Course II, Series 13 (day 2 of 2). Texas A&M University. Instructor: Joe Novak, Texas A&M Horticulture Department. Course will include plant diseases and garden pests, container gardening, techniques for grow ...
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Published Friday, October 16, 2009
Dear Neil: I have tons of grass burs in an empty area next to my house. When do I control them, and what do I use?A: Apply pre-emergent granules such as Team or Dimension. Make your first application two weeks prior to the average date of the last ki ...
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Published Friday, October 09, 2009
Fall vegetable plants must be properly spaced to become healthy and productive. If seeds were spaced closely to allow for low germination, the extra vegetable plants should be removed before their roots spread and damage the selected ones.When they c ...
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Published Friday, October 09, 2009
Dear Neil: Why would the grass area of my St. Augustine lawn be shrinking? I thought it might be shade, but the neighbor's yard is doing the same thing, and it's in full sun.A: Diagnosing St. Augustine problems without standing on the lawn is problem ...
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Published Friday, October 09, 2009
Friday* A&M Garden Club, 9:30 a.m. Senior Circles Room, College Station Professional Building, 1651 Rock Prairie Road. Speaker: Cynthia Mueller, Master Gardener, International Bulb Society. Topic: "Growing and Giving Bulb Plants for the Holidays. ...
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Published Friday, October 02, 2009
Texas is known for incredible spring displays of native wildflowers, especially bluebonnets, Indian blankets, evening primrose and black-eyed Susans. September to December is the time to plant wildflower seeds.Whether you create a small planting in a ...
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Published Friday, October 02, 2009
Dear Neil: I have St. Augustine, and all through this difficult summer, it continued looking healthy. In July, I mistakenly applied a soil activator/root starter. There are huge patches of dead grass in the front yard. Luckily, I did not treat the ba ...
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Published Friday, October 02, 2009
Friday* Texas A&M University Holistic Teaching Garden Fall Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Horticulture-Forest Science Building on West Campus. House plants, including cacti, succulents, ivy and ferns; fall vegetables such as cabbage, Swiss chard, l ...
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Published Friday, September 25, 2009
Earlier this year, an estimated 43 million gardeners were growing vegetable crops. That is an increase of about 20 percent compared to recent years.Home-grown vegetables should be significantly fresher and have better flavor than those grown commerc ...
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Published Friday, September 25, 2009
Saturday* Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m. Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot, 1104 W. William J. Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Local gardeners sell locally grown fruit and vegetables.* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue an ...
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Published Friday, September 18, 2009
Dear Neil: We have three magnolia trees. The one that is 30 feet tall sheds its leaves most of the summer. The 20-foot trees do not. We're watering regularly. What more can we do? We're raking several times weekly.A: It's possible that you have a she ...
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Published Friday, September 18, 2009
Saturday* Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m. Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot, 1104 W. William J. Bryan Parkway. Local gardeners sell locally grown fruit and vegetables.* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William J ...
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Published Friday, September 18, 2009
Texas Master Gardeners are community volunteers trained by Texas AgriLife Extension Service in research-based horticulture. In Brazos County, they serve the community by sharing their knowledge through outreach and education programs.Applications are ...
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Published Friday, September 11, 2009
Dear Neil: What are the best drought-resistant shrubs?A: There are too many to try to develop a complete list. I shy away from some because, to my eye, they are too xeriphytic (desert-like) in appearance. I prefer plants that meet us halfway -- that ...
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Published Friday, September 11, 2009
FridayA&M Garden Club meeting, 9:30 a.m. Senior Circle Rooms, 1651 Rock Prairie Road, College Station. Speaker: Lisa Whittlesey, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Junior Master Gardener coordinator. Topic: "Growing Good Kids in the Garden." Guests ...
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Published Friday, September 04, 2009
Dear Neil: I have a golden raintree that has been in our yard for three years. It has not bloomed. What can I do to get it to bloom next time around?A: Be patient. This is absolutely normal behavior for a young flowering tree. Most species have to be ...
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Published Friday, September 04, 2009
Heat and prolonged drought are killing many trees in the area. Carefully select and thoughtfully place trees so your yard can benefit the most.Throughout Texas, trees are stressed and dying due to heat and prolonged drought. Properly select and thoug ...
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Published Friday, September 04, 2009
Saturday* Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m. Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot, 1104 W. William J. Bryan Parkway. Local gardeners sell fruit and vegetables.* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Park ...
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