Gardening

Fall is good time for lawn-care touch-ups

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:04:00 EST

Fall is a favorite time of year for many Texas gardeners. Cooler temperatures revive gardens and gardeners alike.

Pansies and tree shade not a recipe for success

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:04:00 EST

Dear Neil Our backyard is extremely shady. Could we grow pansies there, if we wait until the trees shed their leaves to plant?

Garden calendar for Oct. 5 to 11

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:04:00 EST

AM Garden Club, 930 a.m. First Baptist Church College Station, 2300 Welsh Ave. Program Landscape Drip Irrigation with Lyndon Almand, Brazos County master gardener. Guests welcome. amgardenclub.com

Garden calendar for Sept. 28 to Oct. 5

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:02:00 EST

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.brazosvalley farmersmarket.com, wisefamily farmgmail.com or 229-5503.

Care for dry grass now or risk having to replace it later

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:02:00 EST

Fall is the best time to prepare lawns for the next growing season by mowing, raking, aerating and fertilizing. The game plan changes, though, if drought-stressed grass has been dormant for a long time. In that case, preparation escalates into repair.

Fruit and Nut Conference on tap next month

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:02:00 EST

The fruit and nut conference is scheduled for Oct. 11 and 12 at The Brazos Center in Bryan.

It�s time to replace 16-year-old willow

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:34:00 EST

Dear Neil What would cause a white, sticky substance to be oozing out of the dying branches of my 16-year-old globe willow? Ive started watering it more heavily. What more can I do?

Replace trees lost during historic drought

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:23:00 EST

Home landscapes, parks and byways are dotted with them trees covered with brown leaves. The historic drought of 2011 left Texas with millions of dead trees.

Garden calendar for Sept. 21 to 27

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:23:00 EST

Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Note different location for Sept. 22 only County parking lot, Wm. J. Bryan Pkwy and Washington St. Locally grown produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, wisefamilyfarmgmail.com or 229-5503.

Remote cameras can be great tools for gardeners

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:42:00 EST

Trail cameras are becoming as popular with gardeners and farmers as they are with hunters, who use them to monitor animal behavior.

Garden calendar for Sept. 14 to 20

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:41:00 EST

AM Garden Club, 930 a.m. 2200 North Forest Parkway. Program Climate Change for Plants with David Creech. Guests welcome.

Planting time is of the essence when it comes to fall veggies

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:41:00 EST

The time that vegetable crops are started may be the most important factor to determine success or problems. If the crop is seeded or transplants set too early or too late for the traits of the vegetable, unexpected problems can occur.

Tree fungus a sign of serious problems with bark and wood tissue

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:41:00 EST

Dear Neil I recently discovered a large kind of shelf-shaped growth at the base of one of my large pecan trees and another, smaller one growing on the opposite side of the tree. The tree was pruned severely and topped not something I requested about three years ago. Is there anything that can be done about these tree growths? Will they...

Hypoxylon canker may be source of oaks� distress

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:50:00 EST

Dear Neil We have many oaks on our property, but after the drought, we are losing them to some type of virus that makes the bark fall off. A local arborist 20 miles away is very expensive, and were on fixed income. What can we do ourselves to stop the loss?

Volunteer, make friends and learn more about plants as a master gardener

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:58:00 EST

Brazos County master gardener volunteers share their knowledge through community education. Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service trains Texas master gardeners in research-based horticulture.