Aphids Invade North Texas Trees
Aphids Invade North Texas Trees
24Oct
01Oct
What can you do with fall leaves instead of trashing them?
The organic material in leaves improves the soil as it decomposes. When they fall, leaves contain 50-80 percent of the nutrients the plant extracted from the soil during the growing season.
15Sep
What can I do in the garden and landscape now that fall is just around the corner?
The period after summer heat and before winter freezes is a perfect time to perform many tasks. So now is the time to plan your fall lawn and garden work.
01Sep
What lawn care activities are recommended for the fall season?
We’re approaching the time for application of fall fertilizer and preemergence herbicides.
15Aug
Do trees require supplemental water during droughts?
The short answer is yes; trees absolutely do need supplemental water during droughts. But the details can be confusing. How much water do they need? How often should you water?
01Aug
Why do I have stressed, dying patches of St. Augustine turf that don’t respond to watering?
Your problem could be chinch bugs. The damage they do is often thought to be due to lack of water, but watering will not restore the affected grass.
01Jul
My tomato production stops in the summer. Is it possible to harvest tomatoes in hot weather?
Most tomatoes stop setting fruit when the days and nights get too hot, so there’s a summertime gap in the harvest.
25May
Gardening in North Texas can be challenging. How do you select plants that will survive here?
A huge variety of plants are offered for sale at area nurseries and selecting the right one isn’t always easy. Fortunately, some of the screening work has been done for us.
04May
What is the proper way to water roses?
A gentleman once reported that he planted his roses along the edge of his lawn so his sprinkler system took care of watering them every day.
04Apr
How can I control fire ants?
Fire ants can’t be eliminated entirely because it’s not possible to treat all areas that are infested. The goal of current integrated pest management programs is to suppress fire ants as much as possible with biological control methods and use insecticides only where it is economically and environmentally justifiable to do so.
