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.
01Jul
01Jul
Water Wise
Now is the time to think water wise. What is water wise gardening?
01Jul
Moss Haven Farm
Moss Haven Elementary, located at 9202 Moss Farm Lane in Dallas and part of the Richardson School District, has a School Farm that is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (https://www.mosshavenfarm.org/). The Moss Haven School Farm has been a Dallas County Master Gardener project since 2012.
01Jul
Living with Houseplants
A houseplant is a plant that can thrive in normal (not greenhouse) indoor conditions. That means they thrive where we live, with the same light, temperature, space, and humidity. And we provide the food and water.
12Jun
2022 Dallas County Master Gardener Association (DCMGA) Scholarship Application
DCMGA will periodically solicit applications for a non-renewable scholarship of up to $2,500.00 per academic year. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a graduate of a secondary school in Dallas County. The applicant’s major must be agriculture, urban agriculture, horticulture, or a related field. The scholarship will be awarded to a second year...
03Jun
Texas Discovery Gardens Dedicates Greenhouses to DCMG Roseann Ferguson
Meet Sarah Pisquiy, our new Extension Agent for Better Living for Texans!
01Jun
How to Successfully Collect Seeds
A seed is a flowering plant’s unit of reproduction capable of developing into another such plant.
01Jun
Dallas Arboretum
The Dallas Arboretum is a 66-acre showplace located on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake in East Dallas. It opened in 1984. Master Gardeners led by Jeff Raska, John Hunt, and Elaine Ackley began sharing horticultural knowledge with Arboretum guests in the late 90s.
01Jun
Plant of the Month: Big Momma Turk’s Cap
Shaped like a Turkish turban or fez, the cardinal-red blooms of Turk’s Cap resemble those of a sleepy hibiscus flower with petals that never completely unfurl.
31May
How His Garden Grows: Barry Bloom
Barry and Susie Bloom’s back yard in Far North Dallas had a pond, but not the good kind. Their swimming pool was covered in a three-inch, dark green layer of algae. Looking for a solution to this mucky mess, an internet search led Barry to Japanese Pond Gardens. Barry was hooked. Fast forward nine years...
