Category: Gardening
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Irrigation and Mulches Important in Summer
You might want to think about converting some of your sprinkler zones to drip irrigation. It’s cheap, easy to install, and can save a lot of water, thus help lower your water bill. Even if you have a well, you can certainly cut down on the wear and tear of your pump and lower the risk of the well sanding up.
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Building your own vegetable garden
Building your own vegetable garden can be as simple as mnailing a few boards together.
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November Garden Chores
Now is a great time to plant bulbs for spring blooms. Some include: paperwhites, Spanish bluebells, tulips, yellow spider lilies, Chinese ground orchid, Byzantine gladiolus, Bearded irises, daylilies, oxalis, rain lilies, spider lilies, Louisiana iris, and African iris.
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Is Late October – Early November too late to plant Brassicas in Gulf Coast gardens?
For cabbage, days to harvest from the time we plant the seedlings are around 90 days. Brussels sprouts take between 90-100 days, and broccoli takes between 60 to 80 days. The difference in the time spreads indicates different varieties. So, if planted now, none will be mature before the first frost.
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September Gardening Chores
Hooray. August is finally gone and it’s now time to start thinking about September gardening chores. Not that the hot and dry days are gone – we’ll probably be experiencing more of them during this month. But the good news is that we can start planting some vegetables.
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July Garden Chores
Planting summer vegetables, taking care of parched perennial and annual flowers, paying special attention to your lawn and taking care of yourself during the stifling July heat should leave you with plenty to do.
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The march of the cicada killers
Cicadas are emerging from their almost two-decade sleep and cicada killers will not be far behind. Compared to most insects in North America, the cicada killer is gigantic. The body can be two inches long, and the extended wingspan three to four inches long. It can be terrifying as it zips around the yard, dipping this way and that, looking for its prey, strongly resembling a giant, angry hornet.
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What to do in your May garden
Our spring vegetable garden is looking pretty good right now. Tomatoes are filling out, beans have set blossoms and are starting to produce pods. Because of the cooler than average March and April weather, lettuce has probably not bolted yet. Peppers are also setting fruit just about now, eggplant looks good, strawberries are turning red. […]
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Caring for Evergreen Woody Shrubs after Winter Storm Uri
Winter Storm Uri is over, but residents of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi are coping with damage to their landscapes. Everything looks terrible, and our first inclination is to go out and water and fertilize.