by The Arbor Gate | Jun 23, 2022 | How To Videos, Uncategorized
The Texas summer heat has nothin’ on us here at The Arbor Gate! Learn how plant selection and soil selection can have a major impact on your garden!
by Greg Grant | Jun 21, 2022 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
Folks, it’s officially summertime…hot and dry. Water is a limited resource in Texas, and it will become more limited as the population grows. Homeowners can conserve a significant amount of water with no loss in grass quality by learning to water their lawns properly....
by Bill Adams | Jun 19, 2022 | Garden
The cool-season crops are winding down in the early summer heat wave. We’ve already had our share of broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, radishes, and garlic so we’re not unhappy that the warm season crops are off and running. This has been the best tomato year ever due...
by Greg Grant | Jun 14, 2022 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
Nestled at the south end of the Tyler Rose Garden are three unique gardens officially designated the Tyler Botanical Garden. Although the property is owned by the city and is within the Rose Center complex, the Smith County Master Gardeners have designed, funded, and...
by gravitydigital | Jun 6, 2022 | Garden
Rosemary grows well in Texas and goes well with lots of things that we eat, including most meats and potatoes. It’s also pretty, historic, and a longtime symbol of remembrance. All you need is full sun and excellent drainage to grow it. Rosemary is planted from...
by Greg Grant | Jun 6, 2022 | Greg's Ramblings
After teaching about growing your own sweet potato slips recently, I realized that I need to do a better job of explaining seasonality and adaptation in growing plants. In that case, I was talking about the difference in “Irish potatoes” and sweet potatoes. Irish...
by Greg Grant | Jun 2, 2022 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
Periwinkle blight (aerial phytophthora) is caused by the fungus Phytophthora parasitica. It’s the number one disease problem for annual vinca or periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) and can persist in the soil for several years. Sadly, it’s almost always caused by folks...
by The Arbor Gate | May 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Start off your Memorial weekend just right, May 27, 2022, @ 9:00 am come join us for a fun-filled program about bees and pollinators! We have some great speakers lined up, you don’t want to miss out! Mark your calendar and it’s only 25.00 dollars per...
by Greg Grant | May 16, 2022 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
“Houston, we have a pollinator problem.” And since we, as humans, are 100% of the problem and we, as gardeners, are fully complicit; it’s our duty and obligation to do something about it. And when I say “we,” I certainly include “me,” because I’ve done my damaging...
by Greg Grant | May 12, 2022 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
Hopefully, you grow a garden or know someone that does. Hot weather is on its way, but there’s still time to plant Southern peas, sweet potatoes, and okra. Okra is synonymous with Southern culture. The African name for okra was gumbo and subsequently gave us the...
