Minding Your P’s

Minding Your P’s

As I get on up in years, I often find myself mentoring young horticulturists and county agents.  That’s because old Greg has a lot of personal and professional experience that’s relative to a multitude of life choices.  After all, I’ve worked in all three branches of...
Producing Fall Green Beans

Producing Fall Green Beans

Yes, I know it sounds insane to be planting vegetables now, but we produce crops based on the calendar, not on how we feel when doing it. Remember, time and tide wait for no man, so I’m planting pole beans today. Irrigation will be required, of course. Green beans...
Summer Gardening Questions

Summer Gardening Questions

Q:  There are many small dead branches in my Bradford pear.  What is causing it and what can I do about it? A:  That’s fireblight, a common bacterial disease that affects members of the rose family.  It’s spread by splashing water and wet springs exacerbate it. ...
Producing Pumpkins in East Texas

Producing Pumpkins in East Texas

Despite heat and drought, the “fall” vegetable season begins in July, with the planting of tomato transplants (if you can find them) and pumpkin seeds. Growing pumpkins here is not for the faint of heart, but what would Halloween be without them? There are several...