by Greg Grant | Jan 17, 2022 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings, Uncategorized
Bird watching is one of the most popular hobbies in the country. If you want to see more, just remember that all birds need the same three things…food, water, and shelter. Shelter can be many different things, as different species of birds need different...
by Greg Grant | Jan 10, 2022 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
Texans love their onions. Of course, we are home to the “Noonday Onion” as well as the famous 1015Y Texas Super Sweet onion. And though a native of Pakistan, onions are our state vegetable. Onions are easy to grow if you remember to grow them when the temperatures...
by Greg Grant | Nov 30, 2021 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
A common question that the Smith County Master Gardener Help Desk often gets asked is, “Why are the leaves (or trunks) black on my plants?” But this year there were new questions about white, fuzzy little “snowflake” insects blowing in the wind, and particularly on...
by Greg Grant | Nov 9, 2021 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
Fall is my favorite season. It’s the perfect time to work on your landscape. Perhaps you have an area that needs a makeover. Fall is the best season for planting trees, shrubs, and woody vines, followed by winter, and then spring. Summer is the worst. Autumn is...
by Greg Grant | Oct 11, 2021 | Garden
This traditional Tex-Mex herb from the Mediterranean is also known as coriander or Chinese parsley and is used in ethnic cooking throughout the world. Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a cool-season annual that must be grown during the fall and spring in East Texas. ...
by The Arbor Gate | Sep 30, 2021 | Events, Garden
David Zlesak, Ph.D., Professor of Horticulture of University of Wisconsin-River Falls, has an exemplary history of supporting and promoting rose horticulture in the U.S. and abroad. His work with roses began when he was a mere 13 years old and he is recognized around...
