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 | Nov 9, 2021 | Greg's Ramblings
Recently, one of my Smith County Master Gardeners loaned me a copy of the book, Finding the Mother Tree-Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Suzanne Simard, Knopf, 2021). It’s about the relationship between all the plants in a forest and their mycorrhizal fungal...
by Greg Grant | Oct 8, 2021 | Greg's Ramblings
A lot goes through my brain on a daily basis. Taking a writing class and a speaking class at SFA only add to the stimulation. Here lately, I’ve been pondering why I garden. It does take precious time, dwindling energy, and scarce funds. I’m sure different folks...
by Greg Grant | Sep 19, 2021 | Garden, Greg's Ramblings
September means it’s time to turn off the water sprinklers, plant cool season fall vegetables, and prune your roses for a showy fall bloom. Mark it on your calendar. Prune roses around Valentine’s Day and Labor Day each year. Most roses need some type of pruning to...
by Greg Grant | Sep 10, 2021 | Greg's Ramblings
As you know, I was born a gardener and longed to be a horticulturist. I also yearned for garden books and a greenhouse. There were no true gardeners in my family growing up, so I had to look elsewhere. I was enamored with James Underwood Crockett’s Victory Garden...
