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In this "In the Garden" column, father-daughter gardening team Bill and Martelle Luedecke talk about getting your gardens ready for the autumn growing season. FALL PREP First and foremost, mulch, mulch, and MULCH. Use flame-retardant mulch while we’re in burn Read more…
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Here's your list of things to do in the garden in October. 1. Place tulip and hyacinth bulbs in the refrigerator for 60 days. These have to chill for that period of time before planting in December. The other bulb Read more…
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Where in the world has the year gone? Our young helpers are back in school sharing how they got to help you in the garden over the summer. There are plenty of things to do in September. It’s fall vegetable Read more…
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It's time to get your gardens ready for the fall. First and foremost: Mulch, mulch, and mulch. We highly suggest NOT trimming your live oaks at this time. Generally, we have been in a period of extreme heat. The extreme Read more…
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Although fall does not officially arrive until Sept. 22, we have been blessed recently with cooler weather and rain. In a previous column, we suggested planting beets as a fall garden vegetable. Beets love the cool autumn weather. Their tops can Read more…
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According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the best apples for baking are Cortland, Fuji, Granny Smith, and Rome Beauty. The best apples for applesauce are Braeburn, Cortland, Jonagold, Jonathan, McIntosh, Newton Pippin, and Winesap. And the best apples for cider Read more…
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After it rains, we know when there's plenty of water below by the emergence of rain lilies and the blooms on Texas sage, also known as Texas Ranger, cenizo, silverleaf, purple sage, and barometer bush. But did you know wild grasses Read more…
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