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You can tell if a bluebonnet has been pollinated by looking at the flower. Where there normally was a white spot in the middle of the blue, if pollinated, it will be pinkish-red. Pollinated blooms turn to seed. Once the Read more…
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When an inch of water reaches the ground, it penetrates various depths. In sandy soil, that one inch will soak down to almost 30 inches. In loamy soil, the same rainfall will soak down to approximately 15 inches. In clay Read more…
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This is really exciting. Many people have a problem with cacti in their pastures/yards and don’t want to use chemicals to kill them. The chemicals are more harmful to us than the cacti. Instead of using harmful chemicals, try molasses. Read more…
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The main idea of pruning peach trees is to remove the old, gray-colored, slow-growing shoots, which are non-fruit bearing. We want to keep the one-year-old, 18- to 24-inch, red-colored bearing shoots. Removing 40 percent of the tree annually stimulates new Read more…
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The following gardening problem comes from Helen and Dave: We have three keyhole gardens that have been very happy up until this last planting, when the aphids or some other small flying thing took bites out of our lacinato kale Read more…
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Many plants have impenetrable barriers, such as bark and waxy cuticles, or adaptations, such as thorns and spines, to protect them from herbivores. Pyracantha shrubs have thorns. Rose bushes have prickles — hence the phrase “prick your finger.” Cacti have Read more…
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Ask yourself several questions before choosing a fruit tree to plant. For example, do you enjoy the rosy-pink petals of an apple blossom? Is apple pie your favorite? Or, do you prefer figs, peeling the skin back to take a Read more…
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Back by popular demand is the recipe for cedar tea. Thanks to fellow former cedar fever sufferer Betty Branch, we can enjoy some relief from the seasonal allergy caused by the Ashe juniper. CEDAR TEA RECIPE (WARNING: Consult your physician Read more…
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Although rain is an indicator, it is not the only variable to consider when judging whether to burn outdoors. Now that fall is here, many will take this opportunity to burn brush piles (outside of the city limits.) We wanted Read more…
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What is a rainbow? We see an arc of color. Notice, we said "see?" From our ground level perspective, a rainbow appears to be a semi-circle. But if you were in a plane looking down, you would see a full Read more…
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