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Growing Blackberries in West Texas
Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener Blackberries make a wonderful, inexpensive and easy to grow addition to your garden. With water...
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Sep 6, 20202 min read
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Freezing your Harvest
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Freezing is the easiest way to preserve the flavor of your produce. Almost any produce can be frozen with...
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Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Collard Greens
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Collard greens are easy to grow, tolerate the heat and cold, and are well suited to large and small...
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Aug 23, 20202 min read
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Kale for the Fall Garden
D ebbie Roland, Master Gardener Kale is a relative of collards, spinach, Swiss chard and greens, and, surprisingly, both kids and adults...
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Aug 3, 20202 min read
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Deadline to Plant Fall Garden
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener As I write this it is 107 degrees outside so it is hard to think about setting out tender vegetable...
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Jul 19, 20202 min read
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Growing Sweet Potatoes
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener There are two forms of sweet potatoes: vining and bush varieties. Both are easy to grow and thrive in hot...
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May 31, 20202 min read
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Gardening on the Cheap
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener A class was held for the public this month called Gardening on the Cheap taught by Master Gardener, Jim...
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Feb 23, 20202 min read
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Microgreens
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Sprouts and microgreens are not the same but both are very young plants that are harvested at different...
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Feb 9, 20202 min read
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January Gardening
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener It’s January and the first of the gardening crops should to be planted soon. It’s time to plant onions and...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
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Planting Carrots
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Texas is the fifth leading producer of Carrots. One-third of those go into plastic bags for sale. Baby...
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Aug 29, 20192 min read
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July Chores and a Fall Garden
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener The older I get the less I like July and August. I am making an effort to get out early and come in when I...
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Jul 22, 20192 min read
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Watering in the Heat of the Summer
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener It is difficult to get enough water on your plants, trees and turf in July and August in West Texas. With...
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Jul 19, 20192 min read
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Got Zucchini?
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener If you are a gardener, you are beginning to get a crop of zucchini. If you have a friend or friends who...
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Jul 15, 20192 min read
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Growing Grapes in West Texas
Pam Jenkins, Master Gardener When I think of growing grapes I think of the State of California. California is supposed to be the largest...
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Jul 6, 20192 min read
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When Vegetables Were Rationed
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Rationing of three hundred items began March 1, 1943. Included in that number were canned vegetables,...
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Jul 1, 20192 min read
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June Gardening Chores
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener There are many jobs to do in the garden in June. It is finally warm enough to direct sow seeds that don’t...
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Jun 4, 20192 min read
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Container Gardening
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener If you are a beginning gardener or don’t have much space, container gardening might be a perfect solution...
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Apr 29, 20192 min read
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