South Texas Gardening Podcast

A trumpet bush is getting leggy, does it need pruning? A Confederate Jasmine is growing like crazy, does it need to be put in the ground? A recipe to kill thrips.

What's the best variety of Japanese Maple for San Antonio? Where to get one? Is their a male and female of a golddust akuba?

Early Blight is appearing on the fall tomatoes, why are they coming in that way? Raising tomatoes in the fall. Is boxwood hedge susceptible to cottony root rot.

Can mangos grow in San Antonio? Is sandy soil good for grapes? Dethatching dead grass.

The crape myrtle is buried too deeply for it to sprout proper foliage. Transplanting pecan trees.

Radishes and beets are not getting up to their normal sizes. Where's a good place to find a squirrel trap?

The bermuda onions are sprouting within a week. How's cereal rye for a winter cover crop? The Jersey Giant asparagus.

Identifying a vine growing near the creek that has strange flowers and fine hairs.

Does a sweet almond verbena grow into a tree? Is it cold hearty? Should it be put in the ground? Where do you get the seed for bermuda grass? What fertilizer is good?

Identifying an Eve's Necklace. Where can a Texas Red Bud be found?

Grass burrs are in a field. Tomato plants are growing well but no fruit is setting up. Prepping a backyard of Bermuda for the winter.

Which beetles cause damage to the plants in the garden? Big patches of dirt in the St. Augustine.

Is it normal for steam to come out of a tree trunk? Is it too late to put out a hummingbird feeder? Pups are growing on a Lowrey's Legacy Cenizo, can they be transplanted?

What's a suitable tree to replace a Red Bud Tree? Should concrete be put in the holes of Oak trees? Do Daddy Long Legs cause problems?

WHen is the right time to move ginger? Does it need full sun? Can a Crape Myrtle be air layering? Can the fruit on a Knock-out Rose plant edible?