South Texas Gardening Podcast

Can caladiums grow in the shade? How close do you plant caladium bulbs? What other plants grow in the shade? Do aloe vera need to be put plant in the sun or the shade? Cocorahs.org is a website for rain gaging. Planting Knock-out Roses in full sun.

The Amaryllis has an excess of seed, is the seed any good to plant? Has the soil warmed up enough to plant bermuda? Will tiff bermuda override common bermuda? Yellow flowers that grow like weeds.

A rush of fleas in the garage - How to get rid of fleas in a hurry. Aphids are on the corn and the lettuce. Ants are following the aphids, or is it the other way around? Tomatoes have no blooms.

Blue Plumbago and Bonganvilla. What are plants are good for whiskey barrel gardening? Black-foot daisy. Plumenarias. Mystery berry from California.

When is a good time to prune a bottle brush tree? Cocorahs.org is a rain gage website for rainfall totals. Black smudges on tomato plants. Vine boars and how to prevent them.

Will the hard rain wash away the Growin Green fertilizer? Will it have to be reapplied?

Stink bugs are running rampant on the tomatoes. Liquid garlic and its benefits for roses and other plants. Books to reference on organic gardening. Organic vs. inorganic fertilizer on the soil. Chicken fertilizer.

Moving fruit trees from pots to the garden. Is it too late soil on the grass? Is it too late for tomatoes? Storing Mountain Laurel seeds.

How to harvest seeds on an Orchid Tree. Air layering a tree to take seeds. A goldfish plant is doing well, but is not blooming any "goldfish." Plenty of blooms, but no squash, what's wrong?

Assassin bugs are covering artichokes, are they good or bad? An antique rose buds are getting brown and is wilting. Can you trim a Desert Willow?

How to cut sweet potato slips to plant them. How far apart do you plant them from each. What are the main issues with mushroom compost? How far apart do you plant corns, beans and squash? What critter is sneaking to steal peaches?

Can both Palo Verde Trees and Desert Willow grow in South Texas? Fungus on Esperanza plant.

A pineapple guava tree has leaves that are yellowing. Is this the right time of year to plant fig trees?

Bob talks with Howard Garrett about gardening and other wonderful topics that all gardeners should hear.

The branches of a Monterey Oak are too low, is it okay to cut them? A strange fungus is growing on the rocks of a lava bed. How long do you let a drip system run?