South Texas Gardening Podcast

A rose bush and yard have been destroyed by hail damage. When is a good time for planting Caladium bulbs? A Confederate Jasmine plant is drooping and not growing. When can shallots be harvested?

Do spidermites travel in the tomato plants when they are moved? Moving heavy tubs of soil and tomato plants. Plant wash to stop early blite on tomatoes. Using rabbit manure for tomatoes. Soil treatment for potatoes.

What temperature do Pride of Barbados like? Bugs that cause problems for squash plants. Leaves curlying on naval oranges. Something is damaging the peaches, what to spray with? Keeping of roses from yellowing. Gardinas are dying.

Leaf dieback is affecting sweet potato slips. A special mixture that takes care of cut ants and grasshoppers. How many doses of Nematodes are necessary to control fleas? Roma Tomatoes and beans are not sprouting very well, why is that?

Getting lemon and lime trees out of buckets and into the ground, any recommendations? What's a good material for a large pot for trees? The problem with peat-based soils. Is too late in the season to plant onions? What can be good to plant this season?

Plant wash isn't doing any good for Sungold tomatoes. Green zucchini is growing, but yellow zucchini is not. Some ideas with squash. Chemicals in a raised bed, did the tomatoes get ruined? Beware of Spidermites.

The trick to setting buds. The benefits of Garrett juice. Research on leaf matter. Dealing with an ordeal with mosquitoes. A discussion on cornmeal. Planting garlic.

Where do fungus gnats come from, and how to get rid of them? Thrips on roses. What can be done about a severe termite invasion? Corn has a strange powder left by insects. Cross pollinating corn.

How to keep a Purple German Iris blooming after a successful season. Texas is too hot for growing rhubarb. Need to get rid a lot of nutsedge in the garden. Will stinkbugs get into other garden plants? Is corn gluten meal as good as regular corn meal? Vici

Leaf Cutter Ants are destroying roses. Bob recommends what to do to stop them. A summer squash isn't growing, is it competing with other garden plants? Corn crops don't grow as tall as other farmed corn, why is that? About the Black Walnut Tree.

Protecting zucchini and squash from borer moths. What formulas will keep the larvae from destroying garden plants? What's a good ornamental plant for the front porch? Where is a good place for regional seeds? What's the difference of a fire and and a le

To attract bees, can you use sugar water like when it's to attract hummingbirds? Are there any other methods to attract bees?

A pomegranate is not producing any fruit. Radishes are not producing are not creating bulbs. What radishes grow well in Texas? Can radishes grow in the shade? A tomato plant is bushy, but short.

A mesquite tree is oozing on one side. Is an anaqua tree a good one to grow? Will pruning a Hibiscus make the plant healthier at this time? A late freeze hurt a tomato plant. Preventing Early Blite. Using garlic to stop aphids and thrips. Live Oak Tree ha

Caladium bulbs haven't been sprouting yet, why is that? Elephant ears and other plants suggested for hot weather. Should bird netting be used on bell peppers? Cucumbers are starting to get a discoloration. Potato plants. Spinach. Pomegranate leaves are f