South Texas Gardening Podcast

Tree sprouts are out of control. How to get rid of carpenter ants. Cherokee tomatoes are getting wrinkled up, what to do?

A tiff grass is yellow and suffering, is it a fungus? What can be done to protect it? Should soil be loosened for beans to grow? Wire worms are nibbling on some Yukon Gold potatoes.

Bell Pepper seeds are not germinating, is their a missing step to germination? More frustration about Monsanto and the GMO Protection Act.

Killing mosquito larvae in the water barrels safely. Are Crape Myrtles more drought tolerant?

Will Monterrey Oaks be alright after the winter freeze? Can compost be put on the stems of a tomato plant? Pruning Hollys. Can orange oil be used against wood ants? Does the number of leaves matter when it comes to a key lime plant?

Using sinapore for controlling grasshoppers. A new compost has no odor, does it mean something wrong with it? Is it too late to take clippings from a fig tree? Air layering.

Tomatoes are growing wonderfully, but okra and green beans are yellowing. A Hong Kong Orchid is blooming white, but it's suppose to be colored. Recycling coffee ground. Any use for cat litter?

A control for cut ants and grasshoppers named lecithin. Controlling pillbugs and sowbugs. Aphids. Chemical fertilizers are ruining rivers and streams.

How to prevent an awful mold or fungus from growing in a lava bed. Growing Maid of Orleans Jasmine in South Texas.

Keeping orchids blooming flowers. Strange little snakes in the garden. What do baby rattlesnakes look like? Preventing any snake from getting in the garden. Time to transplant a fig tree. How big do you dig the hole?

Planted an Oak Tree in Florida, and is shooting out sprouts along the trunk. Should the sprouts be trimmed? Strange mossy substance growing on the trunk. Liquid molasses is kind of thick, should it be thinned? Microriser Fungi in the sand. Rock mulch.

Harvesting Bluebonnet seeds. Will caladium grow well in the shade? How does Lily of the Valley grow in shade? Pinching the buds of columbine. How long will broccoli produce? Colored Mulch.

Does it matter what kind of molasses is used? Aphids are destroying roses, what to do? When will the ladybugs return? Should artichokes be thinned out? Harvesting bluebonnets.

How far do tomatoes need to be planted. Does rock phosphate help? A discussion on zinnias. Using saltpeter to kill a tree stump. Using mulch and oak leaves. A variety of spinosad products that can be useful.

Can wisteria be grown from cuttings? How to get started on wisteria.