The Horticulturati

Horticulture Hangover: When Vines Attack

Jun 29, 2023

Here's the June 24 episode of Horticulture Hangover, our radio broadcast on KLBJ. We talk about National Pollinator Week, heat stress on citrus, and the pros and cons of various types of irrigation. We also get two calls about unruly vines driving people crazy.

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Lawn Ordinances with Chris Kennedy

Jun 26, 2023

Why do we mow our lawns? That’s the question posed by our guest, artist and urban ecologist Chris Kennedy of the Urban Systems Lab and Central Texas Mycological Society; the answer is a tangle of municipal policy, attitudes toward property ownership, and status anxiety. Chris joins the pod to tell us about his...

Horticulture Hangover: triple digits, tomato pests, and wild pumpkins

Jun 23, 2023

Here's the 6/17 recording of Horticulture Hangover, our radio broadcast on KLBJ. We got a little silly this week, and answered questions about pruning boxwoods, how much to water, leaf footed bugs, wild pumpkins, and more.

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Horticulture Hangover: transplant shock, evergreen vines, and poison ivy

Jun 21, 2023

Here's the 6/10 recording of Horticulture Hangover, our radio broadcast on KLBJ. This week, we covered transplant shock, twining vs. clinging vines, and poison ivy.

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Horticulture Hangover: crabgrass, oak suckers, and scheming squirrels

Jun 10, 2023

Colleen did the show solo on June 3 because Leah skipped town! She got a lot of great questions. Topics include crabgrass, live oak suckers, and sneaky squirrels scheming on stonefruits.

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