Jul 27, 2023
Can a native plant garden be maintained without year-round pruning? In this episode, Colleen articulates her front-yard scheme for a super-low-maintenance native garden design for Central Texas, a cumulative idea inspired by past episodes of this very podcast. Her working title is “The Everything Garden.”
First, we...
Jul 15, 2023
Here's the July 15 episode of Horticulture Hangover, our radio broadcast on KLBJ. We talk about karst ecosystems, ticks in Texas, Navajo or "Indian" peaches, harvesting figs, and a native plant that's on our wish list: velvet leaf mallow (Allowissadula holosericea).
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Jul 15, 2023
Here's the July 8 episode of Horticulture Hangover, our radio broadcast on KLBJ. We talk about measuring a tree's critical root zone, when to cut back canna lilies to keep them blooming, and how to root-prune trees in pots.
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Jul 6, 2023
Here's the July 1 episode of Horticulture Hangover, our radio broadcast on KLBJ. We get calls about planting sweet potato slips; four o'clocks failing to bloom; when to mow wildflowers; and how to collect sunflower seeds. Enjoy!
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Jul 1, 2023
Just unearthed from the archives, here's the 5/27 recording of Horticulture Hangover, our radio broadcast on KLBJ. We talk about the difference between Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki), propose solutions for invading Bermuda grass, and give a classic answer to a question...