PBMG Blog

Photo taken by Amanda Green in Midland County. By Amanda Green, Permian Basin Master Gardener I love walking through the garden center and looking at the beautiful Mimosas. With their pink feathering flowers, cute fern-like leaves, and appreciating how much sunlight falls through. But did you know these are a destructive invasive species? They reseed so readily they outcompete native plants, and do not offer much benefit to local pollinators. Quite a few states have already b

How to Water My Tree Photo: Debbie Roland By Sara Moran, AgriLife Extension Agent- Ector & Midland Counties This question is popular,...

Small Nanking Cherry Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener My first introduction to a Nanking Cherry, Prunus...

Elderberry Flower, Elderberry Blow Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener It is spring and my elder or...

Cooked fig leaf wrapped fish meal Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners The Brown Turkey...

Japanese Persimmon (Kaki) By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners West Texas is my second home. Growing up in the...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners In the past weeks we have discussed which trees grow best in West Texas, how to...

By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners My love affair with figs began way before I moved to a place where I could...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners In the past weeks we have discussed which trees grow best in West Texas and how...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Last week we looked at the proper way to plant a tree. Now let’s talk about how...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Planting a tree that will live in our ever-increasing heat and decreasing water...

Inspect roots to be sure they are not dry and are healthy By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most West Texas...

By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Do you want to grow a fruit crop that has few problems and pests reported? ...

B By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) is a shrub native to our state. It begins...

Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Between 40 and 60 % of our total water supply is used in landscape irrigation. By incorporating new...

by Barbara Porsch, Master Gardener Texas Master Gardener Oak Wilt Specialist Drive around in some areas of Midland and Odessa and mourn...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Did you know that this is the time to plant trees? Most of the trees sold in our area are...

By Linda Cranfill, Master Gardener Last spring the Permian Basin saw an amazing rose bloom due to the mild winter. Consider adding roses...

by Barbara Porsch, Permian Basin Master Gardener, Texas Master Gardener Oak Wilt Specialist Drive around in some areas of Midland and...