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Buffalo Grass- a Native
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Most West Texans want to be outside when there are spring breezes and it is 80 degrees. I have two acres...
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May 9, 20192 min read


Container Gardening
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener If you are a beginning gardener or don’t have much space, container gardening might be a perfect solution...
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Apr 29, 20192 min read


Growing Loofah
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Did you know that you can grow your own vegetable Loofah (sometimes spelled Luffa)? They are great skin...
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Apr 16, 20192 min read


Superstar Perennials-Just the Facts
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener It isn’t easy to become a Texas Superstar® plant. Every Texas Superstar® designation undergoes several...
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Apr 16, 20192 min read


Ornamental Sedges
By Gwin Jamerson, Master Gardener Plant a sedge. No way! I have spent years trying to kill nut sedge (Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus...
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Apr 6, 20192 min read


Master Gardener Plant Sale-Garden to Go!
By Debbie Roland and Shirley Davenport, Master Gardeners The Permian Basin Master Gardener Plant Sale is back and better than ever! April...
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Mar 30, 20191 min read


The Plant Sale-Bullet Proof Plants
by Shirley Kelley, Master Gardener Bullet proof plants. That sounds like a western movie, doesn’t it? The Permian Basin Master Gardeners...
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Mar 18, 20192 min read


Eat Your Spinach! And other Greens
by Debbie Roland Greens include all leafy green vegetables. Most are cool-season crops and must be grown in the early spring or fall in...
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Mar 17, 20192 min read


Growing Peppers in West Texas
Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Peppers are a warm season crop that grow well in West Texas. Eat them raw or cooked, as a snack, added to...
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Mar 9, 20192 min read


Microgreens
Ben Bretz, Master Gardener Microgreens are the young sprouts of any edible plant that haven’t reached a point that it bears any flower or...
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Mar 3, 20192 min read


Time to Plant Potatoes
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Good news! Potatoes will grow even when conditions are less than perfect. Like most vegetables potatoes...
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Feb 24, 20192 min read


Pre-Emergent & Post-Emergent Herbicides
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Timing is everything when you apply a pre-emergent, a control for warm-season annual weeds. They work...
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Feb 18, 20192 min read


A Kitchen Garden
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener In years past when families depended on a garden for their survival, the gardens were sometimes large...
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Feb 7, 20192 min read


It's Time To Plant Onions
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Onions, an edible bulb and a favorite of most cooks, are a cool weather crop. Growing them at home is...
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Jan 29, 20192 min read


Plan to visit the Leach Teaching Gardens
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Why don’t you plan a visit this year to The Leach Teaching Gardens on the Texas A&M University campus?...
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Jan 25, 20192 min read


Microclimates
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Microclimates are small areas where the climate differs from the surrounding area. It may be colder or...
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Jan 13, 20192 min read


Creating a Special Garden with your Children
by Geriann Green, Permian Basin Master Gardener Junior Master Gardener Specialist Dirt and kids go together, for some like partners. Many...
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Dec 29, 20182 min read
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