By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Timing is everything when you apply a pre-emergent, a control for warm-season annual weeds. They work...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener In years past when families depended on a garden for their survival, the gardens were sometimes large...

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...

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?...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Last chance to plant your garlic! It is useful in the kitchen and easy to grow. Texas A&M AgriLife...

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

by Barbara Porsch-Master Gardener-herb enthusiast We haven’t talked about parsley in a long time, so let’s talk about parsley this month....

by Geriann Green, Permian Basin Master Gardener Junior Master Gardener Specialist Dirt and kids go together, for some like partners. Many...

By John and Shirley Kelley, Master Gardeners I’m not fond of winter. I would much rather be outside in the yard and around my garden or...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist There are bad bugs, and then, there are bad, bad bugs. Spider mites are bad, bad,...

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

by Carol Siddall, Master Gardener One of my favorite flowers around Christmas is the showy amaryllis. Amaryllis bulbs are easy to grow...

by Carol Siddall, Master Gardener Fall is here; at least we think it is. It seems like winter has slipped in the last couple of weeks...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener We’ve had our first freeze and the leaves are falling. Should you rake them or not? You’ll be glad to...

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...

Get your 2019 Master Gardener Calendar! By Ann Childers and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners For the second year, Permian Basin Master...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener The first real cold front has arrived.   We are probably within a few weeks of the first freeze.  When...

by Carol Siddall, Master Gardener I love fall.  The temperature is cooler, and it is fun to be out in the garden.  The perfect time for...

Temperatures are cooler, football season is starting.  Fall is coming.  Now is the time to start thinking about your compost pile for...

by Carol Siddall, Master Gardener You may know the coneflower by the botanical name Echinacea.   It has been used as an herbal remedy for...