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July Gardening
Blackberry bushes with Frog Fruit as ground cover Photo: Debbie Roland By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener July is a quiet gardening...

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Jul 16, 20252 min read


French Hollyhocks
French Hollyhocks Photo: Debbie Roland By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener French Hollyhocks, also known as fig-leaved hollyhocks (...

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Jul 15, 20252 min read


Benefits of Compost Tea
Compost Tea Photo: Debbie Roland By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Compost tea is a liquid concentrate made by steeping compost in...

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Jul 1, 20252 min read


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

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Jun 23, 20252 min read


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

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Jun 19, 20252 min read


Maypop Passion Vine
Passion Vine on Trellis Photo: Debbie Roland By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener You may have walked along fences or trellises and...

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Jun 19, 20252 min read


Lawn or Unlawn?
Wildflower Spring Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener To lawn or unlawn, that is the question! We think...

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Jun 19, 20252 min read


Growing Cactus
Photo by Rebecca Owens By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Growing Cacti in West Texas is an endeavor well-suited to our climate,...

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May 28, 20252 min read


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

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May 28, 20253 min read


Ground Covers for West Texas
Frog Fruit being trained to cover former lawn area Photo by Debbie Roland By Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Replacing your Bermuda...

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May 12, 20252 min read


ALAN or NALAN
Lights at night can affect hatching Loggerhead Sea Turtles Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener We have...

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May 5, 20253 min read


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

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May 1, 20252 min read


Researching Invasive Plants
References for Researching Native Plants Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener You are ready to take the...

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Apr 21, 20253 min read
Common Invasive Species
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners We have written about the importance of planting native plants, stressing the...

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Apr 21, 20253 min read


Mealy Blue Sage
Mealy Blue Sage Photo: www.ecoblossom.com By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners If you are looking for a...

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Apr 7, 20252 min read


April Chores
Photo: www.recordonline.com By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners April is an important month for West Texas...

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Apr 4, 20252 min read


Natural Security is National Security
Vitex – example of invasive species Photo: LSU Ag Center By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners We have written...

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Mar 28, 20253 min read


2025 Master Gardener Plant Sale
By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener We have a date for the 2025 Spring Plant Sale! Save the date and mark your calendars for April 12 . ...

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Mar 17, 20252 min read


Monarch Magic
Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider – Her daughter working on a Monarch school project By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener On his last visit,...

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Mar 17, 20253 min read


Two Edible Sunflower Tubers
Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider – Sunflower Tubers By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Previously, we have written about...

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Mar 3, 20253 min read
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