Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider’s Native Habitat By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Back in 2021, (Blog entries 9/12,...

Photo:  Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener   From September 12 to October 6, 2021, Master Gardeners did a series on...

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

Photo:  www.slideshare.net By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener You have probably heard the term “cole crops” before.   “Cole” comes from...

Tree under stress Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener   Although we have had a large amount of rain and our...

Rattlesnake Master Photo:  theplantnative.com By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners   I have been visiting Tallgrass...

By John Cappadonna, Master Gardener Intern and Debbie Roland, Master Gardener   Did you know that Master Gardeners are having a Fall...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener   As a gardener I haven’t experienced squirrels in my yard.  My dogs seem to keep them at bay.  But I...

Illustration by Olga Akbarova By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Lavender is a hardy low-maintenance plant that is...

Purslane (Photo:  Emmy Ulmschneider) By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners In the last of the series on hot summer...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener   In our previous article, we wrote about the need and strategies for growing a more resilient garden in our hotter summer weather.   One of the options we mentioned was to explore growing tropical and subtropical crops which are adapted to our hotter summer conditions.  So, let’s delve more deeply into these blazing hot summer plants and start by reviewing the common plants you might already know and then venture into the unknown.  Remem

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener   If you have ever had grubs in your yard or flowerbeds you know that they can cause quite a bit of damage.  White grubs, sometimes referred to as grub worms, are the larval stage of Junebugs or June beetles. Grubs have four life stages:  Egg, larvae, pupae and adult.   There are over 100 species and only a few causes damage.  However, a few species damage turfgrass and other cultivated plants.   White grubs feed on roots and other undergroun

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners   Back in 2020, the Permian Basin Master Gardeners put out a gardening calendar which featured pictures of Master Gardener gardens and a list of garden chores for the month.  I still have mine and look at it each month to refresh my gardening memory.  As I look back over the calendar for July chores, it made me wonder:  Would I change any of the monthly chores?  Is that calendar “out of date?”  And the answer is perhaps

www.reddit.com By John Cappadonna, Master Gardener Intern July is the time to start your plants for the fall garden.  There are a number...

Photo:  thespruce.com By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Knowing what N-P-K represents may not be the most exciting...

Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners The dog days of summer are upon us!  If you bought...

Photo:  Emmy Ulmschneider By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners The name Pink Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa)...

Photo:  www.quiet-corner.com By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners I always feel like June is the last month before...

Photo:  Pinterest By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener With the price of food increasing, you may be glad to know that some common...

landscapingcapecoral.com By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners I love blue flowers in my yard and Cape Plumbago...