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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...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners We both love natives! They can be challenging to find, easy to plant, require...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener Organic is a labeling term that says an agricultural product has been grown by...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Previously, we wrote in general terms about ways to extend the growing season in...

Parks Legado Farmers Market Photo: Sewell Family of Companies By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Previously, we...

Delicious produce and eggs purchased at the Midland Downtown Farmer’s Market By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners In...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners In our first article we concentrated on planning mistakes and how to avoid them....

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener During the summer, I love to sit out on the patio and watch butterflies in my garden. All day...

Compost. Photo:gardeningknowhow.com By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Recently on a gardening social media site I...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Honestly it doesn’t matter where you live or what kind of yard you have, we all...

Lumbricus spp., nightcrawler. The enlarged band is the clitellum. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Gardeners and...

Get on the business end of a hoe By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most of us have finally gotten some rain. Our...

Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider. Native prairie yard. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners We love the spring wildflower...

Mary Ann Miles in a small portion of her garden which has grown over the years. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners...

How sweet potatoes grow By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Sweet potatoes and yams are not the same thing. Yams...

Large amounts of food can be grown in small spaces. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners This year is already proving...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Raised beds are a great option for many reasons. They use less water, it’s...

By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners You want to learn about more about establishing an urban prairie, but where do...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners An article about our short native grasses lets me talk about two of my favorite...

By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Across the Great Plains, including Texas, there are a gradient of physical...