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

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Jun 12, 20233 min read
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Time to Plant Sweet Potatoes
How sweet potatoes grow By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Sweet potatoes and yams are not the same thing. Yams...

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May 25, 20232 min read
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May Plantings
Large amounts of food can be grown in small spaces. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners This year is already proving...

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May 17, 20233 min read
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Raised Beds – The Options
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Raised beds are a great option for many reasons. They use less water, it’s...

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May 10, 20232 min read
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Prairie Building References
By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners You want to learn about more about establishing an urban prairie, but where do...

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May 2, 20232 min read
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Buffalograss – a Short Grass
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners An article about our short native grasses lets me talk about two of my favorite...

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Apr 24, 20232 min read
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Tall Native Prairie Grasses
By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners Across the Great Plains, including Texas, there are a gradient of physical...

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Apr 17, 20232 min read
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Native Prairie Grasses
Native shortgrass prairie remnant at Windlands Park. (Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider) By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master...

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Apr 10, 20233 min read
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Why Native Grasses and Prairies
Backyard prairie with native grasses, shrubs and forbs. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners This will be the first...

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Apr 5, 20232 min read
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Plant Sale. SAVE THE DATE!!!
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners It’s that time again and April 15 is the day! The plants have been ordered and...

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Mar 20, 20232 min read
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Planning for Year-Round Color
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Have you ever noticed that some perennial beds look like they just pop up all by...

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Mar 20, 20232 min read
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Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
Sweet Basil By Barbara Porsche, Master Gardener By now most of us are dreaming about our upcoming garden or maybe have even started some...

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Mar 6, 20233 min read
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Horticulture Terms 2.0
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Last week we introduced a few basic terms in horticulture. Like any branch of...

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Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Chili Petin
White flower which will make the pepper, immature green pepper and mature red one By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master...

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Feb 13, 20232 min read
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Turk’s Cap
By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Prolific beautiful red blooms Turk’s Cap, Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii,...

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Feb 8, 20232 min read
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Planning for Fruit Trees
Inspect roots to be sure they are not dry and are healthy By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most West Texas...

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Jan 30, 20233 min read
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A Different View of New Year’s Resolutions
By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener Many of us make New Year’s Resolutions to start off the New Year. Often these resolutions are...

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Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Plant Tomato Seeds Now
Recycle cups and milk cartons for starting seeds. By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners If you are growing your...

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Jan 23, 20233 min read
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The Joy of Master Gardeners
By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener On January 14, 2023, orientation for the new Permian Basin Master Gardener (PBMG) class started. ...

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Jan 9, 20233 min read
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Beginning a Yard
Start with a plan and research how to implement it. By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Permian Basin Master Gardeners all hope you had a...

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Jan 9, 20232 min read
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