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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...

Native shortgrass prairie remnant at Windlands Park. (Photo by Emmy Ulmschneider) By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master...

Backyard prairie with native grasses, shrubs and forbs. By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners This will be the first...

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...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Have you ever noticed that some perennial beds look like they just pop up all by...

Sweet Basil By Barbara Porsche, Master Gardener By now most of us are dreaming about our upcoming garden or maybe have even started some...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Last week we introduced a few basic terms in horticulture. Like any branch of...

White flower which will make the pepper, immature green pepper and mature red one By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master...

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

Inspect roots to be sure they are not dry and are healthy By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most West Texas...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener Many of us make New Year’s Resolutions to start off the New Year. Often these resolutions are...

Recycle cups and milk cartons for starting seeds. By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners If you are growing your...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener On January 14, 2023, orientation for the new Permian Basin Master Gardener (PBMG) class started. ...

Start with a plan and research how to implement it. By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Permian Basin Master Gardeners all hope you had a...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Last week’s article discussed why you may want to be a Master Gardener. Following is a little history...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener My interest in gardening didn’t start until my thirties. I was busy with work and my kids. Then,...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener It is that season! So, what do you give to a gardener? My feeling is that, like knowing what...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most gardeners have longed for or at least been curious about a greenhouse. A...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners What do gardeners do in the winter? Sitting by the fire, planning your spring...