VOLUME 13, ISSUE 14 • April 6, 2017 Neil Sperry editor. Gretchen Drew design and circulation. |
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Plant of the Week: Butterfly WeedIt's difficult for a guy who grew up in College Station to find anything beautiful about something orange, but this is one of my favorite perennials - and Texas wildflowers. Want to know more? Photo: Butterfly weed blooming beautifully in McKinney. |
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Question of the Week 1: April 6, 2017
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You Gotta Thin Out the FruitMost of our popular fruit crops over-produce. They fill their branches with young fruit, but the quality sags. We have tips on thinning your fruit. "Thinning" is a fruit-growing must. This plum would be the size of a cherry had others not been plucked off weeks earlier. |
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Question of the Week 2: April 6, 2017"Neil, my crape myrtle doesn't look like it's going to put out any leaves. Is it dead? What would have caused that?" It's not dead, but you have a bit of work ahead of you. I have the roadmap. Photo: What happened to these crape myrtles? |
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Gardening This WeekendLast weekend was a bit of a washout, so you may find yourself behind in your gardening responsibilities. I've assembled the most important jobs to help you catch up. Photo: Cosmos in McKinney garden. |
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And, in closingThat's it for another e-gardens. Fun, wasn't it! Well, I'll be back with more at the same time next week. In the meantime, let your friends know about us. We're nearing a subscription milestone, and I could use that extra boost from your recommendation. Until our next e-gardens masterpiece, I'll see you in nurseries, maybe at the movies, hopefully at church and maybe out dining somewhere (choose something casual, please). Oh, and on my website, on the radio and therefore my podcasts - lotsa good places. One additional place we can visit is on Facebook. I asked my nearly 60,000 FB friends to tell us their favorite nurseries across Texas and why they liked them. It makes fabulous reading and could be the beginnings of a great road trip! Heres a link. Happy gardening! Neil |
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