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Gardening This Weekend: March 30, 2023

By Neil Sperry • March 29, 2023

Nurseries are well stocked and ready. Make a list of your biggest projects and tackle them first. Shopping is easiest during the week, and trucks arrive Thursdays and Fridays. Just …

Gardening This Weekend: March 23, 2023

By Neil Sperry • March 22, 2023

Keep a list of the things you need to get done. Here – I’ll add some for you. PLANT• Nursery stock. The sooner you plant it the better it will …

Don’t let these caterpillars surprise you.

By Neil Sperry • March 22, 2023

“Neil, what are these caterpillars, and will they kill my tree?” I get inquiries many times each spring about these unusual insects. Gardeners find them massed on their trees’ trunks, …

Tomato Time in Texas

By Neil Sperry • March 22, 2023

They’re the most popular vegetables in Texas gardens, yet tomatoes cause lots of angst. Here are short-form tips that I’ve learned over a lifetime of growing them. • Plant your …

Pollen by the Pound

By Neil Sperry • March 21, 2023

Those talks about “the birds and the bees” never include mention of the wind, but it’s the source of pollination for 12 percent of the world’s flowering plants according to …

Will my holly have berries?

By Neil Sperry • March 21, 2023

Class, our word for the day is dioescious. It’s from the Greek, “di” for “two” and “oikos” for “houses.” “Two houses.” With me so far? Simpler terms: A dioescious plant …

Yellow’s the Game!

By Neil Sperry • March 16, 2023

My wife was involved in the National School Board Association’s National Convention in New Orleans many years ago. I took a cab out to Longue Vue Gardens in nearby Metairie. …

Gardening This Weekend: March 16, 2023

By Neil Sperry • March 16, 2023

When I looked at my 20 benchmark weather stations across Texas earlier today it looked like the northern half of the state either is facing a freeze or could be …

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