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An Insect We Will Know Too Well

By Neil Sperry • July 6, 2022

Emerald ash borers came into the United States 20 years ago. First observed in Southeastern Michigan in 2002 they’ve now been identified in 35 states (including Texas) and credited with …

It’s always time for four o’clocks

By Neil Sperry • July 5, 2022

There are those who love four o’clocks… and there are those who haven’t yet grown them. They’re handsome annuals or tender perennials you’ll see in old heirloom gardens, along fencerows …

Summer tomatoes

By Neil Sperry • July 5, 2022

Anyone who has bought Big Boy, Beefsteak, Whopper or one of the other “burger-sized” slicing tomatoes to grow in a Texas garden has found out the hard way that they …

Gardening This Weekend: July 7, 2022

By Neil Sperry • July 5, 2022

In an effort to get you indoors and out of the heat as efficiently as possible, here are the critical tasks for this part of early July. PLANT• Crape myrtles …

Fun story from a friend

By Neil Sperry • June 28, 2022

You’ve read it before here. I grew up in College Station. Bud Rudder and his siblings were my friends. We were all A&M kids. I’d been thinking really hard for …

Time Here for Fall Tomatoes – Now!

By Neil Sperry • June 28, 2022

Texas A&M Extension vegetable specialists taught me 50 years ago that fall crops would out-perform spring crops handily, and that tomatoes could lead the way. I’ve been an advocate ever …

Best Crape Myrtles for Texas

By Neil Sperry • June 28, 2022

I shared with you last week that my personal favorite color of crape myrtle is purple. That’s because it pretty much blends in with any other color, whether it’s other …

Gardening This Weekend: June 30, 2022

By Neil Sperry • June 28, 2022

Most folks have big plans for this holiday weekend, so I’ve narrowed the to-do list down to those things that are most critical. PLANT• Tomato transplants for your fall garden. …

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