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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. …

St. Augustine Problem-Solving

By Neil Sperry • June 23, 2022

We do not have “the perfect turfgrass.” So, before you throw St. Augustine under the bus, remember that all of our other grasses have their own issues, too. I’m going …

Early Summer Pruning

By Neil Sperry • June 22, 2022

You normally think of winter as the main time for pruning (or at least horticulturists do). But there are several very timely pruning tasks left over for this time of …

Nope, Nope, Nope!

By Neil Sperry • June 21, 2022

You don’t ever want to expose foliage to roadway winds if you expect plants to survive. You simply can’t drive slowly enough. This person wasn’t even trying. 45 mph down …

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