South Texas Gardening Podcast

An update on the unique squash known as tromboncino. What's Bob's pick for bell peppers? A fig tree did fine in the summer, but suddenly just started failing.

Good seed catalogs. Fencing for gardens. The main canes of a rose bush keep dying off. Varieties of roses.

What's the difference between hay and straw? A pear tree isn't consistently giving fruit, and then just died?

What to plant and what to do in the garden? Is it a good idea for harvesting squirrels? Is it too early to plant dried tomato seeds? How far do you lay rows of asparagus?

When do you cut the old leaves off on an African Violet? A snow pea is growing tall, but no pea pods. When do turnips start making the bulb?

Growing a papaya in a pot. Will citrus plants endure the winter if they've been growing older? How much cold can the amaryllis take?

Protecting Meyers Lemons from the winter. Will peaches be blooming early because of chill hours? Covering vegetables for the winter.Sugar snap peas are growing slowly.

Protecting Meyers Lemons from the winter. Will peaches be blooming early because of chill hours? Covering vegetables for the winter.Sugar snap peas are growing slowly.

Is it too late to plant Winter Rye? Does it matter what side down you plant acorns? Is Texas Red Oak easily affected by oak wilt?

Are there effective pre-emergence for sticker burrs? Is too late to plant onions? Is it too late to plant lettuce seed? Is lettuce cold hardy?

Howard talks to Bob about caring for trees. Also, he talks about the wonders of the organic program.

How do you contain bamboo from spreading? A patch of dollar weed is ruining the bermuda. Beets come up, but they worn't form a bulb.

How far back can fig trees be cut back? Oak trees have green sprigs falling from its leaves, does the root flair need to be exposed?

How do you transplant 3 juvenile live oak trees? Should chile pequins be transplanted before the winter? How to protect washingtonia palms from the freeze?

Will a loquat plant make a good privacy barrier? Can they be grown from cuttings? What are good choices for plants can be planted in whiskey barrel? An oak tree still has leaves this late in the season.