South Texas Gardening Podcast

The big 3 pests - Snails, Grubworms, Squash vine borers. How do you prevent each one from getting into the garden before they get started?

Leaf-cutter ants are destroying fruit trees. What to do to get rid of them? How about repairing the trees? A red oak is now doing so well. Anything to do improve bush roses during the winter? When's a good time to move red tips? Skunks. PVC greenhouse p

Caring for a peace lily (closet plant) to make sure they have new leaves. Can they be root bound in the plant? Can bougainvilleas be grown as a hedge in South Texas? How about growing them like trees?

A new zoysia lawn is not growing, does it need new top soil? The basics of growing zoysia lawns in a heavily shaded area. What about those hungry deer? A step by step procedure in growing mustang grapes on a pergola. Bob talks about different grapes.

Can you trim climbing roses this time of year? How about transplanting roses? What can be built for roses to climb on? Is it okay to over seed a zoysia grass lawn? How Bob plants onions. Can knockout roses be cutback?

Planting peppers in black pots. Is it time to trim the vitex? When do you plant bridalwreath, quince and shrimp plants? How do you get rid of vines around the crape myrtles?

How far apart do you plant xylosma hedges from each other? Can you bury the roots of Star Jasmine? Ladybugs are invading the house. Is there a good supplement for wild grass? The lavender is graying out, what to do?

Why won't orange oil or anything kill weeds? What's causing black spots on the skin of satsuma oranges? Some basics of building a raised bed. What can you use with chile piquins?

What do you soak the limbs of a Rubber tree in? How do you save jasmine plants from abuse from herbacide?

When do plant Nastershams? Will vinegar and orange oil kill Bermuda grass? How to put in hardscape without Bermuda popping out. Is there a sprayer to get rid of mesquite in the lawn?

What's a good variety of asparagus for the Hill Country? When's the time to plant asparagus? What to do about oak wilt in Live Oak trees? Will orange oil kill fleas?

Building a pond and cleaning the pond of algae. Maintaining the aquatic life. Should you trim trees before or after a freeze? Do shrimp plants survive the winter?

Bob invites Howard Garrett to the show to talk about plants caught in a freeze, the Organic Club of America, the book "Wheat Belly," and few other tidbits about gardening.

3 things to know about growing onions well. How does celery grow in Texas? Growing celery from the stalk only. Will a yellow jacket nest go dormant in the winter? Is it too late to take blueberry cuttings? Potted cactus isn't growing any blooms, what to

Will pesticides in a saturated lawn kill nematoads? Do artichokes grow well in South Texas? What are the proportions of Orange Oil drench to kill fire ants? Should you remove a flower head of a poinsettia to encourage growth? How to get rid of nest of yel