South Texas Gardening Podcast

Can liquid seaweed mixture be made from scratch? Dealing with pests on a kaffir lime tree. Treating aloe vera from winter damage.

Starting on tomato transplants that are doing too well. Using a heater on plants. What can be done with oak ash? Using pumpkins as fertilizer. Battery-operated chainsaws. Rosemary seeds.

Will pickleram kill stinging nettle? Pickleram - the herbicide that needs to be used wisely. Dealing with spidermites on house plants.

Talking about sweet alyssum and amaryllis. Using borax to stop roaches and other insects. When do you plant seeds for sweet peas?

Is it potato season yet? Texas Department of Agriculture assists with transplants. Do you need to use inoculants on sweet peas?

Bob and Howard Garrett, the Dirt Doctor, talk organic gardening.

Looking for shrubs to grow on one side of the house. New varieties of tomatoes.

Repotting some falenopsis orchids. A problem with Johnson grass.

Branches on a pear tree are growing in a strange way. Different pear trees give more than others. Rooting hibiscus.

A pomegranate plant is heavily rooted in a pot. When do you start cutting down monkey grass? Do oak trees need to be fed in the first year?

What fertilizer is good for pecan trees? Potatoes aren't growing from seed. Using rock phosphate.

When will you plant tomatoes with a weather like this one? How late will we get frost in Texas? Collecting seeds.

Looking for a good evergreen vine that grow quickly on a bamboo fence.

Can peach trees handle the cold? Ruining sprayers with vinegar and orange oil. Using diesel to kill unwanted plants.

Bob Webster invites Howard Garrett to discuss the wonders of the organic program.