South Texas Gardening Podcast

Strange spots are developing on a cattleya orchid. What dirt is good for planting tomatoes in molasses pots? When do you start planting tomato seeds?

Is the manure-free compost from Burning Bush worth putting on the grass? Where to find peppermint oil? What's the best way to cut poison ivy?

What's the best way to get rid of abundant poison ivy? Montezuma Cypress is getting a lot of drying needles. What's a companion peach to Tex Star?

How to keep peaches from blooming too early. Building a structure to protect small fruit trees. June Gold, Melba peaches are good for handling chills.

Can a meyer's lemon be moved in doors and still bloom? Just ground up alfalfa. 3 Mexican olives in pots.

Bob invites Howard Garrett talk about the wonders of gardening on an organic program. They talk tomatoes.

Bob invites the dirt doctor to talk about the wonders of the organic program. Talking tomatoes.

Preparing to protect the garden from pests.

Growing roses. How long after the soils has been tilled should you take a soil sample? How to grow world winning tomatoes?

A chinkapin has having some growth issues with girdling root. Growing tomatoes on the ground.

About making cages to protect transplants. Getting lemon and lime plants well watered without browning the leaves. Is spinach cold hearty?

Will the freeze affect the water supply? Is there any formula to stop mesquite? Is a shrimp plant cold hardy?

Tomato cages. Champanelle grapes being spaced apart.

How much ash can you use on a raised bed? How much light is necessary for transplants? Caring for Narcissus bulbs.

Where can we find Mama Mia Tomatoes? Leaves falling for crown of thorns. How do shade gardens survive in the winter?