Tech Opens Chrysanthemum Test Plots to Public at TTU
Texas Tech invites the public to view the Mum Test Plots at Flint and 15th through October. The display features Tech seedlings and varieties from two national distributors plus selections from England and France. Notable blooms include Mini Bronze Osoto sa Astoria Charles Nye Headliner, with harvest giants and Texas Tech seedlings showing. Visitors are asked to avoid disturbing plants. TTU does not sell plants in spring.
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Texas Tech Department of Park Administration, Horticulture and Entomology
Texas Tech
Flint
15Th
Mini Bronze
Ostosa
Astoria
Charles Nye
Headliner
Fall fertilization for shrubs and trees in West Texas
Expert Ed Zukauckas notes fall fertilization supports root activity and winter hardiness for shrubs and trees, with nitrogen-rich mixes giving the best lawn response. He warns against high phosphorus fall applications to Bermuda grass, which yield little benefit and may waste time. Early nitrogen use improves spring vigor and dormancy resilience. Prepare plants for winter stresses.
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ED Zukauckas
Zukauckas
Texas
Garden Club Meeting Promotes Courage and Self-Discipline
The Bud To Blossom Garden Club meets at 2 pm on October 7 at Municipal Garden Arts Center. Mrs. Paul Ward presents "She Who Holds Keys" emphasizing courage and self-discipline, with Mrs. Victor Wommack speaking on "Keys to the Art of Being Different." An arrangement by Adkisson Hosenst and others will be shared.
Evergreen Shrubs Ready for Planting Now
Garden notes advise planting container grown broadleaf and coniferous evergreens now to establish before cold weather. Avoid delaying operations too long in October. November often yields better bulb blooms with delayed flowering for spring rewards.
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E. Z
Statuary Ideas Considered By Iris Society
Twenty seven members attended the South Plains Iris Society meeting at Municipal Garden Arts Center. Lonnie Edwards proposed a metal Goddess Iris statue for the Iris Garden at the arboretum. The final meeting of the year is set for October 25 at 7 30 p.m. at the center.
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South Plains Iris Society
Municipal Garden Arts Center
E. E. Patton
Lonnie Edwards
Arboretum
Edwards
Iris
Border Talks Set For Pest Control
Texas and Mexican agriculture officials plan meetings in Brownsville and Matamoros next week to align on international pest control for cotton. State Agriculture Commissioner John C White cites Mexican violations of planting and plow-up pacts as causing insect control problems. Ricardo Acosta V leads a 12 member Mexican delegation with Leo Iverson and USA officials in the U S delegation.
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Austin
UPS
Texas
Brownsville
Matamoros
Mexico
White
Ricardo Acosta V
U.S
Leo Iverson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USA
Matasmoros
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