County Agents Tips for Southwest Texas Garden Calendar
E J Harrison outlines home vegetable garden steps including cucumber and squash planting, tomato support options with stakes or wire cages, fall garden prep with manure and sulfur, drip irrigation, and mulch. irrigation guidelines cover lawns, flowers, shrubs, and vegetables with notes on soil types, deep-rooting plants, and signs of thirst. The piece also covers flower care, late planting for summer color, rose fertilizing, lawn mowing heights, and general fertilizer and weed management practices.
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Periwinkle for hot Texas summers and yearlong color
Specialists recommend Madagascar periwinkle Catharanthus roseus as a reliable summer bloomer in Texas. It grows as an annual in heat, with 1 to 1.5 inch flowers in white pink or lavender rose, and varies from 8 to 30 inches tall with trailing compact varieties for borders and containers.
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Home lawn care advice on leaves and weed control
The guidance warns against using herbicides near home grounds and fertilizers containing weed killers. If insects are present apply insecticides separately and apply weed killers alone with extreme care, preferably in the early morning with no wind and a nozzle close to the ground.
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