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Where do native bees and other wildlife go in winter?
November 9, 2024
Muhly grass mealybug, prep patio containers to come inside.
November 2, 2024
Make stylish trellises on a budget.
October 26, 2024
Can I cut off these oak tree sprouts?
October 19, 2024
Viewers’ garden picks
October 12, 2024
Fall Herbs for Spring Butterflies
October 5, 2024
Why Do Prairies Matter?
May 18, 2024
How Aphids Keep Ladybugs Around
May 11, 2024
Caterpillar Conundrum: Keep or Control?
May 4, 2024
How Often Water Container Plants?
April 27, 2024
Unusual growth on mountain laurels?
April 20, 2024
Soil, compost, mulch: What’s the difference?
April 13, 2024
Why White Bluebonnets?
April 6, 2024
Do Ice and Snow Insulate our Plants?
November 18, 2023
Frost, Freeze, “Winter” & Zones: What Do They Mean?
November 11, 2023
Best Time to Move Plants
November 4, 2023
Why Leaves Turn Color in Fall
October 28, 2023
What’s going on with this clasping coneflower?
October 21, 2023
What are Native, Adapted, and Hybrid Plants?
October 14, 2023
As we head into cooler weather, why should we plant perennials and trees NOW, rather than waiting until spring?
October 7, 2023
What should I do about exposed tree roots? What are the best techniques for fertilizing lawn grass and plants?
May 20, 2022
My rose plants have rose rosette disease. Can I replant?
May 7, 2022
Why is my Whale’s tongue agave yellowed with shriveled leaves after moving?
April 30, 2022
Browned leaves on sago palm (cycad).
April 23, 2022
What is this large yellow growth on a red oak?
April 16, 2022
Why is one live oak tree suffering while companion tree is fine?
April 9, 2022
Should I prune my fruit trees in fall?
October 2, 2021
Caterpillars come with butterflies and moths.
May 22, 2021
Why healthy rose wilts and stems turn black?
March 20, 2021
Browned leaves, mushrooms, rose rosette disease: which is serious?
February 13, 2021
What’s wrong with my avocado in a container?
January 30, 2021
Chlorosis on loquat & how to fertilize trees.
January 23, 2021
Twigs falling from trees.
January 16, 2021
Do winter weather swings harm plants?
January 9, 2021
My chinkapin oak’s bark is peeling. And there are white spots on the leaves.
October 17, 2020
How to Water
October 10, 2020
Viewer pictures during May and June 2020 pandemic quarantine
September 12, 2020
Plant Problems: Yellowed Leaves, Galls
September 5, 2020
Cute Viewer Photo!
August 29, 2020
Common Mistakes to Avoid
August 22, 2020
Freeze Damage Citrus and Ficus
August 15, 2020
What’s wrong with this wax myrtle?
August 8, 2020
Texas sabal palm troubles & Virginia buttonweed control
August 1, 2020
Why Drought-Tough Plants Die in Rainfall
July 18, 2020
What is a succulent?
July 11, 2020
What are these critters crawling on my house?
July 4, 2020
What are these white things in my container?
June 27, 2020
Should I remove fruits from young citrus trees? And should I cover in winter?
June 20, 2020
How does long-term drought and over-pruning affect our trees?
June 13, 2020
Beneficial Mexican honey wasp nest
June 6, 2020
Cool ice sculptures on plant
May 30, 2020
Oak leaf galls, raised bed drainage
March 21, 2020
Black spots on live oak leaves/when prune
February 15, 2020
Are early freezes more damaging?
January 4, 2020
Strange growth on Shasta daisy
December 21, 2019
December 7, 2019
Should I fertilize my fruit trees in fall?
November 30, 2019
What does “drought tolerant” mean & when to move citrus plants?
October 19, 2019
How to Plant Seeds
August 31, 2019
What are the growths under my live oak tree? What are the holes in my Montezuma cypress?
August 24, 2019
Cat used the vegetable garden as a litter box. Can I still grow there?
August 10, 2019
Is ball moss on my live oak trees a problem? My St. Augustine lawn started to decline
July 27, 2019
Troubled mountain laurel.
July 20, 2019
Bark on Monterrey oak (Mexican white oak) is peeling.
July 13, 2019
Loquat, grapevine, peach tree troubles
July 6, 2019
Yellowing leaves after heavy rains: chlorosis
June 1, 2019
Odd growths on all kinds of trees: galls!
May 18, 2019
What are the “worm-looking” larva under leaves of our trees? Is the mossy growth on oak trees a problem?
April 13, 2019
Why are new leaves on roses red?
March 23, 2019
What are these growths on my live oak tree?
January 12, 2019
What are these “worms” inside a compost barrel?
December 22, 2018
Why did my trees lose leaves early?
December 15, 2018
Why do yucca trunks break in half?
December 1, 2018
What is this mushroom on my tree? Is it harmful?
November 24, 2018
November 10, 2018
Are spots on tree leaves bad? What about big cavities in a tree trunk? And why are leaves distorted on a redbud tree?
October 27, 2018
What’s wrong with my magnolia tree?
October 13, 2018
What’s the frothy, blob-like growth under my mountain laurel?
September 29, 2018
What caused fungal disease on Mexican plum and Kieffer pear?
September 1, 2018
How do I hand pollinate squash, pumpkins and cucumbers?
August 25, 2018
Wound on live oak tree trunk is attracting ants and pillbugs. Is this bad?
August 18, 2018
August 11, 2018
Chinaberry tree at my new house: should I remove?
July 21, 2018
How protect peaches from critters?
July 14, 2018
Can this grapefruit tree be saved?
July 7, 2018
What’s stripping leaves off my hot pepper plants in the night?
May 19, 2018
Orange tree in container doesn’t fruit or flower.
May 12, 2018
What are these reddish blobs on my oak tree?
May 5, 2018
What is causing the bark damage on my ‘Desert Museum’ Palo verde?
April 7, 2018
Soil pH: can we change?
March 31, 2018
When do live oak tree leaves fall?
March 24, 2018
How can I control weeds?
March 17, 2018
Magnolia tree suckers & fertilizer.
March 10, 2018
Does ice on plants protect them?
March 3, 2018
Why is a redbud trunk splitting and weeping?
February 3, 2018
What’s this fuzzy growth on my live oak tree?
January 13, 2018
Winter garden clean up: why should we wait?
January 6, 2018
What’s this sap on my acorns?
December 30, 2017
Why are some pears rock-hard at harvest & how to soften them?
November 25, 2017
November 18, 2017
My healthy tree just fell over from the roots. What happened and can I fix?
November 11, 2017
Why do plants grow differently in different spots?
November 4, 2017
When should seeds be collected? And can they be collected after they freeze?
October 28, 2017
October 21, 2017
Why are formerly promoted plants now on the invasive list?
October 14, 2017
Leaf damage on my lime tree: what’s going on?
October 7, 2017
What’s wrong with my young live oak trees?
September 30, 2017
September 23, 2017
What are these spots on native Texas ash leaves?
September 16, 2017
What’s this powdery white substance on my oak leaves?
August 26, 2017
What is this crazy-looking orange bug on my crape myrtle tree?
August 12, 2017
When can we divide succulents?
August 5, 2017
What are these brown spots on my salvia? And my Gregg’s mistflower looks wilted.
July 22, 2017
My oak tree leaves have brown spots and are falling off. What’s wrong?
July 15, 2017
How can I attract pollinators to my garden?
June 3, 2017
What is this succulent I got as a tiny plant and how to care for it?
May 25, 2017
What is this growth on Texas persimmon?
May 20, 2017
Desert Willow: What’s wrong?
May 13, 2017
Why do bluebonnets turn white, red or maroon?
May 6, 2017
When divide iris?
April 29, 2017
What are those knobby growths on my oak tree?
April 22, 2017
Brown spots on houseplant and avocado leaves.
April 15, 2017
What is this strange growth on my ash trees?
April 8, 2017
What’s wrong with my mountain laurel that I moved?
April 1, 2017
Why do leaves on trees come out at different times?
March 25, 2017
What’s this growth on my cedar elm tree?
March 18, 2017
What are these black spots on my lemons?
March 11, 2017
Can I save my young live oak tree that fell over and has a wound?
March 2, 2017
What can I do about my troubled sycamore tree?
February 11, 2017
Can this euphorbia be saved after freeze damage?
February 4, 2017
What’s wrong with my lemon tree?
January 28, 2017
Why do oak trees produce lots of acorns some years?
January 14, 2017
Can we rake leaves into beds for mulch?
December 22, 2016
Why don’t some cold hardy plants make it in pots over winter?
December 17, 2016
December 10, 2016
Can we change our soil pH from alkaline to more acidic?
December 1, 2016
November 10, 2016
What’s wrong with my desert willow tree?
November 3, 2016
October 20, 2016
September 22, 2016
What are these worms all over my garden and what can I do?
September 14, 2016
Is this white fungus on our oak trees harmful?
September 10, 2016
What caused brown spots on my boxwoods?
August 30, 2016
What causes bacterial disease fire blight?
August 25, 2016
Why are leaves browning on my Chinkapin oak?
August 11, 2016
Why do irises form seeds and how to plant?
August 4, 2016
June 16, 2016
Why are my red oak trees struggling?
June 9, 2016
Why early bloomers and late bloomers in cloudy, cool spring?
June 2, 2016
How prune native coral honeysuckle vine?
May 26, 2016
May 19, 2016
May 5, 2016
When and how to move a yucca?
April 28, 2016
April 21, 2016
What are these scars on bigtooth maple? Will they kill my tree?
April 14, 2016
Is lichen a problem on trees?
April 7, 2016
My Arizona ash has lots of peeling bark. Should I cut it down?
March 31, 2016
March 24, 2016
How did I kill my container succulent?
March 17, 2016
What is a microclimate?
March 10, 2016
Why apply compost in winter?
March 3, 2016
How does light affect photosynthesis?
February 25, 2016
What fruit trees need another for pollination?
January 28, 2016
What’s wrong with my mock orange?
January 23, 2016
January 15, 2016
When and why use horticultural/dormant oil?
January 3, 2016
December 24, 2015
What’s this strange growth on this tree?
December 17, 2015
What’s your favorite summer plant?
December 11, 2015
What are bagworms and how do I control them?
December 3, 2015
What’s wrong with my mountain laurel?
November 26, 2015
November 12, 2015
How to cover plants in winter?
October 21, 2015
When to divide daylilies and iris?
October 15, 2015
What’s wrong with my agave?
September 24, 2015
Can my flameleaf sumac be saved after drought damage?
September 17, 2015
My citrus fruits are pitted and scarred. What happened?
September 10, 2015
August 27, 2015
Can Texas sage (Cenizo) be saved after hard pruning?
August 22, 2015
My desert willow’s main trunk was chomped by a raccoon. What should I do?
August 15, 2015
How can I keep my compost pile active?
August 8, 2015
Do sotols die after blooming?
August 1, 2015
My ash tree has spots on its leaves. What is wrong?
July 18, 2015
July 11, 2015
My Zoysia grass turned yellow and patchy. What happened?
June 6, 2015
Why did my rose change color?
May 23, 2015
Can I put a nail in my mature tree to hang a feeder or plant?
May 14, 2015
May 7, 2015
Why was spring 2015 so glorious?
April 30, 2015
How prune crape myrtles into small trees?
April 25, 2015
How do I cut back unruly primrose jasmine to fluff it out again?
April 16, 2015
My mountain laurel has white spots on it? Are they harmful?
April 4, 2015
What’s the most cold-hardy Satsuma?
March 19, 2015
What’s the difference in foliar and root fertilizing?
March 12, 2015
What’s this strange growth on my rose?
February 19, 2015
Can we grow blueberries in Central Texas?
February 5, 2015
Why and when should we add compost?
January 22, 2015
What’s the difference in a succulent and a cactus?
January 15, 2015
Why should we introduce kids to gardening?
December 25, 2014
Why do leaves turn color?
December 18, 2014
When can I divide fall-blooming bulbs like oxblood lily?
December 12, 2014
Why did my sage, thyme and oregano rot?
December 6, 2014
How and when can I prune my live oak trees?
November 29, 2014
What plants can we move now and what should wait?
November 15, 2014
What is the wrong way to mulch a tree?
October 25, 2014
How can I preserve my flowers for indoor display?
October 10, 2014
Why did seedlings die in my new raised bed with good soil and compost?
October 4, 2014
Why is my native verbena dying in the middle?
September 20, 2014
Why do oak trees drop leaves in summer?
September 13, 2014
Do Sotols Die After Blooming?
August 9, 2014
How prune my loropetalums that are too tall?
August 2, 2014
Why do flowers turn to the sun?
July 26, 2014
Are organic pesticides safe?
July 19, 2014
July 3, 2014
How can I protect new plants and vegetables when it’s hot?
When do I control June bug grub worms?
June 28, 2014
Can I use bagged mulch that’s gotten a little moldy after sitting around?
June 21, 2014
What’s wrong with my cedar trees (ashe juniper)? They turned brown and are covered in cobwebs.
May 31, 2014
How old can pecan seeds be to grow? And when do I plant?
May 24, 2014
Why did Indian paintbrush bloom in white and yellow?
May 17, 2014
May 10, 2014
May 3, 2014
What does “native plant” mean?
April 26, 2014
How do botany and horticulture intersect?
April 19, 2014
Does it really take 100 years for “century plants” to bloom?
April 12, 2014
How can I propagate rosemary?
April 5, 2014
Freeze-damaged tomatoes, what to do?
March 27, 2014
When can I move roses?
March 20, 2014
Just what is the County Extension Service?
March 15, 2014
When and how do I fertilize irises?
March 6, 2014
How do I keep Texas sage (cenizo) fluffy, not skimpy?
February 22, 2014
Frozen plants, how soon can we prune?
February 15, 2014
What’s an easy way to tie up vines and climbing roses?
January 18, 2014
Why do we paint pruning cuts on oaks but not on other trees?
January 11, 2014
Can I grow peonies and other favorite Northeastern/Midwestern plants?
January 4, 2014
My thyme is really woody. What can I do?
December 19, 2013
My seeds are dying in new raised bed vegetable gardens. What’s wrong?
December 14, 2013
My jalapeno and serrano peppers are turning red. Is that okay?
December 7, 2013
November 30, 2013
Are garden mushrooms toxic to dogs?
November 21, 2013
Why are my xeric plants rotting after the rain?
October 31, 2013
Why is it bad to mulch a tree up its trunk?
October 26, 2013
Why don’t my wildflower seeds come up?
October 17, 2013
October 5, 2013
September 28, 2013
What happened to my Mandevilla?
September 21, 2013
My tree looks bad. What should I do?
September 14, 2013
How do I get rid of weeds in walkway paths?
September 5, 2013
August 31, 2013
What’s eating my Macho Mocha mangave?
August 3, 2013
Why do leaves turn yellow and fall off of otherwise healthy-looking plants?
July 13, 2013
What’s this on the back of my holly ferns?
July 6, 2013
June 29, 2013
Why do cucumber and squash flowers and fruit fall off the plant?
June 22, 2013
Can I put weeds in the compost pile?
June 1, 2013
What’s Wrong with My Oak Tree Leaves?
May 18, 2013
May 11, 2013
How should I mulch when light rain doesn’t make it down to the plant roots?
May 4, 2013
Why are wildflowers sparse this spring?
April 27, 2013
Does it really take 100 years for a century plant to bloom?
April 20, 2013
Should I rake oak leaves off my beds or mulch over them?
April 13, 2013
How can I deal with weeds in dead grass around my trees?
April 6, 2013
When should I prune clumping grasses?
March 30, 2013
Why do some plants die in freezing weather?
March 23, 2013
What can I plant in late winter? Is it too early for summer plants?
March 16, 2013
Can I use soapy shower or kitchen water in the garden?
March 9, 2013
When do we prune roses and how?
February 9, 2013
Why do we prune trees in Winter?
January 19, 2013
Why did my rock rose seed out with white flowers, rather than pink?
January 12, 2013
My bluebonnets are coming up. How do I care for them in winter?
January 5, 2013
Why do we firm the soil around new plantings?
December 22, 2012
What’s the difference between soil, compost, and mulch?
December 15, 2012
When is the best time to plant a tree?
December 8, 2012
How should we water our shrubs? Do we go to the drip line, like for trees?
December 1, 2012
Why are my redbud trees blooming in fall?
October 20, 2012
Can I recycle kitty litter in the grass or non-food areas?
October 13, 2012
How do I solarize? Can I use an old shower curtain or should I use black mulch?
October 6, 2012
With current watering restrictions, will watering at night cause fungal disease in my garden and the lawn?
September 29, 2012
Can plants actually sun scald?
September 28, 2012
What are these things on my oak trees? Are they harmful and what can I do?
September 22, 2012
Animals are chewing the bark on my young trees. Is this fatal and what can I can do?
September 15, 2012
Why are my pecan and crape myrtle trees raining? What can I do?
September 8, 2012
Exactly what are annuals and how do they affect our mood?
September 1, 2012
My tree just isn’t growing. Why not?
August 11, 2012
How close to trees can we add pavers or other hardscaping?
August 4, 2012
I’ve got worms and fire ants in the compost pile. What should I do?
July 30, 2012
What are these insects that are invading my garden?
June 23, 2012
What is this black rot on the bottom of my tomatoes?
June 16, 2012
What kind of soil do I have?
June 9, 2012
What happened to this Afghan pine?
June 2, 2012
Can I cover my oak tree roots with compost or soil to plant groundcovers?
May 26, 2012
Why did our fall-blooming plants bloom this spring?
May 19, 2012
Why are my winecups dying from the center?
May 12, 2012
When should we prune our spring blooming plants? Should we fertilize them?
Do I need to clean or sterilize my containers before planting again?
April 28, 2012
What is this growing in my garden? Is it harmful?
April 21, 2012
What is this growth on my oak tree?
April 7, 2012
How and when should I fertilize my shrubs, trees, and perennials?
March 31, 2012
When can I prune?
March 10, 2012
What’s wrong with my loquats?
February 18, 2012
What does root hardy mean? Is it air or soil temperature?
January 21, 2012
How can we fend off insects from our trees?
January 14, 2012
My ripe tomato’s sprouting from inside. What’s going on?
January 7, 2012
When is the best time to move a rose bush or other plants?
December 24, 2011
The tag on my crape myrtle lists a different mature height than what I read online. Which one is correct?
December 17, 2011
What is this in my firecracker fern?
December 10, 2011
hould we fertilize our lawns with “Winterizer?”
December 3, 2011
Why do plants next to each other perform differently?
October 29, 2011
My heartleaf skullcap disappeared in the heat. Will it return?
October 22, 2011
What’s the difference between a cultivar and a variety?
October 8, 2011
How do seeds work? What makes them germinate?
October 1, 2011
Why don’t my bearded iris bloom? When should I divide them?
September 17, 2011
What’s wrong with my ornamental peach tree? Is this a disease or an insect?
September 10, 2011
What does it mean to pinch back a plant?
August 27, 2011
It’s hot! How can we help our wilting plants?
July 9, 2011
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