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Recent snow, low temperatures damage trees and plants

April 15, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Herbs, Plants

We definitely have our limits when it comes to tangling with Nature.
There was very little that could have been done to prepare for last weekend’s cold spell except move container plants into a protected area and cover small stuff, but it’s a little hard to cover a tree. After the event there’s even less that [...]

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Blooming trees herald the coming of spring

March 25, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden, Plants

One of the best little trees around is the Texas redbud, Cerciscanadensis var. texensis. It blooms for about three weeks with clusters of tiny rich pinky-purple blooms that are about 1/2 inch long and pea-like. The bark of the tree is a dark gray that makes a great contrast between with the flower color. The [...]

Good news for your garden

March 13, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

What you are holding in your hand right now is an important part of gardening in Galveston County.
If you are reading this on line, forget about it.
Newspapers, seven to 10 layers of them, are what go in your flower or vegetable garden bed, under four to six inches of mulch.
This arrangement is designed to keep [...]

Finding Great Garden Seeds

March 08, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Twenty years ago, it was virtually impossible to buy organically grown seeds. Among the more readily available seeds, many varieties were treated with toxic fungicides that commercial growers — and most gardeners — thought were essential to success. But today we know better, and so does a new generation of seed sellers. Companies such as [...]

Where and How Ranunculus Grow Best

November 29, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Flowers

By : Michael MacCaskey
Broadly speaking, ranunculus are frost-hardy cool-season perennials. They perform best where winters are relatively mild and springs are long and cool. The roots tolerate soil temperatures to 10°F, while growing plants can handle temperatures below 20°F for several hours.
Ranunculus are most popular in the mild-winter regions of the South and West, in [...]

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Bluebonnets ready to bloom on Texas landscape

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