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Tomato-killing virus makes its appearance in California

May 23, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

An insect-borne virus that has killed tomato plants across Central America, Florida and Georgia has been detected in California for the first time. The virus, known as tomato yellow leaf curl, devastated crops in the Dominican Republican and in Mexico, forcing those countries to curtail the growing season to contain the spread of the disease.
Tomatoes [...]

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Home-grown herbs make any dish special

April 26, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Herbs

Asprinkle of cilantro on tortilla soup. Luscious lemon grass in a Thai stir-fry. A dash of French tarragon in a chicken salad sandwich.
You don’t have to be a foodie to know that fresh herbs make any dish special. And growing your own in a kitchen garden makes any meal sweeter, or spicier, or . [...]

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 [...]

Spring gardening gets under way

March 31, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Bonnie and Ken Pfeil’s front-yard flower garden is blooming more than a month ahead of those darling buds of May, thanks to recent rains and the retired couple’s hard work preparing for the growing season.
“This doesn’t come easy,” said Bonnie as she surveyed their handiwork.
The bluebonnets are blooming adjacent to the fading red flowers of [...]

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 [...]

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Is a ‘dillo coming to a flower bed near you?

Blame global warming. Or maybe just wanderlust. The official small mammal of Texas is moving north and could even make it into Canada. The nine-banded armadillo, the most prolific of the

Monkey flowers can dress up any garden

Until recently I had no idea why they call this pretty little bloomer monkey flower; I thought it deserved better. Some people say if you squeeze the bottom of the

Savory (Winter) (Satureja montana)

Description Winter savory has dark green, shiny, pointed leaves much stiffer in texture than summer savory. It is a woody perennial plant growing to 2 feet in height with small

Pyracantha CULTIVATION

Pyracantha prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Planting in highly fertile soil will produce rampant growth, which makes the plant more susceptible to fire blight and decreases

Perfect Interior Design for Modern Furniture in Houston

Modern architectural design combined perfectly with the modern interior, it's make this home look very stunning, Metropolitan Home's house of the month is a beautiful and very clean modern structure

Gardening: A welcome early bloom

"An adorable subject for a small space" proclaimed an 1857 issue of The Horticulturalist, touting flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) as an outstanding ornamental shrub. At that point in

Botanical Garden to hold wildlife fair

The San Antonio Botanical Garden is hosting a Fall Garden Fair to celebrate the wildlife of the South Texas plains. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Spring gardening gets under way

Bonnie and Ken Pfeil’s front-yard flower garden is blooming more than a month ahead of those darling buds of May, thanks to recent rains and the retired couple’s hard work
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