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Tips for your Garden in April as recommended by Michael Vidrine By April, we are well into Spring and the vegetable garden is transitioning from cool to warm season vegetables. Many of the crops that have been growing through the winter have been harvested or they have bolted and been removed. One hardy leafy green […]
Tips for your Garden in March as recommended by Michael Vidrine March is often a month that can’t decide if its Winter or Spring – freezing one day and very warm the next. Despite the variability, Spring does officially arrive this month and lots of our flowering plants burst into bloom including one or our […]
Tips for your Garden in February as recommended by Mike Vidrine The many faces of Lettuce It’s February and the days are gradually getting longer as we move towards Spring. Leafy greens, brassicas (cabbage family), peas and root vegetables comprise the bulk of the harvest from the vegetable garden this month. One leafy green we always […]
Tips for your Garden in January as recommended by Mike Vidrine If you are looking for an attractive low maintenance fruit tree, a persimmon is a good choice. We pretty much always have legume (beans and peas) growing in the garden. In the cool season months like January , we will be growing and harvesting […]
Tips for your Garden in December as recommended by Mike Vidrine By December the warm season crops are gone from the garden and cool season vegetables have become the mainstays. Our fruit and nut harvests are over as well except perhaps for persimmons. We have native American persimmon trees (Diospyros virginiana) growing wild on our […]
Tips for your Garden in April as recommended by Mike Vidrine, Brazos Valley Gardener, Orchardist and Apiarist April can be a real transition month for the garden. The longer, warmer days are causing the cool season crops to complete their life cycle and at the same time are encouraging the warm season crops to faster […]
Tips for your Garden in March as recommended by Mike Vidrine, Brazos Valley Gardener, Orchardist and Apiarist It’s March in the Brazos valley and despite the cold weather blowing through on occasion, our brief Spring is pretty much here to be quickly followed by the long hot summer. The vegetable garden is yielding the last […]
Tips for your Garden in February as recommended by Charla Anthony February gardens and landscapes are showing the effects of recent sub-freezing weather. Plant damage may vary depending on garden location and exposure as well as soil moisture at the time of the freeze. Perhaps harvesting is slowed now to only some leafy greens or […]
Tips for your Garden in January as recommended by Charla Anthony January – who knew, there is so much going on in the garden and landscape this month? Get ready, get set, go plant! Wow, loads of edibles can be planted and there are trees to prune, too. The mostly leafless winter landscape is opportunity […]
Tips for your Garden in December as recommended by Charla Anthony With minimal planting and harvesting tasks, the month of December offers the home gardener respite. It is an opportune time to reflect on your garden’s production or research new growing opportunities. During this holiday season, perhaps friends or family will be gifted produce from […]
