1. What is a recommended cover grass for a septic field? I live in Texas. Updated: January 11, 2012
2. Why are the roots of my cantaloupe plants covered with knots and small swellings? I live in Texas. Updated: January 11, 2012
3. I have property where the poison oak roots are as big as some trees. Any ideas for control? Updated: November 15, 2011
4. I am trying to find information on a plant called the “algerie bush”. This native plant in Texas. Updated: November 14, 2011
5. I live in NW San Antonio in a neighborhood with lots of deer. How would Indian paintbrush and bluebonnets do here? Updated: November 09, 2011
6. I want to try the Hinchley's yellow columbine. The intended spot is around a pecan tree and the bed would get sun in the late afternoon and evening. Would it work? Updated: November 04, 2011
7. I want to use corn plants as "supports" for pole beans. When do I plant the beans? Updated: October 29, 2011
8. When is the best time to fertilize the lawn in Texas? I have been told to do it when the mesquite trees are in bloom. Updated: October 25, 2011
9. I live in Texas and have a fig tree that produces huge figs. I would like to propagate it, can you help? Updated: October 19, 2011
10. When is the best time to cut pear tree scions, how do you store the scions, and when is the best time to graft the scions onto the tree? Updated: October 14, 2011
11. Why do I see different application rates for Malathion depending on the reference? I am in Texas. Updated: October 14, 2011
12. Our bottlebrush tree (Callistemon rigidus) is more yellow than green and has dark spots on the leaves. Should we add iron or some other nutrient? Updated: October 02, 2011
13. What does "semi-evergreen" mean? I want to purchase a glossy abelia, but the plant tag says it is semi-evergreen. I live in Abilene, Texas. Updated: September 30, 2011
14. Are jujubes desirable fruit, and how hardy are they? Updated: September 29, 2011
15. The foliage on my spinach plants in Texas has developed a bluish-gray material underneath the leaf. The leaves dried quickly. Updated: June 11, 2011
16. I have an ornamental plum tree in my yard in Houston. It receives afternoon sun. I want to graft it with a Methley plum dormant bud. How do I find one? Updated: May 04, 2011
17. Can I save the small potatoes from my spring crop for planting in the fall in my garden? I live in Texas. Updated: May 04, 2011
18. We are cutting down our banana plants and digging up the roots. We have done this before and some still survive. Can we put anything on the roots to kill them? Updated: May 01, 2011
19. I am a floral designer in the North Dallas area. I use large amounts of vine in my arrangements and my current supplier has retired. He told us it was Rattan. Does a type of Rattan vine, or something similar, grow wild near the Houston area? Updated: May 01, 2011
20. Do you know anything about the blue hibiscus or Alyogyne huegelii? What family is it really related to? Does it attract butterflies? Is it heat- and drought-tolerant? I live in Texas. Updated: May 01, 2011
21. I live in Texas and have rhizomes of the white butterfly ginger and a bare root Hedychium called "peach" or "Narrowleaf" ginger. I want to plant them in a bed that gets morning sun and medium-to-heavy shade from about noon on. How should I amend the soil and what plant spacing is appropriate? Updated: May 01, 2011
22. I have some large hardy hibiscus plants. How do I, or can I, divide these plants? Updated: May 01, 2011
23. For the past two years I have had trouble growing cucumbers. Either the seed or the plant roots are destroyed by the worm, then the beetle itself eats the leaves. I live in Texas. Updated: April 29, 2011
24. I live in Texas. I planted a lantana directly in a flower bed; it froze. I trimmed it back to the ground and some of it came back. Will it fill out if I just leave it? Updated: April 29, 2011
25. We live in south Texas. Are we wasting our time trying to grow asparagus? Updated: April 28, 2011
26. How are satsumas (citrus) propagated? What is the latest month that they can be fertilized? Updated: April 28, 2011
27. I live in Austin, Texas, and have a problem with snails. They are sucking the life out of my plants. What do you suggest to get rid of them? Updated: April 28, 2011
28. How do I plant chrysanthemums in the ground? They are now in 6-inch pots. What do I need to do for winter? Updated: April 22, 2011
29. I would like to grow a lemon tree on my patio in a container. I live 20 miles south of Houston. What would be the best variety, soil, and size of pot? Updated: April 22, 2011
30. How and when should leeks be planted, and how do you know when they are ready for harvesting? I live in Texas. Updated: April 22, 2011

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