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Hill Country Gardening

  • Bird Watching in Your Backyard

    19 JUL 2019 · Why travel when you can attract birds to your own backyard to watch. Listen to learn more. Photo by Steve Wilkins.
    2m 58s
  • Lucky Southern Peas

    20 JUN 2019 · Are you feeling lucky? No? Go eat some black eyed peas. Or better yet, grow them. Listen to learn more about why southern peas (like black eyed peas) are lucky and how to grow them.
    3m 16s
  • Bugs that Bug Your Squash

    22 MAY 2019 · Any bug that bugs your squash bugs you. Listen to learn how to remove this problem from your life.
    3m
  • Lawn Fertilization

    8 MAY 2019 · Excess nitrogen can pollute water systems, and why spend that money for something your plants don't need anyways. Listen to learn more about fertilizing southern lawn grasses.
    3m 4s
  • Hey Hey What's Blooming Greenthread

    3 MAY 2019 · Bluebonnets are over-rated. Get your picture taken in a sea of golden Greenthread instead. Picture by Bransford
    2m 23s
  • Hey Hey Whats Blooming Texas Feathershank

    17 APR 2019 · This month's bloomer is a funny looking plant with an interesting name. Listen to learn more on what exactly Texas Feathershank is.
    2m 39s
  • Landscape Plants Deer Eat

    10 APR 2019 · We talk about plants deer do not like to eat all the time in Gillespie County. But what if you intentionally planted plants for deer to eat? What would you plant? Listen to learn more. Picture by Beth M. Taken with a flip phone camera. Yes, that deer got that close to me.
    3m 2s
  • Looking for Insects that Eat Pecans

    3 APR 2019 · Ever wonder why you don't have pecans even though that pecan tree was loaded in the spring? Pecan Casebearers might be a reason. Listen to learn what you should do about them. Picture by Will Chaney with the Noble Foundation.
    3m 29s
  • Jackalope issues in local Landscapes and Gardens

    1 APR 2019 · Are jackalopes tearing up your flowerbeds? Eating all your peppers in your garden? Listen to learn more. Jackalopes are notoriously picture shy, so a photo is not available.
    2m 40s
  • Container Vegetable Gardening

    27 MAR 2019 · You want to grow vegetables but you don't have the space. Grow them in containers instead. Listen to learn more. I took that picture and yes, that was my broccoli in that container, fyi.
    2m 59s

Tired of your plants dying? New to the Texas Hill Country area, and want to know what to plant, and when? This station is dedicated to helping you learn more...

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Tired of your plants dying? New to the Texas Hill Country area, and want to know what to plant, and when? This station is dedicated to helping you learn more about gardening in the Texas Hill Country area. FYI- Austin and San Antonio listeners, you are warmer than we are in Fredericksburg. You will be planting earlier! Please contact your local county extension office for better planting dates.
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