Becky Hettinger found a unique use for her old umbrellas. She is using them to help shade her plants. She said, "if you have old umbrellas or can buy them cheaply, they can be useful in helping to shade your plants."
Helpful Gardening Tips
Recipes using Herbs
Basil Pesto Cubes Ingredients 3 c. firmly packed fresh basil leaves 2⁄3 walnuts or almonds 2⁄3 grated parmesan or romano cheese ½ olive oil 4 cloves garlic, quartered ½ t. salt ¼ t. ground black pepper Directions In a food processor or blender combine basil, nuts,...
Pick the Right Plant for the Right Space
Texas Master Gardeners recommend the use of Earth-Kind® landscape principles when creating a landscape for your yard. The Earth-Kind landscape principles were created by horticultural specialists and volunteers of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. For more...
How to Care for Geraniums
Growing annual geraniums isn't difficult. Follow these basic steps to grow your best geraniums ever. Planting Most geraniums crave sunshine. A full day is great except in the warmest zones, where plants thrive with shade during the hottest part of the day. Soil...
Oh Deer! Don’t Eat My Garden
You worked hard to get your planters and gardens prepared, planted, and growing. Then as they are beginning to bloom and thrive you go out and find the deer arrived. Within one growing season, they have stripped the garden of every bloom, trampled, and destroyed...
Bottoms up in Gilroy!!!!
The question for all you garlic lovers is, have you ever looked at the bottom end of the garlic bulb you buy in the grocery store? I’m guessing not. Beware of the Chinese garlic version. China is putting our California growers out of business. You as a consumer you...