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Tag Archives: Austin Gardening
What’s Happening In Austin’s November Vegetable Garden
November Vegetable Gardening Checklist from Paula Wolfel November is a beautiful time in the Austin garden: pests start to ease up or disappear and the heat and humidity are also gone. Gardens are filled with brassicas, leafy greens, and artichokes, while root vegetables are starting to pop out from the soil. There are also still so many flowers and pollinators. Summer Harvest and Seed Saving Summer plants that survived the harsh heat and drought of this summer will continue to grow until the first freeze, which the average… Read More →
How to Choose Vegetable Varieties
Have you ever found yourself at a garden center, staring at a rack of seeds or a table full of transplants and wondering how to choose vegetable varieties for your garden? The many selections at nurseries and online can seem a bit overwhelming, and ending up with plants you don’t need can be costly. The following tips may help with the decision making. Plan Before You Buy Assess your garden situation, considering the space you have, the time you can devote to tending plants, as well as the… Read More →
Earth-Kind® Gardening Field Day – Gardening in Extreme Conditions
Earth-Kind® Gardening Field Day – Gardening in Extreme Conditions Theme for October 21st Event The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Travis County Master Gardeners Fall 2023 Earth-Kind® Gardening Field Day is to be held Saturday, October 21st from 9 am to 1 pm at the Travis County AgriLife Extension office located at 1600 Smith Road, Austin, TX 78721. Parking is available along Smith Road. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held rain or shine. Free Hypertufa Pot from Leaf Landscape Supply… Read More →
Opportunities to Grow as a Gardener in Weather Extremes
Meet “Frovid” On February 12-18, 2021, we thought we had met our garden demise with what we refer to around here as Frovid. After that freeze we felt like our gardens and landscape across our three acre property would forever be changed. We lost so many perennials, succulents, fruit trees, and branches and we thought things would never recover. March rolled around and the massive undertaking of the cleanup was behind us, and thankfully we did not meet our garden demise. Just like the many spring seasons before,… Read More →
Wells Branch Community Library Plant Clinic and Seed Swap
Master Gardener Plant Clinic and Seed Swap at Wells Branch Community Library The Wells Branch Community Library is hosting the Master Gardener Plant Clinic during their seed swap event. Travis County Master Gardener Jane Kurzawa Cravey will be conducting a short seminar at 1:30 pm and again at 3:00 pm on vegetable gardening. She is joined by several other Master Gardeners who can answer questions on the best plants for the Austin area, lawn care, fertilizers, pest management, landscaping challenges, vegetable gardens, and native plants. Look for their… Read More →
Texas Superstar® – Trailing Lantana
Trailing Lantana is a ‘Go-To’ Plant In Central Texas, Lantana is a ‘go to’ garden specimen for continuous color from spring through fall. It survives our inconsistent freezes, drought, and periods of rain deluge and just keeps coming back. The purple variety of Trailing Lantana is slightly more hardy than the white, but both are plants you’ll want to have in your garden. The white variety can take more shade than the purple, but still flowers best with direct sun and heat. As with all lantanas, the foliage… Read More →
Texas Superstar® – Gold Star Esperanza
Give Yourself a ‘Gold Star’ Gold Star Esperanza (Tecoma stans ‘Gold Star’) is a subtropical Texas native. It’s a reliable perennial in USDA Hardiness Zone 9. You might also know this showy plant as ‘yellow bells’ or ‘hardy yellow trumpet. The ‘Gold Star’ variety is the most prolific flowering variety that is “a must” for a Central Texas gardener. It is a fast-growing shrub that can reach 4-5 feet tall with similar width. The actual size is responsive to the growing conditions and is a wonderful accent plant… Read More →
Grow Green Irrigation Webinar
It’s getting hot out there, and when things heat up our plants need more water & care to survive our Texas summers. A smart irrigation plan & system sets up your plants for success, helps conserve water, helps maintain water quality, & costs you less money & maintenance in the long run. Join the Grow Green irrigation webinar to learn about: How to set up your landscape for an efficient irrigation schedule Different kinds of irrigation equipment & how to use them How to water & how to… Read More →
Grow Bag Giveaway and Fellowship at St John Faith Community Garden
Get a Herb Garden in a Bag and Meet Others at St. John Faith Community Garden Come enjoy food, music, gardening, health and wellness tips at the St. John Faith Community Garden! Register to Reserve Your Herb Garden Your ticket will include a complimentary container garden kit with everything you need to build your garden: portable grow bag, herb plants, compost/coir growing media, and micronutrients feeding serum. Don’t worry if you don’t have a green thumb because Gardenuity will send you “Grow Pro Tips” to help you keep… Read More →
Tree Damage RX
Assisting our Dynamic Wonders The tree damage from the recent ice storm continues to plague Travis County, fueled by several high wind events. Branches are now falling or hanging when they looked fine right after the storm. Our challenge now is to continue to survey and review our trees for pruning, signs of life, or terminal damage. Let’s look at several examples to acclimate to detecting damage and how best to address. Mother Nature’s Stubs In my last post (Trees CODIT for Ice Storm Aftermath), I discussed pruning… Read More →