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Plant Clinic at Leaf North – Healthy Soils

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Soils the Focus on Feb 10th Plant Clinic Join us at the Master Gardener Plant Clinic at Leaf North on February 10th. Travis County Master Gardeners Heather Rudich, Bob Kunkel, and Genice Harris will give a talk on Healthy Soils and the Soil Food Web at 10:00 am. They are 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 table at the Leaf Landscape… Read More →

Soil Solarization Eliminates Weeds and Pests

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Your August Gardening Project Most people in the Austin area try to forget about the heat of summer, but there is one gardening project that is perfect for August. Research by horticulturists of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has found that soil solarization can suppress weeds both short and long term and is best done during the hottest days of the year. A Drastic Solution? Soil sterilization may sound like a drastic solution, but it’s actually an environmentally friendly way of using the sun to control soilborne… Read More →