Hill Country Gardening
Science Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Science Podcasts
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Bird Watching in Your Backyard
7/18/2019
Why travel when you can attract birds to your own backyard to watch. Listen to learn more. Photo by Steve Wilkins.
Duration:00:03:12
Lucky Southern Peas
6/19/2019
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.
Duration:00:03:32
Bugs that Bug Your Squash
5/21/2019
Any bug that bugs your squash bugs you. Listen to learn how to remove this problem from your life.
Duration:00:03:13
Lawn Fertilization
5/7/2019
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.
Duration:00:03:19
Hey Hey What's Blooming Greenthread
5/2/2019
Bluebonnets are over-rated. Get your picture taken in a sea of golden Greenthread instead. Picture by Bransford
Duration:00:02:34
Hey Hey Whats Blooming Texas Feathershank
4/16/2019
This month's bloomer is a funny looking plant with an interesting name. Listen to learn more on what exactly Texas Feathershank is.
Duration:00:02:48
Landscape Plants Deer Eat
4/9/2019
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.
Duration:00:03:13
Looking for Insects that Eat Pecans
4/2/2019
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.
Duration:00:03:44
Container Vegetable Gardening
3/26/2019
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.
Duration:00:03:11
Growing Pears in the Texas Hill Country
3/20/2019
Think of your favorite fruit. You thought of an apple, didn't you? Pears are similar to apples though. Never had one? Never grown one? You should listen to this podcast to learn how to grow them!
Duration:00:03:25
Hey Hey What's Blooming: Paintbrush
3/12/2019
Bluebonnets get all the love during the Texas WildFlower Season but what about their showy companions, paintbrushes? Listen to learn more, including their "dark" secret. Picture by Bruce Leander.
Duration:00:02:52
Potatoes
3/6/2019
It's getting to be time to plant your potatoes (we aren't in Austin folks, we do not plant on Presidents day). Listen to learn more about growing potatoes, even if you have planted already.
Duration:00:03:37
Lawn Pre-emergents
2/26/2019
Do you have problems with warm season weeds? Now is the time to control weeds for warmer weather. Picture by Dr. Paul Baumann.
Duration:00:02:39
Crop Rotation
2/19/2019
You can't plant the same vegetable in the spot every year! Oh yeah, going to do it anyways? Well fine, expect to see lower yields, more disease pressure, more insect pressure....is that enough reasons to change location for you? Listen to learn more.
Duration:00:03:57
Blackberries
2/13/2019
Listen to this berry nice podcast to grow your own blackberries. Picture bypixel2013
Duration:00:03:06
Pruning and Oak Wilt
2/5/2019
Do you know what the number one way of human caused oak wilt it? You don't? Do you have oak trees? You do? Maybe you should listen to this podcast.
Duration:00:03:07
Starting An Asparagus Bed
1/29/2019
You ever try to buy asparagus in the grocery store? It's expensive, and it's fibrous. If you're willing to wait, grow some of your own. Listen to learn more. Planting dates are for the Texas Hill Country Area.
Duration:00:03:23
Helping that Poinsettia Survive in Your Home
12/18/2018
Don't kill that poinsettia that your off and on best freind just gave you. Keep it alive by listening to these tips. Picture by ME.
Duration:00:02:22
Smart Seed Shopping
12/11/2018
Anybody selling anything is just out to take your money. But be smart. Compare some prices. Buy from different places. Make sure you are getting the most for that money you are spending on plants. Listen to learn more tips.
Duration:00:03:15
Amaryllis
12/3/2018
Pretty big red flower. You should grow it. Listen for more detail. picture by :Alina Kuptsova
Duration:00:02:39