LMGA has compiled an extensive collection of resources for vegetable gardeners that are area-specific! Click the links below, and don’t forget to check the other Lubbock Master Gardener gardening guides for more great information for our Lubbock area. Building a raised bed garden Vegetable gardening with containers Texas home vegetable growing guide Herb gardening Tomato Problem Solver Lubbock Tomato Troubleshooting …
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Use Garden Calendar for: Recommendations about how the phases of the moon and the astrological positionings for a given day will affect your plants. Who should use Garden Calendar: People who garden using lunar planting methods. Features of Garden Calendar: Moon phase calendar Astrological calendar Date-specific plant care recommendations Shortcomings of Garden Calendar: No planner features No …
Our favorite turf management guides are available from AgriLife. They offer a great guide to maintaining bermudagrass lawns and a fantastic guide with simple steps to lawn care. Their helpful turfgrass care guidebook is a great place to start. Or, if you’re troubleshooting lawn diseases, their guide on lawn diseases will save you a ton of searching. A great (and …
Use Seed to Spoon for: Looking at inspirational backyard projects, learning how to organically garden vegetables in a raised bed, and finding simple to understand plant and pest information. Who should use Seed to Spoon: Beginners to organic backyard raised bed vegetable gardening Gardeners who are short on time People who want a quick reference on organic pest …
Access the PDF archive: The Grapevine December 2019 2019 In Review Happy Holidays Lubbock Master Gardeners! What a year it has been – a phenomenal plant sale, awarding two scholarships, excellent educational programming, and the induction of 13 new Lubbock Master Gardeners. As we close 2019, entering a new year and a new decade, I can’t help but look back, …
Vertical Gardening: Potato Towers By Kristin Bingham Have you been looking for something new to try this spring? Do you enjoy those fresh from the garden delights, but struggle to incorporate them into your meals? Potatoes are a relatively easy to grow crop that the whole family can enjoy, and can be grown vertically in your smallest spaces. As one of our earliest plantings …
Click the video to see Vikram Bilaga explain what causes freezing damage in plants. Update: The compounds that prevent freezing in cells are calls Antifreeze Proteins (AFP) instead of Antifreeze Substances (AFS) as stated in the video. Also, if you’re into reading scientific journal articles, here’s a good one that’s a pretty thorough overview of this topic. http://bit.ly/2yapC7r
Irrigating landscape can be a safety hazard when watering during freezing temperatures, especially if runoff into streets and sidewalks occur. It can also damage irrigation systems. City ordinance prohibits irrigation when temperatures are 35˚ F or below. Please be cautious when irrigating your lawn and gardens this winter. Please follow these tips: – Do not irrigate below 35˚ F – …
Egg planters: Break off the end of the egg to make a nickel-sized or slightly larger hole in one end. Shake out the egg. Poke a hole in the opposite end of the eggshell for drainage. Fill the hollow eggshell with moistened seed-starting mix. Wipe off the mess from the outside of the eggshell (and it will get messy when …
