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OUT IN THE YARD: What is soil in Southeast Texas?
By Tim Schreck Soil is a mixture of minerals, water, air, organic matter, microscopic organisms, and decaying remains…
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OUT IN THE YARD: It’s time for bird feeders
As winter approaches, now is a good time to look around your garden and check to see if…
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OUT IN THE YARD: Use that leftover citrus
By Melissa Starr November is the season for pumpkins, scarecrows, turkeys and citrus. Before I became a Master…
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OUT IN THE YARD: Changing lives building one community garden at a time
By Eileen Slater Open your pantry or refrigerator and food is there or NOT! Texas is ranked as one…
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OUT IN THE YARD: Harvest rainwater for greener lawns
Why do lawn and gardens become greener when it rains but not when watered with sprinklers connected to…
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OUT IN THE YARD: Cucumber crunch is a sound of summer
By Tim Schreck We are hearing the sounds of summer in Southeast Texas here at our house. Some…
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OUT IN THE YARD: Inside scoop on watermelons
Summer is a time for vacations, swimming, and watermelons! Watermelons have always been a part of my life. …
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OUT IN THE YARD: Children’s summer —time for fun in the sun
Summertime fun for children begins the moment that last school bell rings in June. Are you already hearing,…
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OUT IN THE YARD: Taking care about ‘Wicked Plants’
By Melissa Starr Did you know that some of the plants you have in your home or yard…
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OUT IN THE YARD: Texas Master Gardeners Conference stresses need for ‘earth-kind’ gardening
By Eileen Slater At the 2016 Texas Master Gardeners Conference in McKinney, Texas, we visited Myers Park to…