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April 28th, 2012
Find out what it takes to be a Texas Superstar plant! Brent Pemberton from Texas A&M, Texas AgriLife Research picks out a few that stood up to tough testing, like in your garden! Daphne features Texas sage (cenizo) another super shrub for drought and wildlife. She answers a viewer question: how should we clean or sterilize our pots? Trisha Shirey demonstrates how to divide container and garden plants.
Plant of the Week: Cenizo
Tips of the Week
- Plant summer annuals like cosmos, celosia, sunflowers, zinnias, and angelonia.
- Plant beans, corn, squash, pepper, basil, eggplant, cucumber, watermelon, peanuts, okra, southern pea, pumpkins, sweet potato, tomatillo, tomato transplants.
- If you have a lawn, you can go ahead and fertilize it now. Be sure to read the label and don't over-fertilize.
- Mulch to conserve water this summer.
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Question of the Week
Do I need to clean or sterilize my containers before planting again?
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