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June 9th, 2012
Stephen Orr, author of Tomorrow's Garden, updates garden perceptions with sustainable concepts for the future. On tour, head to San Antonio for a home and garden designed for indoor-out sustainability. Daphne explains how to analyze your soil. Pick of the Week is drought-tough Barbados cherry, a favorite for wildlife from flowers to fruit. At Lake Austin Spa, Trisha Shirey demonstrates tricks to fertilize vegetable gardens with compost tea.
Plant of the Week: Barbados Cherry
Tips of the Week
- Side-dress vegetables with a little compost or fertilizer to perk them up a bit.
- Keep fruit trees well watered.
- Be sure to water your new shrubs, trees, and perennials. Until they are established, they need deep watering once a week. Stick your finger in the soil to see if it's moist past the first inch. Be careful not to water plants just because they wilt in the evening. If the soil is already wet, this could rot the plant, especially our most xeric specimens.
- Plant pumpkins and okra.
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