It’s Pepper Palooza Time!
It’s Pepper Palooza Time! By Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association Last year the Big Country Master Gardener Association kicked off the Saturday Seminars with the very popular Tomato-Thon, and comments on the evaluations showed there was an interest in doing a similar program on peppers. Well, we listened, and this year the February […]
Bug of the Month: Aphids
By: Sarah Adams Member of the Big Country Master Gardeners This month’s bug is the Aphid. Aphids are in the Animal Kingdom, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta, and the Order Hemiptera. As a review, all insects within the Class Insecta have three body segments: the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. Aphids are soft-bodied insects that […]
Tools, Tools, and more Tools
By Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association Every gardener needs tools. Lots of tools. There are so many types of garden tools that it is a little difficult to determine what we need and why we need certain tools. I am in the process of straightening up the garage and the storage shed so […]
Autumn Sage, the Plant that keeps on Living in Texas
By Grace Broyles Big Country Master Gardener I planted some pink Autumn Sage years ago, before I even knew its habits and ideal conditions, because of the beautiful color and its drought tolerance. Now I absolutely love its range of colors and its ability to enhance landscapes in all seasons. I also love how […]
What’s Happening to My Landscape, and How Do I Fix It?
By Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener What has happened to my wonderful plants? Did I plant the wrong cultivars? Did I do something wrong? Did I neglect them? Did I “love” them too much? Where do I begin to fix the problem? I started researching what to do to diagnose my plant problems and […]
Bug of the Month: Mosquitos
By: Sarah Adams Member of the Big Country Master Gardeners I took the Entomology Advanced Training last year. The class took place over the course of two months for four hours a week and there was a lot of information coming at us fast. (That is code for this was an intimidating class and I […]
Start With Resolutions and a Plan
Happy New Year! Start With Resolutions and a Plan By Jackie Sledge, Big Country Master Gardener Association Happy New Year! Welcome, 2024! But what happened to 2023? I opened the notebook where I had jotted down several New Year’s Resolutions for 2023, and I quickly realized that few – if any – had actually been […]
Merry Christmas!
Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association Merry Christmas to you, our fellow gardeners in the Big Country! I hope you have had a wonderful time getting ready for today, and I hope even more that you are enjoying this most blessed time with family and friends. It is always such a hectic time getting […]
Help for Your Landscape Questions
Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association I have so many landscape questions, and I search for answers from books and plant magazines as well as online. One of my favorite go-to sources is the Aggie Horticulture website, and I want to share with you why that has become one of my top sources for […]
Do You Want to Be a Master Gardener?
By: Jackie Sledge Big Country Master Gardener Association Do you like plants? Do you like to work on gardening projects? Do you enjoy learning about plants and gardening? Would you like to meet and work with other gardeners? Would you like to learn more about gardening in the Big Country? If you answered yes to […]
