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Fall Gardening Primer for 2022 – Epi-3145

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Today it will be over 100 in much of the nation.  This is our toughest time of year in central Texas.  Grass is turning brown and the other thing that really thrives are snake, lizards, grasshoppers and things that eat grasshoppers.   Shade is the number one commodity if you are out side. Even as a boy in Pennsylvania my Grandfather referred to this time of year as “the dog days”.  What he meant was leave any outside dog alone, they might bite as they are so miserable in the heat.  So it may seem like an odd time to discuss … Continue reading →

Episode-525- Time for Fall Garden Overdrive

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Fall is no longer coming, nope it is here and in full swing!  Today is Oct. 6th 2010 that means only three weeks until little kiddos dressed as ghouls, ghosts and the latest cartoon heroes show up asking for candy.   You know what that means right?  A few weeks later we are stuffing ourselves with turkey we stuffed the night before and begin “insanity season” (Christmas shopping) and BAM! short days, flying snow and for those up north a few months of cabin fever. All that means fresh veggies from the back yard are on the endangered species list until … Continue reading →