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It still feels like winter in San Antonio, but purple martins are back Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 It is hard for many of us to fathom given the past week’s severe winter weather, but purple martins are back in San Antonio.Campwillowlake /Getty Images / iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 It is hard for many of us to fathom given the past week’s severe winter weather, but purple martins are back in San Antonio.jerryhopman /Getty Images / iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 It is hard for many of us to fathom given the past week’s severe winter weather, but purple martins are back in San Antonio.jerryhopman /Getty Images / iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less ....
You ll be crushing on the new 2021 Rodeo Tomato, Ruby Crush Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 2of5 3of5 4of5 5of5 The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is going to be pretty different this year thanks to COVID, but nothing can stop the picking of the annual Rodeo Tomato. And as far as Jerry Parsons, the horticulture specialist with the Texas Cooperative Extension in San Antonio, and I are concerned, this choice is excellent and extremely easy for us to support. It is the Ruby Crush cherry tomato that we have been recommending to area gardeners for a number of years. The Ruby Crush is a determinate selection which means that it quickly grows to its full size and then concentrates on producing fruit. ....
Winter weeds or sustainable winter lawn? It s about perspective Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail HorseherbCourtesy photo Sustainable Winter Turf (SWT) is the concept that Jerry Parsons, my colleague on the Gardening South Texas Radio Show, and I developed when our St. Augustine lawns became more shaded and we came to appreciate the winter weeds that infested (we now say “enhanced”) the shade- and drought-affected lawns. For years, like many San Antonio-area gardeners, we mobilized our lawn care resources to support the St. Augustine lawn and protect it from drought, shade and weeds. Despite our best efforts, however, the lawns have declined. ....
Skip to main content Currently Reading A guide to the small trees you should plant in your San Antonio garden: Mexican plum, Texas redbud, desert willow, Mexican olive Calvin Finch, Gardening FacebookTwitterEmail 2of4 3of4 4of4 Desert willow in a xeriscaped yardSWInsider /Getty Images / iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less If you listen to Jerry Parson’s and my radio show Gardening South Texas, you know we have been emphasizing that this is a good time to plant shade trees. (The show airs on KLUP (AM 930) from noon to 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, and you can listen to old shows at 930amtheanswer.com.) ....
A guide to Texas prettiest small trees Calvin Finch, Correspondent FacebookTwitterEmail 2of12 A Mexican plum greets visitors to the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center with a cloud of fragrant white blooms. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center photoHouston Arboretum & Nature CenteShow MoreShow Less 3of12 4of12 The native Texas redbud is among the first to flower in early spring.treesearch farmsShow MoreShow Less 5of12 6of12 7of12 8of12 9of12 10of12 Vitex trunks don t grow in straight lines, so it’s hard to get them to develop in single-trunk form.Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less 11of12 12of12 January is a good time to plant shade trees. If you plant now, the tree will have time to develop some roots before it is challenged by our summer temperatures. Good options include Texas red oak, live oak, Mexican white oak (or Monterrey oak), cedar elm, Mexican sycamore, bur oak and Chinquapin oak. ....