Garden Success with Stephen Brueggerhoff

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses upcoming weather, the expected last frost date & false spring, holding off on pruning plants for spring, Lantana, pre-emergent herbicide, Mexican Petunia, upcoming local events, potatoes, and the Leach Teaching Gardens.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the status of his freeze-protected plants, the upcoming weekend's forecasted freeze, lemon verbena, lemongrass, upcoming local events, advice in response to a listener's email about potential house damage from a large tree, and sooty mold on leaves.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses protecting plants before this upcoming weekend's freezing weather, when to plant Amaryllis bulbs, carrots, Marigolds as a trap crop, upcoming local events, and watering needs for ornamental plants during this dry winter.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses his flowering stone fruit trees, when to prune fruit trees, upcoming local events, lawn watering tips, tree transplanting, identification of a listener's rose plant, & moles, voles, and gophers.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the recent heavy fog, his holiday home irrigation maintenance, tomatoes in depth, different types of potting media, upcoming local events, and a listener's question about which type of tree to plant in her Bryan yard.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses spring garden planning, figs in-depth, and upcoming local programs.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses holiday celebrations, preparing plants for winter weather, upcoming local events, tomatoes, and Christmas Cactus and Poinsettias in depth.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Lantanas, a preview of next week's recorded show, Sweet Gum trees, Texas Redbud, fall colors, Montezuma Bald Cypress, upcoming local events including a pecan short course, recommended oak trees for a listener in Bryan, protecting Star Jasmine from freezing weather, and figs.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses his recent reaction to the forecast cold weather, tomatoes in his home garden, cold-hardy citrus varieties, greenhouses, containerized plants, covering plants to protect from cold damage, whether it is effective or not to spray plants with water before freezing weather, and upcoming local events.

Stephen Brueggerhoff and Dr. Garrett Slater discuss Dr. Slater's appointment and founding of the Texas Honeybee Research Lab, his education and history with beekeeping, different types of beekeepers, the pollen mapping project, Honeybee nutrition, the Texas Master Beekeeping Program, AgriLife education resources, migratory beekeepers, colony losses, future plans for the Honeybee Lab, Dr. Slater's impressions of Texas so far, and the upcoming Honeybee breeding program.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses next week's recorded program with Dr. Garrett Slater, mulch & compost, his backyard garden, comparing bulk compost to bagged, persimmons, southern magnolia, grasses, an oak tree with dying branches, and herbicides.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the leaves changing color and falling from the trees, Bald Cypress, Fall Aster, watering a magnolia tree, upcoming local events, and fall garden plants.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the fall pecan season, the state pecan show, Emerald Ash Borer, planting Burr Oak acorns, spots on Texas A&M's campus to gather oak acorns, Texas Arbor Day, ideal diversity of tree species in a landscape, Fig Rust, Leaf-Footed Bugs, and managing an evergreen in Brazos Valley winters.

Stephen Brueggerhoff & guest Dr. Stephanie Adams, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist discuss her professional background, Texas Arbor Day, Post Oak research, Junipers, types of tree roots, Oak Wilt research, Emerald Ash Borer, root collection, urban tree planting, a caller's question about ants in a tree, another question about viability of a Water Oak, and pecans.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the Leach Teaching Gardens on the Texas A&M Campus, local parks and trails, Oak Lace bug, planting clover as a ground cover, upcoming local events, pecans, and fall weather.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses supplemental landscape irrigation and water conservation, a Burr Oak with white spots on leaves, mushrooms and other fungus on trees, Cleveland Pear, upcoming local events, and Mesquite tree removal techniques.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses cultivating trees, benefits of having trees in a landscape, the best time to plant a tree, soil testing, and identifying planting locations.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Montezuma & Bald Cypress, grassburs in a lawn, an oak tree with white on the bark, upcoming local events, Callery Pear, Mexican Plum, and take-all root rot.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Asparagus in depth, a St. Augustine lawn with a possible fungal pathogen, upcoming local events, and roses.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Obedient Plant, St Augustine grass encroaching on a Bermuda lawn, Blue Mistflower, upcoming local events, gardening tips for the end of September, Asparagus, and Broccoli.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses sweet potatoes, turk's cap, a volunteer mulberry tree, butterflies, upcoming local events, Go-N-Grow gardens & College Station water rebates, mealy bugs, washing black mold off of plants, winterizing lawns and container plants, and sourcing valencia peanuts.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses a listener's email about a tree having leaves with necrosis & a possible pathogen, transplanting container trees, Moringa tree suggested planting method & leaf harvest time, Indian Hawthorn, upcoming local events, pollinator-friendly plants, and native plants for landscaping.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses figs, how fall is like a second spring, soil testing, raised beds, plants that can be planted in a fall garden, pecans, and upcoming local events.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Asiatic Jasmine, mushrooms growing alongside a tree, identifying a listener's variety of Southern Magnolia, an upcoming honeybee webinar, pruning roses, horticultural oils, an oak tree with decay, and an update on the harvest from his home garden including bell peppers and sweet potatoes.