Garden Success with Stephen Brueggerhoff

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses recent rains in the Brazos Valley, yucca, figs, black wooly caterpillars, oleander, cold-hardy citrus, raspberries, and upcoming local events.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses blackberries, peaches, oak trees, how often to replace soil in container plants, magnolia, fungicides, curly dock, upcoming local events, crape myrtle bark scale, and roses.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses water needs for home fruit trees, honeysuckle vine, oak tree flowering, upcoming local events, container bougainvillea plants, how often to replace potting soil, and edible flowers.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses salvias, vertical gardening, vining plant identification, wisteria, mulch suggestion for a caller, upcoming local events, and timing oak tree trimming to minimize oak wilt disease.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses bluebonnets, other contenders for the Texas state flower, fruit tree pests including plum curculio, effectiveness of organza bags on growing fruit, tomato fertilization, spring lawn fertilization schedule, upcoming local events, and texas sage.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses garden herbs, wildflower viewing, upcoming local events, firecracker plant, the Leach Teaching Gardens on Texas A&M's campus, rusty black haw, and yaupon holly.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses spring gardening tips, Texas' spring wildflowers, upcoming local events, and bamboo in home landscaping.

Stephen Brueggerhoff & Dr. Kevin Ong discuss common plant diseases, protecting plants from high winds, a caller's meyer lemon that has stopped producing fruit, fast growing trees & bushes for privacy, upcoming local events, and info about the Texas Plant Diagnostic Lab.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses transplanting trees and other plants, re-potting plants, fruit tree planting and fertilization, upcoming local events, identifying a wax myrtle, fast growing trees, next week's special guest, and fall aster.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses tomatoes in-depth, upcoming local events, his favorite fig varieties, and when to prune peach trees.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Texas A&M campus landscaping, native grasses, pre-emergent treatments for the lawn, transplanting vegetables into a bed that had been treated with a pre-emergent herbicide, upcoming local events, raised beds, soil testing, and organic herbicide.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses palm tree biology and pruning advice, a follow-up on insect identification, upcoming local events, weed control in St. Augustine and Bermudagrass lawns, and reasons to go outside and enjoy nature.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the return of winter temperatures to the Brazos Valley, identifying pests on a listener's indoor pepper plants as well as providing treatment solutions, info on a presentation on heirloom bulbs, pruning climbing roses and crape myrtles, types of garden mulch materials and colorants, upcoming local events, and plum trees.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses home canning of citrus, upcoming local events, identifying a plant with heart-shaped leaves, where to have mulch material tested, care & watering of potted bougainvillea, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses how he protected his plants from the recent freeze, anna apples, success in keeping a meyer lemon alive through the freeze, upcoming local events, cosmos, cauliflower, when to plant potatoes, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses identifying causes of plant tissue damage, when to start transplanting greenhouse plants, upcoming local events, trapping armadillos and other control methods, dwarf yaupon, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses preparing for next week's freeze, banana plants, service berry, botanical gardens, upcoming local events, growing citrus in the Brazos Valley, and when to prune crape myrtles.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses freeze preparation for plants, turk's cap, winter pruning advice, landscape edging, helping a banana survive a freeze, canna lilies, upcoming local events, when to prune oak trees, thornless blackberries, and planting bulb onions.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses freeze preparation for plants, what to do with a poinsettia after the holiday season, preparing for a spring garden, upcoming local events, how to prepare a sample for the Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, where to drop that sample off, when to plant a mix of wildflower seeds, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff is joined by Dr. Tim Hartmann, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist with Texas A&M Agrilife. They discuss Tim's background, his specialty in the field of fruit, and Tim's current active research.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses how to protect plants from squirrels and freezing temperatures, planning for spring tomatoes, germinating seeds, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses winterizing lawns, bradford pears, poinsettias, christmas cactus, chinese pistache, planting fruit trees, upcoming local events, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff is joined by Dr. Kevin Ong, Director of The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory & Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology about his background, The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, plant breeding programs at Texas A&M with a spotlight on potatoes, how to grow disease-free plants, turf fungus & other pathogens & tips to prevent them, emerald ash borer, fungal disease in corn, citrus quarantine zones, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff is joined by Nick McKenna, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Field at Texas A&M Athletics, and they discuss Nick's background, his time working at Virginia Tech, the scope of his responsibilities at Texas A&M, differences between a residential lawn and his sport fields, involvement with state and national organizations, standards and specifications of sports fields, maintenance throughout seasons, challenges with local water quality, experiments with automation, the types of grass used by A&M Athletics, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses night blooming cactus care tips, mulberry tree varieties for Brazos county, propagating peggy martin roses, nut sedge removal, covering materials for garden pathways, a listener's pictures of their successful datil pepper plants, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses today's amazing weather, how to prune Aprium & Nectaplum, Crimson Bonfire, Fish Fertilizer, growing Broccoli & Cauliflower from seed, succulent plant suggestions, Asparagus, Crape Myrtles, transplanting a Live Oak tree, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the return of rain to the Brazos Valley, ground cover plants in Aggie Park, Honey Crisp apples, best practices for planting fruit trees, woodpecker damage, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses powdery mildew on tree leaves, transplanting cedar saplings, a live oak tree with bare limbs, upcoming local events, mealy bugs on hibiscus, burford hollies, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses a gardenia with yellowing leaves, when to establish pampas grass, banana tree fruiting & other care tips, upcoming local events, meyer lemon and orange frost satsuma with insect leaf damage and yellowing leaves, recommended vining plants for a shaded arbor, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses regulations surrounding importing seeds from overseas, broccoli plants, citrus quarantine restrictions, treating pests on iris, upcoming local events, weed control and removing unwanted trees in lawns, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses gardenia leaves looking unwell, citrus leaf miners, spotting on peach leaves, figs, upcoming local events, cucumbers, spider mites, nut sedge, pruning vincas, when to prune roses, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses red wasps, sap seeping out of a tree, upcoming local events, cat-safe houseplant suggestions, why painting tree wounds can be harmful, pecan season, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Roundup-resistant weeds, establishing a fall garden, butterflies, deer repellant, crabgrass, turfgrass, upcoming local events, redbud trees, roses with fungal pathogens, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the Waller salt mine, shrub identification, earth kind landscaping, a call about tomatoes with fungal pathogens, scarlet pea, a call about when to trim a live oak tree, broadleaf weed control, a rose with browning leaves, upcoming local events, a pest insect on a pumpkin plant, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Frogfruit, a call about stopping a tallow stump from resprouting, crape myrtle bark scale, identifying an oak tree with pictures of leaves and acorns, info on the Brazos Valley Bee School, upcoming local events, rain & fungal pathogens, pruning roses, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses raising vegetable plants from seed in-depth, upcoming local events, a listener question about oak tree viability, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses listener questions about Miracle Gro application amounts, where to locate seed-free compost for their lawn, Cobalt St. Augustine turf, chinch bugs, gray leaf spot, the best times to water turf, upcoming local events, lichen, squash bugs, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses galls on trees, oak wilt, pruning oak trees, cultivating palm trees, pruning roses, shasta daisies, upcoming local events, identifying an oak tree, crape myrtle bark scale, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses working in his garden, preparing soil for planting, no-till & till soil prep methods, crop rotation, upcoming local events, pole beans, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the recent Agrilife Extension conference, Jujube trees, fall garden plants, upcoming local events & programs, local parks, diagnosing a sample of yellowing turf, planting Cobalt St. Augustine plugs in an existing lawn, Yaupon trees possibly putting oak and other trees at risk in a yard, treating winter squash & pumpkins with powdery mildew on leaves, environmental stressors on trees, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses melons, a yellowing lawn, figs, upcoming events, lawn overwatering, jujube trees, replacing oak trees that have died, seed starting heat mats, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses different types of grasses, the Texas state grass, Texas Superstar plants, upcoming local events, listener questions about removing grass around an oak tree without harming the tree, when to pick a ripe watermelon, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Yaupon and Nellie R Stevens hollies, heat mats for starting plants, grass identification, starting tomatoes, smaller okra varieties for a raised bed, controlling nematodes, lawn mowing tips, upcoming local events, and more.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses suggested plants around a shaded fountain, tips for gardening in summer heat & efficient watering, upcoming local events, red white & blue plants for July 4th, struggling bell pepper, cucumbers, fall tomatoes, online resources, basil, eggplant, seed saving, and more.

Skip Richter and co-host Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss holes in canna leaves, gardening in galvanized stock tank, eggplant pest problems, Skip's new bird bath, bees & wasps, upcoming local events, grape identification, lawn weed strategies, BV Water Smart, and Skip's departure from Garden Success.

Skip Richter and guest Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss oak tree health, hornbeam trees splitting, sap leaking from a tree's trunk, Skip & Stephen's favorite trees, upcoming local events, beneficial nematodes, Yaupon trees, tomatoes, and more.

Skip Richter and guest Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss greenhouse tomatoes, frogfruit, cold damage to trees, how to remove a dying red cedar tree, trimming sago palms, how to treat for fire ants in a vegetable garden, and upcoming local events.

Skip Richter and guest Stephen Brueggerhoff discuss figs, listener questions about roses, snail control, cucumbers, potato storage, and more.

Skip Richter discusses recent rains and the mosquitos they brought, benefits of mulching for the summer, webworms, listener questions about plant propagation, plant identification, why a fig is not producing fruit, and more.

Skip Richter discusses listener questions about a young montezuma cypress, found red milkweed, suggested flowering plants for summertime, pampas grass mowing advice, and more.