Shows you how to use our native plants, soil, and growing conditions to produce organically healthy gardens, lawns, and landscapes without harmful chemicals.
It's Howard Garrett's "The Natural Way" organic gardening program, and it's all here in Texas Gardening the Natural Way. This book is the first complete, state-of-the-art organic gardening handbook for Texas.
Rye (cereal or elbon rye). Non-legume widely grown in she horfheaso. Rye tolerates many soil types, even very poor ones. It is easily cultivated and adaptable to any Cool, dry climate. Recommended for nematode control when planted as a ...
The book also incorporates valuable feedback and suggestions from gardeners who’ve successfully used Howard’s methods.
Whether you're a first-time homeowner planting a new yard or a seasoned gardener looking for new ideas and information, Howard Garrett's Plants for Texas is the book you need.
To learn all you need to know about gardening in Texas, you could collect a whole shelf full of specialized books on topics ranging from soil preparation to tree care....
Like all of Howard Garrett's books, Plants for Houston and the Gulf Coast is loaded with indispensable gardening information: Nearly 400 trees, shrubs, groundcovers and vines, annuals and perennials, and grasses 400 full-color, close-up ...
Elbon ( cereal ) rye is an excellent plant to rotate . It is a trap crop . Nematodes get in rye roots but can't reproduce . Chitin - type products such as shrimp , crab shells , and bat guano used as fertilizer are good nematode ...
Brown Patch This is a cool-weather fungal disease of St. Augustine, although it can be a prob- lem on Bermudagrass. Brown leaves pull loose easily from the runners. Small spots in the lawn grow into large circles or free forms that look ...
Bene ficial nematode products are also very Planting ceral rye (elbon rye) also gives effective control. Pecan Nut Casebearers (See Case bearers) Pill Bugs Pill bugs a)ld sow bugs are crus taceans and related to shrimp, crabs, ...
In this updated 2nd edition of Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening, you'll find much-needed advice and practical tips on growing an edible garden, no matter which part of The Lone Star State you call home.