by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jun 27, 2010 | gardening101
Buying Fertilizer When you buy a bag of fertilizer, it has three numbers on the front of it. Do you know what those numbers really mean? By law they are listed in this order: Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium. The numbers are the percent of the product inside that is...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jun 27, 2010 | entomology
SlowTexas When I speak as a Master Gardener, I get more questions on fire ants than any other subject. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) are loathed in the Southern parts of the United States. These ants came into the US from South America in soil used as ship’s...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jun 27, 2010 | entomology
Bird Baths need maintenance My parents have a bird bath near their bird feeder so the birds can take a bath, get a drink, and lounge around. It gets lots of activity, especially during the hot summer. Unfortunately, birds are not the only creatures that use bird...
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jun 27, 2010 | flowers
The property I live on was once part of a much larger farm. There was a farm house on part of my land, although it long ago fell down and was cleared away. Since I have been here, some remnants of plants that must have once been around the farmhouse have come back....
by Stephanie Suesan Smith | Jun 26, 2010 | entomology
Bugs abound. With all the rains we have had this winter, we can look forward to a spring and summer full of bugs. The temptation is to kill everything that creeps, crawls, or flies to protect ourselves, our pets, and our plants. That would be a mistake, however, as...
