Garden Success with Skip Richter: Recent Episodes
Garden Success with Skip Richter
Garden Success with Skip Richter is a call-in gardening show airing each Thursday from noon to 1:00pm on KAMU-FM. Skip, a retired extension agent in horticulture sciences at Texas A&M Agrilife, serves as your garden consultant, answering questions to help you grow a bountiful garden and beautiful landscape in the Brazos Valley. Skip will give you time-saving tips, guide you to the best plants selections and provide proven pest management strategies including both conventional and organic techniques.
This week on Garden Success, host Stephen Brueggerhoff walks through his own late-summer irrigation routine — twice-weekly watering, 15–20 minutes per station, guided by the Be Water Smart app — as a model for conserving water during the Brazos Valley's dry, triple-digit stretch, and shares a fellow gardener's report of possums and squirrels doing the fig-harvesting for her.Caller John opens a fascinating detour into insect galls on his live oaks — the tiny, non-stinging gall wasps behind those strange growths, why they're a curiosity rather than a health threat, and even their surprising historical use as ink (including, Stephen notes, in the treaties signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos). John also asks about weeping lesions on his water oaks, which Stephen flags as worth a closer look — with pictures headed to the upcoming Ask the Plant Doctor segment.From the inbox: a new Texas transplant named Jenkwan finds a bird nest in his garden hose holder and learns about the state and federal laws protecting non-game bird nests and eggs; Aubrey asks about a potted prickly pear cactus developing corky growth and a mature crape myrtle that won't bloom, prompting a rundown of light, pruning timing, and fertilization factors behind stubborn crape myrtles; and two different Johns write in about tree-watering habits — one wondering if watering the base of an oak helps the tree (it doesn't — absorption roots extend well past the drip line) and a site-visit with clients Vickie and her husband whose Shumard oak was showing leaf-margin burn traced back to overwatering.Plus a full slate of upcoming events: a native seed-saving workshop at Lick Creek Park tonight, fall vegetable gardening and the Brazos County 4-H Club Fair on August 15th, and the family-friendly Wings in the Garden pollinator event on September 26th.
This week on Garden Success, host Stephen Brueggerhoff returns from a Texas County Agricultural Agents Association conference in Abilene with a suitcase full of plant inspiration from "cow country." He shares a personal-history detour — from Sam Houston State to the City of Houston Parks Department to a botanical program in Seattle to a full-circle stint at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center — before diving into the drought-tough natives he spotted around the Abilene convention center and on a field trip to the 5,000-acre Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch.The plant rundown is a highlight: Turk's cap and its hibiscus-family flower anatomy, hummingbird-magnet autumn sage, pastel-pink rock rose, and three silver-leaved ground covers — silver pony foot (including the cultivated "Silver Falls" selection), woolly stemodia, and their trade-offs around drainage, aggressiveness, and pet-proofing your beds. Mesquite as a street tree turns out to be an Abilene surprise worth talking about too.Back home, Stephen works through listener correspondence: Alison's struggling redbud tree, diagnosed as a case of oversaturated soil and superficial mycelium rather than disease, and JD's Asian persimmon client dealing with minor marginal leaf necrosis. Along the way: a primer on parthenocarpic (seedless) Asian persimmon varieties, a sugar-light almond fig cake recipe offer, and a reminder to use free tools like BV Water Smart to avoid overwatering Brazos Valley's notoriously clay-heavy soil.Plus, a full rundown of what's coming up locally: Birding 101 at Lick Creek Park (Aug 1), a hummingbird program at Martha's Bloomers and a native seed-saving seminar at the Gary Halter Nature Center (both Aug 6), and fall vegetable gardening at the Bryan library (Aug 15).
This week on Garden Success, host Stephen Brueggerhoff checks in after a brutal 104°F day, sharing how his container fig trees, in-ground vegetable garden, and irrigation system held up — and offers practical watering wisdom for the sustained summer heat ahead: no more than once (or twice) weekly deep watering, cycle-and-soak techniques, and why a little wilting in the landscape is nothing to panic about.Then it's back to listener mail. Joel writes in about marginal necrosis on his bald cypress needles, prompting a deep dive into this Texas native's quirky "knees," its surprising flexibility across soil types, and how to rule out spider mites versus simple drought stress on a tree too large to spray. David asks about black spots on his dwarf yaupon, leading to a rundown of Cercospora fungal leaf spot in the holly family and when (rarely) fungicide is worth reaching for. And Richard sends in photos suspecting rose rosette disease — a real and detected threat in the Bryan–College Station area — but Stephen walks through why his roses' red new growth and leaf cupping look more like normal growth and irregular watering than the virus itself.Caller Karen phones in with a fresh set of raised garden beds and questions about when to start planting vegetables, and gets pointed toward the upcoming Learning at the Library fall vegetable gardening session. Plus: an update on Stephen's own fig harvest (27 pounds and counting), a first sighting of fig rust on the foliage, and reminders about upcoming events — the Brazos County 4-H Club Fair and fall vegetable gardening class on August 15th, and the return of Ask the Plant Doctor on August 20th.
This week on Garden Success, host Stephen Brueggerhoff launches a brand-new monthly segment, Ask the Plant Doctor, with guest Dr. Kevin Ong, director of the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab and associate department head of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M.Kevin pulls back the curtain on how the plant clinic actually works — from processing summer's flood of samples (mostly from arborists, landscapers, and commercial growers, with homeowner inquiries routed through county extension offices) to Texas's small network of specialized diagnostic labs, including the High Plains lab in Canyon and the plant virus lab in Weslaco. He and Stephen also dig into the state's larger role in the National Plant Diagnostic Network, a nationwide web of land-grant university labs protecting U.S. agriculture from emerging and exotic pathogens.The conversation covers real biosecurity stakes: laurel wilt's foothold in Houston, sudden oak death's watery, swimming spores (still not established in Texas — knock on wood), and why bringing home plant cuttings or seeds from a trip abroad is riskier than it looks. Closer to home, Kevin and Stephen trade stories from actual client cases — a live oak in decline traced back to root damage and compacted soil, a squirrel-stripped tree bark mystery, black spot disease plaguing roses across the state, and an update on the multi-state research hunt for rose rosette disease resistance.Plus: practical guidance on reading fungicide labels and timing treatments correctly, where to find AgriLife's free rose disease fact sheets, and a plug for Stephen's free native-plant landscaping talk this Saturday, July 18th, at the Bryan library.
This week on Garden Success, host Stephen Brueggerhoff sits down with Dr. Jake Mowrer, the newly appointed director of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory, for a deep dive into everything happening beneath our feet.Jake shares how he stepped into the lab director role after 11 years as a soil fertility and water resource management professor (and 15 years in Extension work in Georgia before that), and explains why "don't guess, soil test" should be every gardener's and farmer's starting point. The conversation ranges from the philosophy of "soil function" versus the trendy NRCS term "soil health," to Texas's declining rice acreage and Jake's cutting-edge research showing that intermittent flooding can cut rice irrigation water by 25% with zero yield loss — a potential game-changer for water-strapped Texas rice farmers.Along the way: the surprising size of the soil microbiome, why extension work touches far more of daily life than most people realize, and a candid look at what did and didn't work in Jake's multi-year solarization trials for weed and nematode control (spoiler: mustard-based biofumigation is winning out).Two callers phone in with real backyard battles: Jennifer wrestles with Bermuda grass overtaking a flower bed and asks about solarizing with plastic, and Rose seeks mulch strategies to keep lawn grass from creeping into her front garden bed. Jake and Stephen offer practical, science-backed advice for both.Plus: a reminder about next Thursday's new monthly segment, Ask the Plant Doctor, featuring the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, and a plug for Stephen's free native-plant landscape design talk on July 18th at the Bryan library.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses BV Water Smart, upcoming local events, wild grapevine varieties, a leaning oak tree, weed control, Canna Leaf-roller, a preview of next week's guest, and rosemary plants.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the warm weather, future show guests, pollinator week 2026, native grapevines, ornamental purselane, upcoming local events, and beetle damage to a tree.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the recent rains and heat, takeaways from last week's tomato tasting event, tomatoes in depth, cold-hardy citrus, use cases for liquid humic acid, delayed pruning of crape myrtles, upcoming local events, and purselane plant.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses figs, an upcoming tomato tasting event, tomato varieties, a listener with a white webbing substance on leaves, how to keep birds away from tomato plants, thrips damage, okra plants, upcoming local events, and lace bugs on Lantana.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses tomato season, stink bugs & leaf-footed bugs, invasive Lantana, Heart-leaf Skullcap, and vines.
Stephen Brueggerhoff & Paul Winski, Extension Program Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife discuss Paul's horticultural background, his current research plots, an upcoming field day, and current trials across the state of Texas.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Gladiolus, spent blossoms on a caller's Lantana, Plumbago, Retama, upcoming local events, and Figs.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses a caller's aphid problem, using soil-less media for container plants, potted plant fertilizing, tomatoes, upcoming local events, and avocado trees.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the mild spring weather, hummingbirds, how chill hours have affected fruit tree production, upcoming local events, and a caller's question about milkweed varieties.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses wildflower season, quarantine requirements for certain import-restricted plants, chinch bugs in lawn, identifying pest grubs, cold-tolerance of figs, and upcoming local events.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the recent rains, root washing of containerized trees, Palo Verde, Figs, and Swiss Chard.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses his recent appearance at KAMU's Earth Day event, Snake Plant, identification of Wild Carrot for a listener, using herbicides in a St. Augustine lawn, pruning Crape Myrtle, Philodendron, and upcoming local events.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Texas Mountain Laurel pruning, listener plant identification, suggestions for perennials that bloom in shade, butterfly weed, upcoming local events, prescribed burns, and increasing biodiversity in the landscape.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses today's rain, truffles, tallow trees, Louisiana Iris, upcoming local events, a caller's tomato that's smaller than expected, and Knockout Roses.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the lack of rain in the forecast, BV Water Smart, tips on resetting a lawn, paper wasps, lawn fertilization, using extra-strength vinegar as an herbicide, redbuds, pet-safe lawn weed treatment, root washing, upcoming local events, hollies, and barometer bush.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses how his tomatoes and potatoes fared in the recent frost, how to tell if a caller's Vitex plant survived the frost, a caller asking if Rhubarb can be grown in the Brazos Valley, a tomato plant with yellowing leaves, where to find local gardening interest groups, potential ground cover for an area with direct sun, upcoming local events, and Chili Pequin plants.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses tomatoes, likelihood of a late frost, tips for pruning ornamental trees, whether it is too late to plant broccoli, mustard or lettuce, flowering basil, upcoming local events, bridal wreath, where to find research-based information, shade-tolerant grasses, cultivating corn, and privacy hedge plants.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses forecasted rain, his tomato plants, Leaf-Footed bugs, wildflowers, Mexican Plum, Lawn pre-emergent herbicide, BV Water Smart, an update to last week's caller asking about privacy plants, and upcoming local events.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the current drought, salvias, ornamental plant suggestions for a caller, pruning roses, fig trees, green beans, suggestions for a caller wanting privacy landscaping, and upcoming local events.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the recent weather and odds of a future freeze, info on selecting trees from the Texas Forest Service, tree cultivation tips, preparing for planting potatoes, rose cultivation, and upcoming local events.
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.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses jujube trees, asian jasmine, a post oak tree shedding bark, lightning damage to trees, cinch bugs, bee hotels, chinese pistache, water conservation, upcoming local events, changes to local farmers' markets.
Stephen Brueggerhoff and Dr. Juliana Rangel, Associate Professor of Apiculture in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University discuss Dr. Rangel's history and duties with Texas A&M Entomology, education and research projects including how bees select between pollens, regulations regarding bees, foraging behavior, use of pollen by other pollinators, tips for making home landscapes attractive and beneficial for pollinators, concerns of commercial beekeepers, honeybee nutrition, beekeeping schools and clubs, and the new Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Apiculture Specialist.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses salvia plants, canna lilies, bougainvillea, soil testing for PH, killing grass under trees without harming the trees, asparagus, pruning roses, cedar elms, and upcoming local events.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses salvia plants, bell peppers grown in containers, citrus, a lawn with both St. Augustine and Bermuda grasses competing, upcoming local events, a tree in decline, mulberry trees, live oaks, and propagating plant cuttings.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses his recent fig event, transplanting crape myrtles & figs, jalapeno and other peppers, upcoming local events, cantaloupe, sourcing worms, and planting ornamentals around a tree.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses St Augustine, Bermuda, and Zoysia grasses, Figs, Japanese Maples, Turks Cap, caring for Crape Myrtles, general tips for July gardening, and a Sycamore sapling with brown leaves.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the morning rains, a vinca plant with fungal pathogens, cultivating cantaloupes and musk melons, tomatoes, sago palms, barrier plants, okra plants getting chewed on by animals, and upcoming local events.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses recent rains in the Brazos Valley, splitting fruit as a result of the rains, Green Zebra tomatoes, Blue Belles, Caladiums, Zinnia flowers, upcoming local events, and tips to prepare for fall tomatoes.
Guest host Skip Richter discusses reasons to leave grass clippings on the lawn after mowing, turf pests and diseases, filling in bare spots in turf, upcoming local events, fertilizing shrubs, sooty mold on crape myrtle, cycle & soak watering method, hypoxylon canker in white oak trees, southern peas, and warm season greens and okra.
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the rains currently impacting the area, cucumbers & melons, indeterminate tomatoes, figs, peaches, jujube trees, garlic chives, and crape myrtle bark scale
Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses his recent travel to Los Angeles & plants he saw while out there, tomatoes, upcoming local events, pruning, bee removal, volunteer plum trees, and fungal pathogens.
Stephen Brueggerhoff & Hannah Ayala, Head Diagnostician at the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab discuss plant samples accepted by the lab, common diseases the lab sees on a regular basis, how to submit samples, a fungal infection on a caller's grapevine, upcoming local events, and why to not move citrus, but rather buy locally.
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 guest 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 propogation, 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.
Skip Richter discusses summer squash planting, crape myrtle varieties, powdery mildew protection, mulching for weed control, shade tolerant grasses, trees leaking sap attracting butterflies and wasps, protecting peach fruit from squirrels, a meyer lemon with iron deficiency, and more.
Skip Richter discusses listener questions about how to find and plant palmetto grass, a beekeeper asking about the timing of our nectar flow, how to landscape for bees, how to plant vitex, redbud drought damage, and more.
Skip Richter discusses issues facing bees, the science of apiculture, and the Texas A&M Honeybee Lab with Dr. Juliana Rangel, Associate Professor of Apiculture in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University.
Skip Richter discusses listener questions about fire ants, rose rosette, seed onion bulbs, as well as general information about lawn care and A&M Agrilife Extension resources.
Skip Richter discusses How to select the right fertilizer for your lawn or trees, soil testing information, listener questions about dwarf yaupon & fuzzy black caterpillars, and more.
Skip Richter discusses listener questions on an oak tree with separating bark, what's happening with juniper trees around town, lawn weed identification & treatment plans, and other information including how to evaluate your lawn's irrigation system to ensure adequate watering with minimal wasted water.
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