Autumn Garden Advice: Maintain the Leaves you have, Plan and Plant Ahead

Use fallen leaves mixed with the proper amount of soil for a garden compost pile. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Autumn Garden Advice: Maintain the Leaves you have, Plan and Plant Ahead

Citrus will begin to color as temperatures dip. Many do not have to have to wait for full color to be enjoyed.

Autumn Garden Advice: Maintain the Leaves you have, Plan and Plant Ahead

If gardeners haven’t gotten around to planting strawberries, it’s not too late but remove fruit or runners that develop so they are ready for the spring. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller)

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:00am

Some lucky gardens in Texas were blessed with a recent rain around the time the calendar marked the first day of fall.While the rain helped, it didn’t negate the damage drought has done. Gardeners need to remain vigilant and keep leaves on their landscape plants as long as possible as ...

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