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FOR Gardening Program Held
Posted on Aug 11th, 2019
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Texas Master Gardner Jim Hillis introduced the rock stars of the plant world - the Texas Superstars to twenty-seven green thumb gardeners at the Sat. Aug 10th gardening program. These plants have earned this designation by undergoing years of Texas A&M research field trials. These “Superstars” receive minimal water and soil preparation and no pesticides. A few notables are the Lady Bird Johnson Royal Blue Bluebonnet, the Laura Bush Petunia, Princess Caroline Napier Grass, Grandma’s Yellow Rose and the Lord Baltimore Hibiscus.
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Texas Master Gardener Frank Curl explained how it’s possible to grow an abundance of plants in just six inches of special soil placed in a raised bed that’s been divided into one-foot squares. It’s called Square Foot Gardening and sounds incredible. Compared to a conventional single-row garden it grows 100% of the harvest in 20% of the space, applying 10% of the water, in 5% of the soil, using 2% of the work, with 0% of the weeds.
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Want to learn more...
<< A Firebush Superstar that's great for attracting hummingbirds was one of
the door prizes awarded to a lucky gardener who attended the program.
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