Smith's Gardenblog

Sat., Feb. 18 – 10 a.m. Gardening 101: Vegetable Gardening in Texoma.

Learn about soil preparation, when and what to plant, fertilizers and pest control.

Admission to all Smith’s seminars is two non-perishable food items for the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank.

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Sat., Feb. 11 – 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.
Gardening 101: Lawn care.

Our lawns suffered in last year’s drought. What to do, when to do it and rethinking some grass choices. And it’s time to prune roses. Quick lesson on cutting back your roses.

Admission to all Smith’s seminars is two non-perishable food items for the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank.

Please RSVP Below so that we have a seat for everyone.

“I’m having to mow my yard more now than I did last summer!”

That’s what we’ve heard from many people in the past fewweeks.  You know why — no rain last summer allowed lawn grasses to become thin. Some rain this fall and winter allowed weeds to pop up in the thin grass.  That’s why we are recommending you start applying pre-emergent weed preventers now, instead of waiting till February. Use either Ferti-lome All Seasons (contains fertilizer) or Hi-Yield Weed and Grass Preventer with Dimension (no fertilizer). Either of these will stop the next generation of weeds from sprouting.

If you also want to spray to kill weeds that are already growing, here’s the procedure:

1. Mow the lawn
2. Apply pre-emergence and water it in
3. Wait a couple of days
4. Spray with Hi-Yield KillzAll (in Bermuda lawns) or Ferti-lome Weed Free Zone (in St. Augustine lawns).

Be sure to spray on a day that is warm with no wind and no chance for rain.

1. Plant spring-blooming bulbs.
2. Plant any trees or shrubs.
3. Take advantage of warmer days to clean out flower beds and prune back dead growth.
4. Plan your spring gardening by surveying, taking photos and measuring. Read Neil Sperry’s Texas gardening books or The Best of Texas by the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association.