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Galveston Master Gardeners release publications for Gulf Coast Gardeners
The Galveston Master Gardeners have released six publications to help you with your gardening.
Butterflies of Galveston County
Thumbnail Guide for New Gardeners
Bilingual Guide to Yard Care
Ambrosia from Your Backyard
Herbs for the Upper Gulf Coast
Our Edible Landscape
How to kill a plant
Sometimes we plant something that grows into a monster.
Sometimes the previous owner planted a monstrosity.
Sometimes an invasive plant moves in to our garden.
How do we kill it?
1. Dig it up and throw it away. If only it was always this easy.
2. Spray it with herbicide ( or a very strong vinegar ). Cut it back after the herbicide has time to work ( a week or two ), then spray anything that dares to regrow with more herbicide. Repeat until till dead.
3. Cut it down, heavily douse the ground near it with fertilizer, cover it with dark plastic and put mulch on top of the plastic.
Master Gardener Lectures from University of California
If you don’t have time to take to go hear our local Master Gardener’s, you can see many of the lectures from the comfort of your home now. The University of California has taped and made many of their Master Gardener Lectures available online at You Tube.
Plant Disease Part I
Plant Disease Part II
Home vegetable gardening part I
Home vegetable gardening part II
Intro to Entomology Part I
Intro to Entomology Part II
Integrated Pest Management Part I
Integrated Pest Management Part II
Principles of Vertebrate Pest Control Part I
Principles of Vertebrate Pest Control Part II
The Home Orchard Part I
The Home Orchard Part II
Turfgrass Management Part I
Turfgrass Management Part II
Planting and Care of Landscape Trees Part I
Planting and Care of Landscape Trees Part II
Weed Management Part I
Weed Management Part II
Understanding Pesticides Part I
Understanding Pesticides Part II
