From summer heat and shading your soil, to pests and noxious weeds, gardening expert helps weather the growing season

From summer heat and shading your soil, to pests and noxious weeds, gardening expert helps weather the growing season

Summer’s here so we asked gardening expert Fatuma Emmad of FrontLine Farming for some growing tips. Top of mind, as temperatures head into the 90s, is heat. Emmad suggests keeping your garden covered with something breathable that lets air through – her recommendation is straw – and using compost, which releases nutrients slowly over the…

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The Heat is Gone and Gardening is On

The Heat is Gone and Gardening is On

It finally happened. The temperatures dropped and most of the Houston area got enough rain to counteract some of the damage done by one of the hottest and driest summers on record. Like many Bayou City dwellers, I was in a funk this summer. Dogs went un-walked. exercise clothes were unworn. And the garden went…

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