Mike and Trey Farley host Jay White, publisher of Texas Gardener Magazine, and Morgan, a longtime DFW landscaper now with Verde Growers, to answer homeowner questions about gardening and landscaping around pools. They stress planning for sunlight, drainage, and soil (often alkaline in North Texas), using soil tests, reading plant labels, and favoring local nurseries over big-box stores. Topics include soil prep differences for annual beds vs trees, backfilling trees with native soil, staking, container vs balled-and-burlapped trees, best planting season (fall), raised-bed vegetable gardening and crop rotation, chill hours for fruit trees, water efficiency and avoiding overwatering (drip on timers), fertilizing with balanced ratios and slow-release nitrogen, protecting trees during construction, common regional pests/diseases, privacy screens (hollies and junipers), invasive bamboo, and recommended perennials like roses and salvias.
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00:00 Podcast Welcome
01:12 Meet the Guests
03:20 Soil Prep Basics
05:02 Soil Tests Explained
08:37 Tilling and Living Soil
11:06 Skip Big Box Stores
15:12 Find Your Planting Zone
17:37 Gardens Near Pools
21:11 Crop Rotation 101
25:38 Best Time to Plant Trees
27:51 Container vs B&B Trees
33:02 Water Smart Gardening
40:19 Right Plant Right Place
43:01 Fruit Trees and Chill Hours
43:53 Chill Hours Basics
44:46 Early Bloom Plum Experiment
45:46 Avoid Big Box Fruit Trees
46:50 Plants and Memory Bonds
48:50 Best Shade Tree Picks
50:49 Privacy Screening Plants
53:32 Bamboo Planting and Removal
55:52 Favorite Perennials for Texas
59:33 Killing Poison Ivy
01:00:29 Garden Pets and Critters
01:02:08 Fertilizer Ratios Explained
01:08:38 Protect Trees During Construction
01:10:03 Texas Pests and Regulations
01:14:23 Synthetic Turf Pros and Cons
01:15:16 Texas Tomato Timing
01:16:27 Easy Starter Vegetables
01:18:28 Rapid Fire Favorites
01:22:49 Show Wrap and Mission