Fall in Texas brings allergens, weeds and an optimal planting window for pretty much everything!

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Although it's officially fall according to the calender, it's still pretty toasty. Julie has heat-fatigue which leaves her feeling unenthusastic about chores. Despite the seemingly endless heat, it is time to get serious about spring Texas wildflowers. 

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It's so hot, Julie invented a new weather term. "It's an irrational heat." It's hot and people are talking about xeriscaping...including grey water. How to heat-proof your garden as best you can--plus ideas for improving watering habits + xeric landscaping garden design (a reminder of what it is and isn't) Enjoy!

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Ooo! Snow on the ground in Central Texas--Hyper focused on tomato plants this week + disappointing grapes.

All about starting seeds inside! Cuttings, soil medium, thinning and more.

Kicking off 2021 with a deep dive into broccoli & radishes and dipping a toe into the fascinating world of fermenting.

Lots of rain this week--which is wonderful, but present some challenges with heavy clay soil. Dirt is dead. Soil is very much alive. Learn some tips for keeping your plants (and soil) happy and healthy! Advice for dealing with blossom-end rot.

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When Julie travels she looks at all the plants. She went to South Korea and took in ALL the landscaping. Springtime in South Korea is amazing--cherry trees (missed the big bloom), azaleas (every.where.), pine trees & gingkos--so beautiful, she didn't want to come back. :| 

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Spring pollen allergy season is here. What's trying to kill us now? Pretty, but inedible hyacinth beans and lots of info about ladybugs! <3 

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Cooler temperatures and rain pass through making for a pleasant Easter weekend. The bluebonnets have been beautiful and now going to seed, but other flowers take the stage. Plus, keystone plants for eco-regions and a teeny tiny rant anti-lawn rant.  

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Julie went to a plant swap and acquired some new and coveted plants. Along with finally getting some spiderwort, she also got a bit of sunburn. Thankful she also obtained some aloe vera and shares the growing info about this handy and hardy medicinal plant! Spring planting info included too. Yay Springtime!!

Creeping up on Spring Equinox! Doesn't feel like it. Lots of wonderful things to plant in your gardens--plus it's time to plant summer and fall blooming bulbs. Julie explains the different bulb type plants and goes into detail about lilies and other plants called lilies (ones that grow well in Central Texas). Asiatic & Oriental lilies. daylilies, cannas, lycoris, agapanthus 

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Julie is super happy--Nearly spring equinox and bluebonnets have arrived! Everything is blooming, even the parasites! But even freeloading plants can't dampen her spirit--YAY for SPRING! 

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February ends with crazy weather. March starts with crazy weather. Recent rain caused weeds to go crazy, but Julie doesn't mind. Focus on spring weed henbit, plus couple of recommendations on foundation landscaping--hightlights on Indian Hawthorn and Pineapple Guava.

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It's not February. It's CRAZY DAYS. Fickle temperatures make Julie distrusting. Go ahead and plant a last round of cool season favorites and try garden peas. It's a great time to plant!

July and August are tough months for plants in Central Texas, but it's the best time for preparing to plant a fall garden. Consider another round of summer faves. Don't forget to include shade trees in your planting plans. 

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Ahaha! Another destructive ice storm! WHY?!! With her seasonal optimism, Julie is just going to move on and pretend nothing happened. Refrigerator clean out yields happy discovery, plus let's plant some things--so much to plant! Plus companion planting with strawberries and rose care. 

It's dreary and cool--hardly inspiring to garden--but Late January/Early February is prime seed season. Lots can be sown outside, plus we can start warm season indoors. Heritage, heirloom and open-pollenated plants & seeds are so important--Julie spends some time talking about biodiversity and the cultural significance of seed saving.

Julie's back. Suspicious of the pleasant weather. California flooding & avian influenza--geez. Set some gardening goals, plant some seeds and don't get chickens if you think eggs are expensive.

Last episode for 2022! It's a cold Christmas but Julie brings it indoors--talking about poinsettias their care and unfortunate backstory. PLUS hollies--America's Only Caffeinated Native.

Julie is a bit enthusiastic about radishes on this show, but with good reason. From salad to tillage, learn all about radishes and using them as a cover crop this winter. Also, some fun ideas for gift giving season. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply.

The weather finally matches the season! The cold and damp and dark days have Julie rethinking things, but she's excited about harvesting sweet potatoes, planting onions and she really, REALLY, wants you to keep leaves out of the landfill. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply.

Feels like spring, sort of. But backwards. Crispy lawn. Struggling garden beds. But optimism returns with thought of fall foliage and planting during Central Texas' best planting season--FALL. Link below for website mentioned. (Oh god, that parakeet...so loud today...) http://texastreeid.tamu.edu SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply.

A return of sane weather. So nice. Just in time to plant wildflower seeds for spring blossoms. I'm talking bluebonnets, etc. Grow flowers instead of stupid lawns. Guess which team I'm on...LOLOLOLOLOL SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply.

HAPPY FALL!!! PSYCHE! We don't get a real fall in Central Texas! But the recent drop in temperatures and a bit of rain stimulated a nice late summer flush of crape myrtle & lantana blossoms. Perfect timing for migrating butterflies and hummingbirds. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply.

Uh, Julie left work early, went to the garden center, bought some plants. A lot of broccoli, actually--too much, considering things. Out in the garden, discovered root-knot nematodes--the remedy might be actually be in the flat of broc. SERENDIPITY??? Miracle from the Universe?! She don't know. Why would she know?! But there's some biology that justifies the purchase, even if that came after the fact. SPONSOR OFFER Save 15% on COVER CROP SEEDS at TrueLeafMarket.com using promo code PH15. Offer expires 12.31.22 Some restrictions apply.

Newsflash! Summer is here! Julie enjoys endless blossoms from wild sunflowers! Learn about sunflowers and safflowers--cousins that keep our birds and squirrels fat and happy through the worst of summer.

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Recent rains cooled things off and things are mostly improving in Taylor, Texas. Temperatures are refreshingly back to regular late summer hot! The rain seemed to revitalize things in Julie's yard--new growth and a return of old pests--cactus bugs and fire ants. These and other grievances seemingly vaporized with the return of the oxblood lilies, leaving Julie elated and borderline delirious.

It's been a little more than 2 years on the air at KBSR for Plow & Hose & this episode marks the 100th radio show! Send Julie an email at hello@plowandhose.com and she'll put your name in for a drawing for a prize--three names will be drawn on Sunday Sept. 11th. Yay! 
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After a long, hot summer Julie finally finds relief and some truth about garden therapy. The cooler temperatures and the rain have also help improve the mood, but mycobacterium vaccae might also play a part. Sunflowers are devious & Ruellia--also sketchy. 
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Ugh. Literally sick, and tired of all this stupid heat. What to do about it...well make some compost tea and hope for the best and plant a fall garden. Tatume squash is a good, dual purpose squash to try. Plus a short trip to San Antonio with a fun excursion to the quirky Japanese Tea Garden.

Did you know it's hot? Yes, it's hot. It's freakin hot. So hot. Time for us to make better plant choices and adopt better watering habits. Julie talks about mallows & efficient watering, but kinda takes her time. Because it's hot and she's like that. Will it ever end? (The heat? The rambling? It's relentless!)

It's July. Hot. Dry. Meh. But Julie's cucumbers are looking good even if the tomatoes don't. That's fine--time to think about fall tomatoes anyway. PLUS she talks about hydroponics again.

A trip out of town spurs a whole show about TERRARIUMS! And Julie dips her toe in to the fantastic pool of hydroponics

Too hot to type. Reiterating: It's hot. I'm over it. Protect with shade/plant heat loving plants +Okinawa Spinach & Okinawa Pink Okra

It's hot. Take care of your garden--supplement with fertilizers! Also, beetles.

Julie's been busy planting--at home, at work--and constructing structures to support plants, attract bats and touch the sky! Kind of ridiculous, actually. But so what?!

In an inspired move to rehome seedlings, Julie takes tomato plants to work. Segue to simulating insect pollination then big ol' discussion on mysterious rain sensitive plants like rain lilies & Texas sage. (Julie's really excited this week--It's MAY! YAY!)

Julie's veggie garden may be smaller than previous years, but still attract pests like spider mites. The spring rains continue even with the start of summer making it muggy and mosquito-y. It's fine because we can disrupt their lifecycle with a simple, organic treatment. With less veggies, Julie has planted more flowers--lots of native and adaptive perennials--including bee balm, also known as Monarda.

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Julie is all over the place this week. What's happening in your yards? Gorgeous iris. Ducks. Too much time talking about gourds (Hey weirdo--nice gourds) AND ANNUAL RANT ON SQUASH VINE BORERS!

A show inspired by the full moon and easter. It's Easter. It's a full moon. It's the Pink Moon. It's not even pink, but whatever. Julie walks around in the dark under the Pink Moon, thinks about a lot of stuff like gardening by the moon and focuses on phlox, MOONFLOWERS & Easter lilies.

Sweet potato planting window is April through the end of June--Julie explains how to start sweet potato slips. Also all about Orange Paintbrush wildflowers, plus dealing with insects in the strawberries. Near the end of the episode, she talks about activating your compost pile with horticultural molasses.

Woohoo! The bluebonnets are blooming! Everything is getting green and colorful. This show includes chit chat about bluebonnets, blue eyed grass, primroses, spiderwort plus basic organic pest control!

Ooo...Texas Mountain Laurel--gorgeous flowers & heady, sweetness. Plus what the cuss is going on with the oak trees dropping leaves?!

Yay! Julie is super excited for Spring--she's so happy for the warmer, sunnier days and she's rather enthusiastic about ornamental redbuds, white cemetery iris and gets a little nerdy about xeric landscaping. Oops.

Julie wonders if Spring will ever come to Central Texas, discusses advantages of in-ground & above ground gardening, gives the ratio for raised bed mix for Central Texas and then closes the show with a spotlight on cilantro and oregano!

Central Texas has finally passed the Last Average Frost Date--with cautious optimism WE CAN PLANT OUR GARDENS!!! Also, it's time to prune fruit trees and the last segment of the show Julie highlights jujube trees. Heck yeah.

Julie is not patient. She's sick of this cold, damp, dumb weather. This week's episode focuses on the very, very basics of HOUSEPLANTS. Part 1.

We are soooo close to warmer spring days--let's get ready. Let's plant one last round of cold season crops outside, but also start lots more inside. It's time to plant Irish Potatoes in Central Texas! + herbs, like basil & borage.

Green peas have a really small planting window in Central Texas. Like potatoes, they need to be planted by Valentine's Day. English, shelling, sugar snap and snow--plant them and enjoy some tasty spring veg!

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Ugh...dead days of Texas "winter", value of weeds, planting citrus trees & Valentine's Day = pruning roses WOOHOO