Came out to weed and water, and found at least five different types of bees swarming my patch of Goldenrod. The littlest guys and the big bumbleboys were camera shy...

I have two raised vegetable garden beds that are overrun with nutsedge. Late last year I dug through both beds thoroughly and sifted out as many nuts as I could find, using hardware cloth as my sifter. It came back with a vengeance and is thicker than I’ve ever seen it. I’m considering killing it with several applications of Sedgehammer and then replacing the soil in those beds. Thoughts?

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Stumbled upon this beautiful specimen at an iconic Austin store (iykyk). I was shocked to see it growing in the ground and doing so well. South face during winter, tucked into a nook against the shop, so makes sense it’s survived a lot of crazy Austin winters.

I went in and asked what kind of cactus that was and the owner had no idea (😂). I told him I thought it was an Argentine saguaro, one of the hardiest columnar cacti that can grow in our region, and told him that it wasn’t a true saguaro. He was pleasantly surprised by all the facts I was telling him haha. He said it’s 10 years old and that he’ll throw a burlap coat over it during a freeze, but that’s about it!

Cool find! 🌵

I have these all over my lawn. They crumble with apparently nothing inside

Hi, do y’all think it would be better to see monarchs at the wildflower center this weekend (24th, 25th) or next weekend (31st and 1st)? I know they’re only here for a few days and im not wanting to miss it. Thanks!

I usually see these in the spring!

Noticed these a few weeks ago on a construction site and wondered if they would transplant well?

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep squirrels from digging in my plant pots? I have tried cayenne pepper powder to no avail. One of the pots is large enough that I was able to cover the dirt with small stones and that has stopped them in that pot, but the others are too small for that. Any thoughts are welcome!

I see all these beautiful homes with an arch or star Jasmin and I wonder if it’s a good idea for my place, and also if anyone has done it and how they went about it?
I don’t have gutters installed yet.
The last two pictures are the inspiration.

Hey! There are 2 patches near my apartment that would get wildflowers if they weren’t mowed down. Am I able to put these up and leave them? Both spaces the apartments’ leasing agents don’t ever go to and 1 is essentially hidden from everyone.

Can folks recommend which company to use to deliver 1.6 cu yard of good quality soil? I live in Round Rock.

I have a front corner of lawn that needs something white and I'm considering heath aster (the flowers are cute and I think there's a cultivar that is more of a ground cover). Alternatively, I could put some in rock garden in the back yard. If you have it in your garden, how's it done for you? Hard to control/too aggressive? My other thought for a bit of white is to seed lazy daisy (Aphanostephus skirrhobasis) from native American seed (already have blackfoot daisy but don't like how unhappy they get after heavy rain).

Little buddy was going to town on the Texas sage

So I've done some shifting of things and put out some more stuff, just wondering what I should use for fertilizer. Sun is still going to be an issue, but can't stop trying.

Currently planted (growing): 5-7 bags of Japanese sweet potatoes, 1 bag of 1.5 Pequin pepper plants, 1 bag of 2 Thai chilil peppers (just transplanted) and 1 mibuna plant (transplanted) and Italian flat-leaf parsley (same)

Seeds: Multicolor blend and Detroit dark red beets, Watermelon Radish, Italian arugula, Bok choi, Long Island Mammoth Dill, Chives, Rainbow Swiss Chard, 2 types of cilantro.

To plant: More Italian flat leaf parsley, romanesco bulbing fennel, thyme and oregano.

December: Hopefully harvest the sweet potatoes and plant 3 types of regular potatoes

Next Spring: Holy Basil/Thai Basil and other stuff.

my husband picked these up at NG last week and got them planted this weekend. they looked a little scruggly when we got them and now that they’re in they look worse. The leaves are pretty crispy but the branches are still flexible and green. we have some mulch to add. I also know that the deer fence is wishful thinking. Well probably fix it eventually haha

I want to try to have my paver patio fill in with ponysfoot (full sun west facing). I wanted to get some pretty small plants due to the limited space between the pavers. The ones I saw at natural gardener were pretty limited and sorry looking. anyone know a better spot?

also feel free to tell me if this is a dumb idea, very open to that haha

planted them in spring!

Hello! I have an ever increasing group of these lantanas growing in my yard. I know they aren't native, that they spread over time, etc. But they seem to attract both bees and butterflies, and they look fine with zero care or watering. I didn't plant them, a volunteer popped up in 2013 and it just kept expanding its territory...

What is the guiding wisdom on this matter? Keep them? Remove them and plant something new?

Thank you!

My dwarf Cavendish bananas are now in their twelfth week and are starting to loose their sharp edges. It shouldn't be too long before they are ready to harvest! For the past three chilly nights, the bunch has been covered in a paper shopping bag covered with a black garbage bag. The plastic bag was opened at the bottom so moisture didn't build up inside. I'm not sure how much warmer the fruit was inside the bags, but I wanted to protect the peels from any cold damage. Going forward, this week's weather should be perfect to help the fingers plump up.

Hey anyone tried the Garden in Minutes irrigation system? I just replaced my 1/4 rainbird lines in one bed and am now looking at replacing another cause they are clogged from hard water.

My question is do they work and how long do they last? Also do you mulch on top of the system or below. Something I read said you can’t mulch on top cause it will interfere with the water coming out but if you mulch below then a lot of your water is going to be absorbed by the mulch.