Four tips to prevent and remove grass stickers - AgriLife Today
Aug 13, 2024 · Tip 1: Understand your location’s needs. Sandburs are nasty little weed seed pods. Ridding your lawn of them takes some time and effort, but it can save you and your household some real pain. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife) Your location determines how to control sandburs. Boeri warns that Texas’ wide range of climates makes it ...
What is that fuzzy black caterpillar? - AgriLife Today
Dec 13, 2023 · Woollybear is a term used for several species of caterpillars that are densely covered in hair, or setae. Two common species of woollybear caterpillars found in Texas are the saltmarsh caterpillar and the garden tiger moth caterpillar. The saltmarsh caterpillar ranges in color from black to brown to yellowish, while the garden tiger moth ...
When stocking ponds with fish, stick to the process
Apr 8, 2020 · Springtime is the right time to begin the process of stocking new ponds with fish, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.. Todd Sink, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension aquaculture specialist, College Station, said many landowners believe simply adding fish to a pond will result in a healthy and sustainable fish population. But a planned approach, starting with creating a good ...
Ogallala Aquifer: Situation to manage, not problem to solve
Mar 19, 2021 · Courage, experimentation, voices needed to drive change. March 19, 2021 - by Kay Ledbetter. The Ogallala Aquifer’s future requires not just adapting to declining water levels, but the involvement of a wide range of participants comfortable with innovation who will help manage the situation and drive future changes.
How to brew the perfect cup of coffee - AgriLife Today
Sep 25, 2024 · Most consumers think of coffee in terms of scoops per cup, but a more precise approach uses coffee-to-water ratios measured by weight with a kitchen scale. For every gram of coffee, use between 13-20 grams, or about a half ounce, of water. For example, with a 1:15 ratio, if you use 30 grams of coffee, you need 450 grams of water or 1 and a half ...
How to choose the right fertilizer for home vegetable gardens
Sep 17, 2020 · Fertilizer can be added in many different forms, including organic, non-organic or traditional, water-soluble and slow-release. “Gardeners often choose these based on personal preference,” Whittlesey said. “Organic is great for working into the soil, while granular fertilizers can be used during planting, and liquids are good for ...
Chicken prices rising, supplies low - AgriLife Today
May 4, 2021 · But the subsequent economic reopening and growth has caused tight supplies and rising prices for chicken breasts, which consumers find in a variety of forms and places, Anderson said. Wholesale boneless, skinless chicken breasts were $1.91 per pound compared to 93 cents per pound last year, Anderson said.
Texas A&M study: Used coffee grounds can benefit turf - AgriLife …
Mar 24, 2020 · The treatments studies included coarse spent coffee grounds, fine spent coffee grounds and peat moss – all added at 10% and 20% by volume – and straight sand as a control. Coarse and fine spent coffee grounds were compared primarily to understand the differences in nutrient and water retention and resulting benefits on turf growth.
Apply fall preemergence herbicide to avoid spring weeds
Sep 23, 2020 · Segars said AgriLife Extension recommends the fall preemergence herbicide regimen to begin when soil temperatures reach approximately 70 degrees. This recommendation is commonly based on annual bluegrass – a weed that germinates when soil temperatures are below 70 degrees. This generally falls in September or October, depending on where you ...
Boll weevil eradication most successful pest insect elimination …
Sep 13, 2023 · The eradication program is among the most successful public-private partnerships in U.S. agriculture history. Boll weevils still cling to around 20% of the cotton acres in the Lower Rio Grande Valley along the river. But 30 to 40 years ago, it was a major problem plaguing millions of acres spanning the Cotton Belt from California to the Carolinas.