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Powdery mildew is one of the easiest diseases to recognize on plants, as it looks exactly like its name. The mildew forms a white or gray powdery film on a plant’s leaves, stems and fruit – like the pumpkin plant’s leaves have in the photo at left. Public Domain photo

Growth in gardening: Powdery Mildew

Sun, 09/09/2018 - 12:00am

I love answering garden questions. One I get asked frequently concerns powdery mildew, but you know what? I don’t really see it as a major garden problem here in San

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Janet Bradford stands in front of one of her self-wateringgarden systems at her home in Wimberley. Photo by Jan Little

Self-watering gardens topic of meeting

Sun, 09/09/2018 - 12:00am

Spring Lake Garden Club will meet Thursday, Sept. 13. The meeting will be 9:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at McCoy’s Headquarters Conference Room located at 1350 North Interstate 35 on

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Roadrunners inhabit the deserts of the southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. Public Domain photo

Exploring Nature: Roadrunners

Sun, 09/09/2018 - 12:00am

A friend recently reported thievery by a bird; a greater roadrunner ate the cat food in an outdoor feeding dish. Roadrunners will do things like that. They are bold birds,

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A Word About Recycling with Ollie Maier

Sun, 09/09/2018 - 12:00am

It seems all of us are probably using more and more non-vehicle batteries today. Thus an item in a recent Waste Age newsletter caught my eye. It spoke about the