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Gardening Events and Information for Texans HARRIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENER NEWSLETTER • AUGUST 2018 UrbanDirt Fall Vegetable Gardening Gardening Events and Information for Texans Fall Garden Vegetable Candidates Article by Terri Simon, Master Gardener At the First Tuesday Lecture held at St. Mark’s United Methodist would provide great I got to “see the See.” Teresa See. She gave a wonderful lecture contrast in your fall on vegetable gardening. Some of us are drenched with sweat garden among the from tending our plants but this is the time to start planning our other greens you plant. fall vegetable gardens. The majority of fall vegetables are planted It is supposed to have starting in September and October so now is the time to decide beta carotene levels what you will plant. Another slightly lower than point to remember is that some carrots. One popular seeds and seedlings sell out fad right now is using quickly so order what you decide cauliflower as the base on soon. for a pizza. I tried one There are so many vegetable recently and it was Flame Star Hybrid Cauliflower Photo courtesy parkseed.com varieties available. You may delicious. have your own tried and true Rainbow hybrid carrot seeds are offered at gurney.com. This varieties you plant year after carrot seed has three unique color variations: orange, yellow year, but rock the boat a little and and white. It’s like spinning a Teresa See, Master Gardener try something new now and then. roulette wheel. One advantage Photo by Terri Simon New (and improved) varieties of this ‘Daucus carota ‘rainbow’ come out every year. Try one or two. You may find you like them. hybrid is you can harvest them I found five new and/or interesting varieties that some of you early for baby carrots. They can might want to try. be eaten fresh, cooked or canned. From parkseed.com I found a flame star hybrid cauliflower. They Remember that carrots do not advertise it as an orange cauliflower that has improved resistance like to be transplanted so sow to stress and heat. This Brassica oleracea var. botrytis has a beauti- them in their final resting place Rainbow Hybrid Carrots to begin with. ful yellow-orange color that is lighter than cheddar cheese and Photo courtesy gurney.com cont’d on pg. 4 Upcoming Events .................................................... 2 Plant of the Month .................................................. 3 Herb of the Month ................................................... 5 The Gardens at Texas A&M University Open ......... 7 Open Garden Day - Weekley Center ....................... 8 Genoa Friendship Gardens - Open Garden Day ...... 9 Veggie Varieties for Harris County ........................ 10 Gardening Tools .................................................... 12 URBAN DIRT • AUGUST 2018 Upcoming Events August 2018 Master Gardener Lecture Series Aug. 9, GFG Second Thursday 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Speakers: Paul Winski, Extention Agent & Brandi Keller, Master Gardener Coordinator - Master Gardener Program in the Community. Genoa Friendship Garden Education Center building, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff Rd. Plants for sale in the Greenhouse. Green Thumb Gardening Series - Fall Vegetable Gardening Aug. 9, Barbara Bush Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Freeman Branch Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Maude Smith Marks Library, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Aug. 21, Spring Branch Memorial Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Open Garden Day July 16, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m., Genoa Friendship Garden, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff Rd. Plants for sale in the Greenhouse Aug. 20, 8:30-11:00 a.m., Genoa Friendship Garden, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff Rd. Plants for sale in the Greenhouse. Aug. 28, 10:00 - 11:15 a.m., Open Garden Day Children’s Activities. Registration required by Sunday, July 22 to: [email protected]. Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd.,Cypress, TX September 2018 Master Gardener Lecture Series Sept. 13, GFG Second Thursday 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Speaker: Christine Hammon, Harris County Master Gardener - Fall Vegetable Gardening. Genoa Friendship Garden Education Center building, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff Rd. Plants for sale in the Greenhouse. Green Thumb Gardening Series - Roses: Planting, Growing & Upkeep Sept. 13, Barbara Bush Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sept. 15, Maude Marks Library, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Spring Branch Memorial Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Freeman Branch Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Open Garden Day Sept. 17, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m., Genoa Friendship Garden, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff Rd. Plants for sale in the Greenhouse. Sept. 25, 10:00 - 11:15 a.m., Open Garden Day Children’s Activities. Registration required by Sunday, Sept. 23 to: [email protected]. Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Rd.,Cypress, TX Have Garden Questions? Email your questions and photos to: phone [email protected] or Call us Monday – Friday 9:00 am to Noon at 713-274-0950 Visit txmg.org or contact the Harris County Extension Office, 713-274-0950,[email protected] for information. 2 URBAN DIRT • AUGUST 2018 Plant of the Month - Anacacho Orchid Tree, Orchid Tree, Anacacho Bauhinia, Texas Bloom (Bauhinia lunarioides, Bauhinia congesta) by Beth Braun, Master Gardener Its delicate white blooms are long gone, but the Anacacho Orchid second year. It’s a fairly Tree is being highlighted this month for its robustness and inter- rapid grower, so hold the esting leaves and seed pods. Its botanical name Bauhinia comes fertilizer to keep it from from 16th century physicians and botanists Gaspard and Jean becoming lanky. Bauhin. Lunarioides comes from Lunaria, a genus name that As a member of the pea refers to its moon-shaped seed pods. family (Fabaceae), it pro- duces flat pods that turn brown. To my eye, the dried pod resembles a flying seagull when it splits open to drop its seeds. A neighbor’s tree survived our below freezing nights Courtesy Bruce Leander, Lady Bird Johnson this past winter, and is Wildflower Center thriving in a hot area surrounded by a sidewalk, driveway, street, and rocks. Kudos. Plant Habit or Use: small tree, shrub Exposure: sun, part shade, dappled shade Flowers: fragrant, white Blooming Period: March - May Courtesy Lee Page, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Fruit Characteristics: 2-3” flat pod containing round seeds Height: 10 ft. to 12 ft. A delicate-looking, small tree, the Anacacho Orchid is native to Width: arroyos and canyons of the Anacacho Mountains of Texas west of 6 ft. to 12 ft. San Antonio, and in northeastern Mexico. In its native habitat it Plant Character: deciduous grows in rocky limestone soil. It does well in the greater Houston Temperature Tolerance: heat tolerant, cold hardy region if planted in well-drained alkaline soil. The Anacacho Water Requirements: low Orchid is a beautiful specimen plant that provides nectar to bees Soil Requirements: well-drained, alkaline and butterflies. The bright green leaves of this deciduous tree look like cloven hooves and cover the tree densely. It puts on a profusion of white blooms from March through May after it has leafed out, and References: sometimes after a fall rain. The overall form of the tree is open Aggie Horticulture at Texas A&M University and airy. With judicious pruning, the Anacacho Orchid can be Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest, by George O. Miller grown as a single or multi-stemmed tree, or as a shrub. Propa- Native Texas Plants, by Sally Wasowski and Andy Wasowski gation is from fresh or scarified seed, and it often blooms in its Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin 3 URBAN DIRT • AUGUST 2018 Fall Vegetable Garden Candidates, cont’d from pg. 1 Burpee.com has Brussels sprouts, Redarling hybrid, available as Finally- I want to list seeds or plants. These Brussels sprouts are a brilliant red purple my personal favorite, color and are supposed to be slightly sweeter than green variet- lacinato kale. Also ies of Brussels sprouts. referred to as dino- Imagine how beautiful saur kale, brassica ol- this would look next to a eracea can be ordered flame star hybrid cauli- from seedsavers.org. flower in your garden. If This kale dates back you have a bumper crop, to the 18th century. I Brassica oleracea ger- love the blue-green rmifora can be blanched leaves but I must and frozen. Easter fell admit I don’t eat on April Fool’s day this mine often, instead Lacinto Kale year. I took steamed I just step outside and Photo courtesy seedsaversexchange.com Brussels sprouts dipped admire it. On occasion in chocolate to our fam- I will tear off a few outside leaves and toss them in my scrambled ily gathering as a prank. Redarling Hybrid Brussels Sprouts eggs for breakfast. I have some growing now, but it is not thriving I thought it was a good Photo courtesy burpee.com because it’s just too hot. joke, but there are rumors I may not be invited to next year’s I want to encourage you to try at least one new fall vegetable celebration. variety this year. Several websites are listed, but you may have Turnip lovers your own favorites. Start planning early and get your beds/pots can order Niseko ready. Happy fall gardening. turnip seeds from johnnyseeds.com. This Brassica rapa hybrid is white with a mild and sweet flavor. It is supposed to be heat tolerant with a resistance to club root. It will not store long so for best Niseko Turnip Photo courtesy johnnysseed.com flavor eat it fresh. 4 URBAN DIRT • AUGUST 2018 Herb of the Month - Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) by Karen McGowan, Master Gardener Well into what is typically the hottest month of the year, now may be the prime time to look forward to the coming fall months and plan for the fall garden to include an herb known for its calming properties: chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla).
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