A: These plants are showing bagworm damage, as well as actual young bagworms. Damage usually starts being noticeable around Memorial Day, although the critters have been showing up a…
A: Probably not. Chinch bugs really take off when the weather gets hot, and are always worst in the sunniest, driest parts of your lawn. It’s early for this…
A: The most common slug pellet contains metaldehyde, a dangerously poisonous material if eaten by cats or dogs. The pesticide is very effective, inexpensive, and for a lot of…
A: I’ve had over a hundred cases of this problem brought to me over the past three weeks. This is oak leaf blister, a disease brought on by the…
A: That is crape myrtle bark scale and you do need to treat it. This pest sucks sap from the plant, making it less vigorous and reducing bloom. Sticky…
A: The problem is forest tent caterpillars, a common pest in North Texas in mid-April. They’re social critters, usually concentrating on a branch or two at a time while…
A: Bougainvillea are accustomed to wet and dry cycles of growth – for several weeks, bougainvilleas grow quickly – it’s only once they begin to dry out that they’ll…
We recommend two Covington’s brand products that we have had formulated especially for North Texas gardeners:
• Covington’s Premium Flower & Garden Fertilizer – Our easy to use Premium…
A: Proper nutrition matters. The thick clay soil of our area has some good points, but it tends close to zero on available nitrogen (necessary for vigorous green growth)…
A: Fertilize all of your plants now! We’ve said it before, but the questions just keep pouring in about when to fertilize! March is a key month to fertilize all of…