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What is Expanded Shale?

Horticulture Update November-December 2003 Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Expanded Shale – A new Possibility for Amending Clay Soil by Dr. Douglas F. Welsh, Professor & Landscape Horticulturist, Texas A&M...

What is Dew Point?

What is Dew Point? The temperature at which air becomes saturated and produces dew. The dew point is the temperature to which the air must be cooled before it becomes saturated and water must condense out. The closer the temperature and the dew point, the more humid...

Too Many Rocks

I live about three miles north of the rock pit off of Bethel Rd. I feel like I could open up my very own rock quarry with the amount of rocks I dig up every time I put a shovel in the ground. They vary in size, small to very large and are white and kind of powdery,...

Ratio of Clay Soil to Organic Material

A good ratio of clay soil to organic material is roughly 50/50%. You said you have organic fertilizer if this is composted materials from the garden, it is great. Peat moss…be careful and do not add too much. Put peat moss in a bucket and fill the bucket with water....

Poinsettia: Selection and Care

Are their techniques to selecting a long lasting Poinsettia for the holidays? Once it is home, what is the best way to care for the plant? Is it poisonous? NOT POISONOUS: First of all nor the plant or or the bracks (leaves) are poisonous. The plant does have a...