Love fruit like peaches, plums, pears, and more? Come visit with Professor and Extension Horticulturist, Dr. Larry Stein of Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension Service to learn about selecting, growing, and maintaining a home fruit orchard Open to Public on October 2, 2012, Tuesday, 6:30 pm—8:30 pm at the Texas AgriLife Extension Office, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208, San Antonio, TX 78230. Registration fee is $10 in advance or at the door. Make check payable to Texas A&M AgriLife. See our Backyard Gardening Series: Edible Landscape Flyer for details. Individuals with disabilities… Read More →

Question:  We want to plant sunflowers (large head & seeds) at the hunting lease for the doves.  If we just plant the sunflower seeds that we buy to feed the birds, will they grow and will it produce the large heads with the same large seeds, or do we need to get another kind of seeds to plant? Answer:  I recommend that you plant the common sunflowers or a mix of seeds especially for dove and quail.  Douglas King Grass Company (http://www.dkseeds.com/) here in San Antonio sells both…. Read More →

Please join us for a grounds maintenance workshop hosted by Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Get the most up to date, research based information about turf selection, irrigation, turf management, turf nutrition, pest management, and laws and regulations. Homeowners welcome, but this program is geared toward commercial and professional lawn and turf maintenance individuals. 5 CEU’s Provided in: Laws and Regulations, IPM, General Cost is $40 (early registration) / $50 at the door—payable to Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Please register by mailing or dropping your $40 payment off at the… Read More →