Thecitrusguy

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• What The......?!

  

  As I go through my Master Gardener career, one old saying keeps popping out at me, "The more I learn, the more I realize I DON'T know". This came to light... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 GARDENING

• Citrus With Some Mussel

  

  I already know what you are thinking, this guy really goofed up this time.....that is not how it is spelled. Just hang with me for a minute, all will be... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 GARDENING

• Jeepers a Creeper!!

  

  One of the nice things about being a Master Gardener is, I get to work all kinds of events and meet all kinds of people. Sometimes we get really off the wall... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2012 GARDENING

• Blight On!

  

  Hopefully you will already be doing the basics of today's post, but I thought it would be a good idea to tell you WHY you should do it and make sure that you AR... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 GARDENING

• 'Tis Seeding Season

  

  Well, the wait is finally, for the most part, over. You have been tormented and teased all Winter long with a constant barrage of seed catalogs. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 GARDENING

• Puncturing Post

  

  I got a phone call from my Clemson Extension agent this past week. She had a client in the office with a Meyer Lemon problem. She could not have called at a... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2012 GARDENING

• A Cut Above the Zest

  

  As the temperatures start to warm, there is a phenomenon that seems to grip many of my fellow gardeners. It is also one that scares many of them at the same... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 GARDENING

• Attacked by the Natives!!

  

  I am NOT a fan of Native Plants! There I said it. I think for the most part they are ugly and look like weeds. Now, before my friends from the Native Plant... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 GARDENING

• Jump Start on Spring

  

  Now that the holidays are over, it is time to start thinking Spring!!So far the Winter here in my zone 8 has actually not been too terribly bad, of course with... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2012 GARDENING

• A Little Rusty

  

  A couple of weeks ago now I got a phone call from the Master Gardener office asking me about a citrus problem. It is very hard to try and diagnose an issue... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2011 GARDENING

• Shielded

  

  This time of year, everybody gets busy, it goes with the season. For me, my Master Gardener duties tend to drop off significantly, though I am teaching the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 GARDENING

• Pomegranate

  

  With the holiday season in full swing now, I thought it might be nice to write an article on something that you don't see but during this time of... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 GARDENING

• A Mini Attack

  

  Many of my friends and family consider me "odd". I just heard many of them say "Amen". That is okay, I wear that badge with honor. However,I am like many of my... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 GARDENING

• Good Nutrition is for Your Plants Too!

  

  Everyday we are bombarded by news reports and TV commercials stressing good nutrition. Eat right, stay away from fat and sugars, blah, blah, blah.The past week... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 GARDENING

• A Good, Bad Bug?

  

  I was alerted to today's topic by one of my followers,(Thank You Alicia..a.k.a. lpyrbby )I figured this was a problem that is starting to reach many parts of th... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2011 GARDENING

• A Rash of Radishes

  

  Here in the South, we are lucky enough to have almost a 365 day growing season. The cool season crops are just going in. As I was talking to my mother the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 GARDENING

• Popcorn Anybody?

  

  Well, yesterday was the Fall version of the annual North Charleston Plant Swap. It was a smashing success with 90 participants and over 2000 plants swapped.... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 GARDENING

• Mosquito Be Gone

  

  I was actually searching for a good blog article today when I got a couple of very nice e-mails from a woman who just found my blog. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 GARDENING

• A Rose by Any Other Name.....

  

  ...may not even be a Rose!This is where the common names of plants can really get you in trouble. The past couple of weeks, I have been asked about some of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 GARDENING

• Let's Go to Bahia!

  

  I have a very interesting thing going to happen in the next two weeks that I will talk about in a future Blog. Suffice it to say, it involves my Citrus and my... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 GARDENING