Fruit and Nut Fact Sheets
Apples	Peaches
Avocados	Pears
Blackberries	Pecans – Improved
Blueberries	Pecans – Native
Figs	Persimmons
Pierce’s Disease Tolerant Grapes	Plums and Other Stone Fruit
Olives	Pomegranates

• Apples & More!
• Bananas
• Changsha Tangerine Citrus
• Citrus – Can a person grow citrus from seed
• Citrus – Changsat: "Orange Frost" sold in 2012
• Citrus – Changsat: "Orange Frost"("Flourishing") and "Bumper" – Growing Patio and Dooryard Citrus
• Citrus – Home Fruit Production
• Citrus: Hardy Changsats Satsumas ‘Orange Frost’, ‘Arctic Frost’ and ‘Bumper’
• Citrus: Patio Citrus
• Citrus: Pruning of Citrus and Pruning after Cold Damage
• Citrus: Satsuma and Other’s Damage
• Citrus: Storage and Juicing of Fruit
• Figs: Columns and Recipes compiled by Jerry Parsons
• Fruit Facts
• Fruit Information Web Links
• Fruit Sources Online
• Grape, Victoria Red
• Grape arbors
• Grapefruit
• Guava
• Insect and Disease Pests of Peaches, Plums,and Blackberries in a Small Fruit Orchard
• Jatropha
• Jerusalem Cherry – Ornamental and Deer Resistant
• Jujubes
• Lemons
• Limes
• Loquat (Japanese Plum)
• Mandarins
• Mango
• Mayhaw
• Milberger's Nursery FRUIT TREES & ROSES
• Miscellaneous Citrus
• Muscadine grapes
• Nutritional composition of fruits
• Oranges
• Papaya Growing in San Antonio by Dr. Ying Doon Moy
• Papayas
• Patio – Citrus
• Pineapple
• Recommended fruits and berries for North Central Texas
• Strawberry
• Texas Wine Vineyards
• Texas Winegrapes
• WEATHER FORECAST: Hydrometeorological Prediction Center

Galleries of Images

• Althea, 'White-Angel' and 'Blue-Angel' Althea
• Assorted Wildflower and Critter Photos submitted by Nicole Zinn of Dripping Springs, TX
• Beautiful wildflower and Nature photos taken by one of Texas's most talented photographers, Joe Lowery.
• Beck, Malcolm Images
• Bellingrath Gardens (Theodore, Alabama) by Forrest Appleton
• Biltmore Estate (Asheville, North Carolina) by Forrest Appleton
• Bluebonnet Colors in 2016
• Bluebonnet Colors in 2017
• Bluebonnet Images
• Bluebonnet, Lady Bird Johnson Royal Blue Bluebonnets at Wildseed Farms in 2014
• Bluebonnet, New in '07 'Cobalt Blue' at Botanical Garden on March 22 by Jerry Parsons
• Bluebonnet, Purple selection, Pollination
• Bluebonnets and Wildflowers of 2012
• Bluebonnets, Lupinus texensis, the Texas State Flower by Jerry Parsons & Friends
• Bluebonnets, Lupinus texensis, the Texas State Flower by Rich Olivieri
• Bluebonnets RED WHITE BLUE on 3-1-2020
• Bluebonnet Colors in 2022: Red - Maroon Alamo
• Bluebonnet Colors in 2022: Lady Bird Johnson Royal
• Bluebonnet Colors in 2022: Culture and planting-harvesting crew Verstraeten and Stein
• Brookgreen Gardens (Murrells Inelt, South Carolina) by Forrest Appleton
• Butchart Gardens (Victoria, British Columbia) by Forrest Appleton
• Butterfly Gallery
• Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Georgia) by Forrest Appleton
• Citrus Gallery
• Columbine, Texas Gold with Azaleas on March 24, 2007 by Jerry Parsons
• Crapemyrtles
• Direct Seeding Into Garden Soil
• El Real Alcazar Palace in Seville, Spain by Jack Hoover in 2007
• Fall Flowering Tree in San Antonio (Silk-Floss Tree (Ceiba speciosa)
• Festival of Flowers 2013
• Four Corners Area (Colorado) by Forrest Appleton
• Grand Canyon (Arizona) by Forrest Appleton
• Insects of San Antonio, Texas by Forrest Appleton
• Hummingbirds
• Lego Art - Nature Connects: Art Sculptures Built with LEGO Bricks/Sean Kenney
• Kew Gardens in England by Jack Hoover on October 19, 2007
• Laura Bush Petunia
• Miscellaneous from June 2015
• Nematodes, Root Knot Nematodes on Vegetables
• Orchids, Phalaenopsis, the Moth Orchid by Jerry Parsons
• Poinsettia Image Gallery
• Poppy and 2019 Rodeo Tomato
• Scat, Toad in San Antonio, Texas
• Spidermites – Recognizing their damage
• Suburban Deer in Hollywood Park, Texas, by Forrest Appleton
• Swan Lake (Sumter, South Carolina) by Forrest Appleton
• Tennessee Images
• Texas SuperStar Images by Jerry Parsons
• Tomato Contest 2016
• Tomato, Milberger's Top Tomato Contest for 2012
• Tomato, Ruby Crush Tomatoes
• Waterlilies in San Angelo on September 9, 2016
• Watermelon Carvings
• Winter Weed Control of Bed Straw
• Zinnias

Gardening

• Building a Raised Bed
• Care of Gardening Tools
• Container gardening
• Earthkind Gardening
• Easy Gardening: Disease control
• Gardening in a Potty (Potty-O Gardening)
• Hottest Plants Growing
• Hydroponic gardening as a hobby
• MININPUTS: Gardening with a minimum of inputs
• Nematodes in the Vegetable Garden
• PLANTanswers Guide to Recommended Vegetable Varieties
• Planting Guide: Fall
• Planting Guide: Spring
• Potty-O-Gardening at the 2005 Festival of Flowers
• Using Shredded Paper and Tree Leaves in the Garden
• Water Gardening in Texas
• Water plants that tolerate shade

House plants

• Abuse-resistant plants
• All About Growing Houseplants
• Houseplants and Interiorscape Plants
• Light requirements of selected house plants
• Master gardener's house plant guide
• Plants suitable for hanging baskets

Insects

• Bug Guide
• Insect Bulletins and Information
• CUT ANT CONTROL
• Beneficial Nematodes
• Butterfly Gallery
• Grub Control
• Spiders
• TAMU Entomology Insect Images
• What's That Bug?

Landscaping

• Arboriculture
• Chinkapin Oak
• City Public Service (CPS) Green Shade Tree Rebates
• Horseherb or Straggler Daisy
• How to Select and Plant a Tree
• Pruning Ornamental Plant Material
• Recommended plants for ...
  

  All of Texas Gulf Coast North Central Texas Northeast Texas South Central Texas Southeast Texas West Texas

• Sandbur (grassbur) in turf grass
• Selecting, Planting and Maintaining Landscape Plants

Miscellaneous

• Armadillo Information
• Aggie Horticulture
• Bamboo
• Bat Photos
• Bird-a-thon for Mitchell Lake
• Blood Donation Form
• Butterfly Garden at Milberger’s Nursery
• CEMAP: Coordinated Education and Marketing Assistance Program
• Christmas Gifts
• Christmas Tree Growing in Texas
• Controlling Cotton Root Rot
• Drought information
• Edible Horticulture Art
• GROWING ANNUALS FOR CUTFLOWERS
• HEIRLOOM SEED - Flowers and Vegetables uniquely productive in the Southwest U.S. and Texas
• HISTORY OF THE SAN ANTONIO RIVERWALK
• Horseherb or Straggler Daisy
• Horticulture Heroes
• Halloween Images at Milberger's Nursery in October, 2010
• Ice Images from January 16, 2007
• Landscape Plant Lists for Salt Tolerance
• Language of Flowers
• Miscellaneous from June, 2015
• Mushroom Identification
• Nutritional Composition of Fruits
• Nutritional Composition Spinach and Lettuce
• Nutritional Composition of Vegetables
• Oleander Problem
• Pastures and Forage
• Pepper, 2007 Gourmet Chili Pepper and Salsa Festival
• Plantfacts: Ohio State University
• Remedy for pets who have eaten glass, chicken bones, or staples
• Rodeo, San Antonio Livestock Exposition & Show (SALES) Tomatoes and Plants
• Roundup (Glyphosate) * a friend of the soil
• Skunk Odor Removal
• Snow Images from December 24, 2004
• Spinach: A History of the Wintergarden Spinach Industry in Texas
• Water Barrel Instructions
• Water or Pond Plant Identification and Control
• WEATHER FORECAST: Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
• Wetland or Waste Water Plants
• Wildlife Damage Control Publications
• Winston School - Jeremy Parsons
• Winston School of San Antonio
• Worm Production

Nuts

• Evaluating Pecan Problems
• Homeowner's Guide to Pests of Peaches, Plums and Pecans
• Improved Pecans
• Native Pecans
• Pecans as Health Food
• Pecan Trees and Why Limbs Break
• Pecan Nut Drop and Limb Breakage
• Recommended Nuts for North Central Texas
• Texas Pecan Orchards
• Walnuts


• Nut Resources (Other)

Ornamental plants

• Althaea, Althea, Rose of Sharon, ‘BLUE’ and ‘WHITE’ ANGEL’ varieties
• Bougainvillea
• Chinkapin Oak
• Crape Myrtle
• Easter lily
• Oleander Problem
• Oleanders
• Ornamental plants resistant to cotton root rot
• Ornamental plants for South Central Texas
• Plants of Ornamental Value for the Rio Grande Valley
• Plumbago
• Sago Palms
• Tapioca, Variegated Ornamental
• Texas ornamental plant material
• Vitex

Pest-resistant plants

• "Best of the Best" deer-resistant landscape plants
• ABSOLUTE Deer resistant list -- ABSOLUTE (maybe, could be, seldom, etc.)
• Do Deer Eat Grass? HELL YES, White-Tailed Deer Eat Grass!!
• "Dog-on-it" lawn problems
• Nematodes in the Vegetable Garden
• Repellents and barriers for deer, dogs, cats and other varmints
• Gophers in Texas and Gopher Control
• Grasshopper-Resistant Plants

Poisonous plants

• Alphabetical listing of poisonous plants
• Common Poisonous Plants and Plant Parts
• Cornell University's poisonous plants page
• Non-Toxic Plants Suitable for Pets
• North Carolina State University poisonous plant page
• Plants toxic to animals
• Plants which are Poisonous to Cats
• Poisonous Plants and Animals

Propagation

• Acorn: Collection and Planting of Acorns
• Air layering for difficult-to-root plants
• Approach grafting
• Collecting and storing graftwood
• Four-flap graft
• Greenwood grafting
• Hibiscus Propagation
• Layering
• Propagation, General
• Rose Propagation
• Rose Propagation by William (Bill) Welch
• T-Budding Citrus
• T or shield budding
• Texas inlay bark graft
• Transplant and Seedling Growing For Home Gardeners
• Tissue culture propagation
• Videos of Grafting Techniques for Pecans
• Whip Grafting

Recipes

• Special Collections
• Jams, Jellies, Preserves
• Pickles
• Tomato Recipes
• Favorite Onion Recipes
• Other Favorite Recipes
• Herb Recipes
• Pecan Recipes
• Fig Recipes
• Recipe Links
• Jerry Parsons' Mama's Recipes

Soil Testing

• Soil Sample Form with Sampling Instructions
• Shipping Samples to TAMU

Superstar Plants of Texas

• Propagation Problems and Solutions for Texas SuperStar Plants
• SuperStar Plant Listing, Dates and References
• COMPLETE NUMERICAL SuperStar Plant Listing, Dates and HISTORY
• Criterion for SuperStar Plant Selection
• SuperStar Visuals
• Texas SuperStar Plant Brochure from Texas Department of Agriculture - For further information about procuring brochures, contact Richard De Los Santos at: Richard.DeLosSantos@TexasAgriculture.gov
• Texas Superstar Plants which show the best deer resistance
• Research Papers for Propagation of SuperStar Plants

Tomatoes

• Easy Gardening: Tomatoes
• Large Healthy Surprise
• Nematodes in the Vegetable Garden
• Rodeo, San Antonio Livestock Exposition & Show (SALES) Tomatoes and Plants
• Tomato Preparation Guide for Showing and Displaying
• Tomato Problem Solver
• Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV)
• Tomato, Appleton Red Currant Tomato
• Tomato, BHN 602 Rodeo Tomato 2012
• Tomato, 'BobCat' - Rodeo Tomato for 2015
• Tomato, Dwarf Cherry Surprise (BHN 968)
• Tomato, 'Harris Moran—8849' – the 2019 Rodeo Tomato
• Tomato, 'HM 1823' – Rodeo Tomato for 2017
• Tomato, 'Red Deuce' - Rodeo Tomato for 2016
• Tomato, ‘Red Snapper’ Tomato, - Rodeo Tomato for 2020
• Tomato, Rodeo Varieties and Sources
• Tomato, ‘Ruby Crush’ Grape Tomato - Rodeo Tomato for 2021
• Tomato, STM 2255 Hybrid Tomato - Rodeo Tomato for 2022
• Tomato, 'Sunbrite' - Rodeo Tomato for 2018
• Tomato, Tasti-Lee™ Hybrid
• Tomato, Tomato 444
• Tomato, Top Tomato & Best “Salad Bowl” Contest
• Tomato Transplants often available in Nurseries
• Tomato, 'Tycoon' – Rodeo Tomato for 2011
• Tomato, 'Tygress' – Rodeo Tomato for 2013, and the BEST tomato varieties
• Tomato, 'ValleyCat' - Rodeo Tomato for 2014
• Tomatoes and Spider Mites
• Tomatoes, Growing Large Transplants for Early Spring Production
• Tomatoes, Late-Planted Vegetables for the Holidays
• Vegetables: Keys to Growing Vegetables Successfully

Trees & Shrubs

• Care of Newly Planted Trees and Shrubs
• Characteristics of crape myrtle varieties
• Citrus: Pruning of Citrus and Pruning after Cold Damage
• Counting Rings of a Tree to Determine Age
• Evaluation and Replacement Value of Texas Shade Trees
• Growing Christmas trees in Texas
• Growing Quality Trees Fast
• How to Select and Plant a Tree
• Live Oak Root Sprouts
• Oak Wilt Information
• Palms for Texas
• Pruning Trees
• Crapemyrtle
• Proper Pruning Techniques
• Pruning Landscape Trees
• Ten Pruning Commandments
• Why Leaves Change Colors
• Texas Mountain Laurel
• Texas Native Shrubs
• Texas Native Trees
• Texas Native Trees & Shrubs
• Texas Tree Selection
• Tree Planting Design and Dimensions

Turf grass

• A&M Turfgrass Information
• Aerification of Turfgrass
• Bermudagrass Seeding of Lawns
• Broadleaf weed control
• Control of Take-All Patch Root Rot Fungus Disease
• "Dog-on-it" lawn problems
• Evapotranspiration and rainfall in Texas
• Factors Contributing to Major Problems in St. Augustine Grass Lawns, 2006 2007
• Floratam St. Augustine Grass:
  • General
  • Identification
  • How do you KNOW you are buying real Floratam?
  • Plugging to eliminate damaged areas from drought and/or St. Augustine Decline Virus
  • The BEST Grass for South and South Central Texas
  
  
• Forage bermuda
• Grassy weed control
• Grub Control
• Mowing costs
• Mowing schedules for turfgrass species
• Overseeding bermuda with rye grass
• Preparing St. Augustine turf for the winter in colder areas.
• Sandbur or Grassbur (Sticker) Control
• Texas Tree Planting Guide
• Turf grass establishment and care of newly planted sod
• Turf grass fertilization
• Turf grass nutrition
• Turf grass management and use resources
• Water management on turf grass
• Weed control in turf
• Weed images and descriptions
• Weeds in buffalo grass
• Yellow St. Augustine grass

Vegetables

• Artichokes
• Asparagus
• Baby vegetables
• Beets
• Broccoli, Green Magic
• Carrots
• Children’s Vegetable Garden Program -- What’s Happening at the Children’s Vegetable Garden
• Cilantro
• Cole Crops (Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower & Brussels Sprouts
• Collard Greens
• Cucumbers
• Cucurbit Problem Solver
• Disappearing Vegetable Varieties – Tomatoes and Broccoli
• Eggplant
• Green Beans
• Harvesting Vegetables
• Herbs
• HEIRLOOM SEED - Flowers and Vegetables uniquely productive in the Southwest U.S. and Texas
• Hoffman Cluster Surprise
• Lettuce, Crawford
• Melons
• Nematodes in the Vegetable Garden
• Nutritional composition of vegetables
• Okra
• Onion Facts
• Onion History
• Onion Laws
• Onion Transplants: Excellence from Controversy
• Onions
• Onions in Containers
• Onions: The Story of the “Mother” ‘Grano 502’”
• Our Vegetable Travelers
• Parsons Potent Chili Penguin Pepper
• Peppers
• Peppers, 2007 Gourmet Chili Pepper and Salsa Festival
• Peppers, An Introduction to Peppers
• Peppers, Rio Grande Gold Sweet, Jalapeno-shaped, Sweet BELCH-LESS Heirloom Pepper
• Planting Guide: Fall
• Planting Guide: Spring
• Potatoes
• Radishes
• Recommended Vegetable Varieties for Texas
• Rodeo, San Antonio Livestock Exposition & Show (SALES) Tomatoes and Plants
• Seed of Vegetable Varieties
• Spinach
• Spinach and Other Greens
• Spinach, Monstrous Viroflay
• Spinach, Organic Contamination from California
• Squash
• Sweet Corn
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tomato Preparation Guide for Showing and Displaying
• Tomato Problem Solver
• Tomato Transplants often available in Nurseries
• Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV)
• Tomato, Amelia
• Tomato, Appleton Red Currant Tomato
• Tomato, BHN 602 Rodeo Tomato 2012
• Tomato, Dwarf Cherry Surprise (BHN 968)
• Tomato, 'Harris Moran—8849' – the 2019 Rodeo Tomato
• Tomato, 'HM 1823' – Rodeo Tomato for 2017
• Tomato, 'Red Deuce' - Rodeo Tomato for 2016
• Tomato, ‘Red Snapper’ Tomato, - Rodeo Tomato for 2020
• Tomato, Rodeo Varieties and Sources
• Tomato, ‘Ruby Crush’ Grape Tomato, - Rodeo Tomato for 2021
• Tomato, Solar Fire
• Tomato, STM 2255 Hybrid Tomato - Rodeo Tomato for 2022
• Tomato, 'Sunbrite' - Rodeo Tomato for 2018
• Tomato, SunPride
• Tomato, Tasti-Lee™ Hybrid
• Tomato, Thunderbird - The 2023 San Antonio Rodeo Tomato
• Tomato, Tomato 444
• Tomato, Top Tomato & Best “Salad Bowl” Contest
• Tomato, 'Tycoon' – Rodeo Tomato for 2011
• Tomato, 'Tygress' – Rodeo Tomato for 2013, and the BEST tomato varieties
• Tomatoes
• Tomatoes, Growing Large Transplants for Early Spring Production
• Transplant and Seedling Growing For Home Gardeners
• Turnips and Mustard
• Vegetable Preparation Guide for Showing and Displaying
• Vegetables: Keys to Growing Vegetables Successfully
• Vegetable Variety Trials:
  • 2007 Spring Tomato Variety Trials
  • 2006 Watermelon Variety Trials
  • 2006 Spring Tomato Variety Trials
  • 2005 Watermelon Variety Trials
  • 2004 Statewide Watermelon Variety Trials
  • 1999 Tomato Variety Trials
  • 2005 Spring Tomato Trials
  • 2004 Spring Broccoli Variety Trials
  • 2003 Broccoli Variety Trials
  • 2003 Fall Tomato Variety Trials
  • 2003 Tomato Variety Trials
  • 2001 Fall Tomato Variety Trials
  • 2001 Tomato Variety Trials
  • 2003 Watermelon Variety Trials
  • 2002 Watermelon Variety Trials
  • 2001 Watermelon Variety Trials
  • 2000 Watermelon Variety Trials
• Watermelon Disease Diagnosis and Control


• Vegetable Resources (Other)

Videos

• People Place Alley Gardens with Dr. Roland Roberts,
  retired Professor and Horticulturist in Lubbock, Texas
  • Growing asparagus (7:13)
  • Sowing carrots on top of beets
  • Spring garden and garden orientation
  • Drip irrigation (6:48)
  • Trellising snow peas and other vegetables (2:39)
  • Mulch and mulches (6:09)
  • Planting green beans (6:49)
  • Spacing members of the cabbage family (2:20)
  • Removing row covers, adding wind breaks (2:55)
  • A bit about lettuce (2:59)
  • Spacing sweet corn (1:54)
  • Cages and plastic for tomatoes (8:10)
  • Pollinating squash by hand, squash bugs (4:40)
  • Severe weather, tomatoes, and snow peas (6:53)
  • Solving common potato problems (4:57)
  • Growing cucumbers on trellises (7:02)
  • Harvesting the cabbage family (6:45)
  • Tomatoes: coping with heat and mites (6:17)
  • Planting broccoli for a fall crop (7:29)
  • Planting carrots for the fall garden (7:02)
  • Planting fall beets and corn (6:02)

• Plant Answers TV
• Water Garden Plants and Koi
• Floratam St. Augustine Grass
• Cosmos, Growing
• Purslane – Beautiful Flowers You Can Eat
• Managing Deer in the Landscape
• Gardens [12]:
  • Planting Sweet Corn: Large Video | Small Video
    Dr. Parsons gives helpful hints for early plantings of sweet corn and other vegetables.
  • Fall Gardening: Large Video | Small Video
    Out with the old... in with the new. Jerry gives advice on cleaning out the old garden and preparing for the new planting.
  • Fall Gardening: Large Video | Small Video
    Get a jump on the fall garden using large transplants.
  • Fertilizing Gardens: Large Video | Small Video
    Your vegetables need to be fed just as you do! Tips on fertilizing and sidedressing your vegetable garden.
  • Preparing Your Garden: Large Video | Small Video
    Winter is the ideal time to begin preparing for your SPRING garden. Clean out, compost, till and check the nutrient levels in the soil.
  • Preparing Your Garden: Large Video | Small Video
    Cleaning out the remnants of your summer's garden and preparing for fall planting.
  • Preparing Your Spring Garden: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Tilling Fall Garden: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry says "Remember, never have a garden any larger than your spouse can take care of." More wisdom on preparing the fall garden...
  • Covering Tomatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    Covering your tomatoes in the late fall can make them ripen faster to beat the frost and cold weather.
  • Planting Tomatoes on Good Friday: Large Video | Small Video
    Planting the spring garden seems to be a Good Friday tradition. Helpful hints from San Antonio's Weekend Gardener.
  • Tomato Evaluations: Large Video | Small Video
    Recognizing a good tomato variety is not magic; it's a science backed by lots of HARD work. Jerry tells how he develops his recommended list.
  • Waterlily Gardening in Containers: Large Video | Small Video
    Don't have a fish pond in your back yard? Jerry tells how you can have those beautiful waterlilies... in containers.
• Vegetables [24]:
  • Nothin' Better Than Blackeyed Peas & Watermelons: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Growing Broccoli: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Harvesting Broccoli: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Harvesting Cauliflower: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Celery: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Collards: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Growing Tomatoes in the Fall: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Growing Tomatoes in the Fall: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Growing Tomatoes in Containers: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • The First Tomatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Sweet Texas Onions: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Onions and Spinach: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Onion Transplants: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Sweet Corn: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Fresh Tomatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Tomato Fruit Set: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Watermelons for Summer Fun: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Early Watermelon Transplants: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Seeded and Seedless Watermelons: Large Video | Small Video
    
• Fruit & Nuts [27]:
  • Apple Production in Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    Growing apples in Texas presents some unique problems. High pH soils, warm winters, late frosts, and above all, cotton root rot! But when we do it all right...
  • Freezing Damage to Peaches: Large Video | Small Video
    Immature peaches that have been damaged by a freeze will continue to develop for a while, but if the young seed inside is dead, the peach will fall off while it is still green.
  • Making Apple Cider: Large Video | Small Video
    What's a few surface blemishes if you're going to grind them up and squeeze all that delicious juice out???
  • Apple Production - Castroville, TX: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Apple Production - Medina, TX: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Growing Blackberries in Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    Dr. Parsons extends an invitation to pick Texas blackberries at the Love Creek Pick Your Own.
  • Growing Figs: Large Video | Small Video
    Keep those fig bushes well-watered and keep the birds away from the ripening figs. Check out the PLANTanswers Web site for fig recipes.
  • Protecting Grapes: Large Video | Small Video
    Cover your grapes with bird netting to make sure you get your share.
  • Texas Apples at the Love Creek Orchard: Large Video | Small Video
    Dr. Parsons visits the Love Creek Pick Your Own in Devine and looks at the apples and peaches.
  • Texas Red Grapefruit: Large Video | Small Video
    Looking for the red grapefruit from the Rio Grande Valley.
  • Harvesting Loquats: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Papayas: Large Video | Small Video
    Can you spot the difference between male and female papayas?
  • Organic Peaches: Large Video | Small Video
    Peaches for Father's Day.
  • Peaches: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry takes the first bite off the tree from some organically grown peaches.
  • Growing Pears in Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    Tips and tricks for growing pears in your home garden.
  • Harvesting Pears: Large Video | Small Video
    How do you tell when a pear is ripe and ready to pick?
  • Harvesting Pecans: Large Video | Small Video
    Dr. Parsons shows you "how to" harvest this year's pecan crop.
  • Harvesting Pecans - Shakin' the Nuts from the Trees: Large Video | Small Video
    Dr. Parsons shows you "how to" harvest this year's pecan crop.
  • Persimmons: Large Video | Small Video
    Parsons, persimmons and 'possums. What could be more informational and entertaining. Jerry looks at the non-astringent Japanese persimmons.
  • Growing Satsuma Mandarins: Large Video | Small Video
    Satsuma mandarins for the South Central Texas climate.
  • Satsumas for San Antonio: Large Video | Small Video
    More info about cold hardy satsuma mandarins.
  • Satsumas at the San Antonio Botanical Center: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry introduces us to the cold hardy satsuma mandarins.
  • Sweet and Juicy Satsumas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Strawberries: Large Video | Small Video
    Rainy weather causes a multitude of problems for strawberry growers in wet years.
  • Adams Apples: Large Video | Small Video
    Jim Thomas interviews Baxter Adams concerning the growing apple industry in Bandera County, Texas.
  • Pear Varieties: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about different pear varieties.
• Ornamentals [75]:
  • Bluebonnet Seed Production: Large Video | Small Video
    Dr. Parsons describes how the white and colored bluebonnets were developed with the help of "spotters" who identified off-color seedlings and farmers who grew large plantings for seeds.
  • Growing Cactus: Large Video | Small Video
    Sometimes you want to grow roses, but your growing conditions would be better suited to growing cactus!
  • Growing Acid Loving Plants: Large Video | Small Video
    You can grow acid-loving plants like dogwoods and azaleas in areas that have high pH soils... with the proper preparation of the planting site.
  • Firebush: Large Video | Small Video
    Firebush, Hamelia patens, is one tough ornamental. It can stand up to the heat of a Texas summer and thrive.
  • Growing Azaleas in South Central Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    If you prepare the planting site properly, you can grow acid-loving plants like azaleas in South Central Texas.
  • Cosmos: Large Video | Small Video
    Cosmos, one of the best re-seeding annuals for summer color. The hotter it gets, the better they bloom.
  • Wildflower Seed Production: Large Video | Small Video
    Wildflower seeds are available through the hard work of diligent and skilled farmers. Jerry visits Wildeed Farms in Fredericksburg, TX and tours their production fields.
  • Pansies for Fall Color: Large Video | Small Video
    Pansies are one of the best ornamental bedding plants for fall color. In most of Texas, they will bloom continuously through the winter.
  • 'New Gold' Lantana: Large Video | Small Video
    'New Gold' lantana is a superior ornamental type lantana. It is nearly sterile, which means that it produces no seeds to become weedy in the landscape, and it blooms continuously without having to remove seeds.
  • Growing Acid Loving Plants In South Central Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Treating BARE Spots in Lawns: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Begonias for the Summer Heat: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Introduction of the Colored Bluebonnets: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Bluebonnets in the Fall: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Texas Bluebonnets: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Texas Bluebonnets: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Texas Bluebonnets: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Vitex - The Other Blue Flower: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Bougainvillea: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Growing Cannas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Growing Celosia: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Columbines for Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Colorful Plants for Containers: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Cosmos: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Cosmos: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Cosmos: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Crapemyrtles: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Cyclamens for the Cool Seasons: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Dianthus (Pinks): Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Fall Color in San Antonio: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Fall IS THE Time for Planting Annuals: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Gayfeather: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Tropical Hibiscus: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Hollies: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Production of Interior Foliage Plants: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Hydrangeas for Mother's Day: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • The Bunnybloom Larkspur: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Lawn Recovery: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Louisiana Iris: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Mari-Mums for Fall Color: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Mari-Mums Explode in Color: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Mari-Mums for All Souls Day: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Mari-Mums and Salvia: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Mari-Mums at the San Antonio Botanical Center: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Maroon Bluebonnets: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Montezuma Cypress: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Montezuma Cypress: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Orchids for Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Ornamental Kale: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Palms for Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Petunias for Texas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Are Poinsettias Poisonous?: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Poinsettias: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Poinsettias at Dietert's Greenhouses: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Red Mountain Salvia: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Waterlily Varieties: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Wildflowers in Spring: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Zinnias: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Zoysiagrass: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Domestication of the Texas State Wildflower - The Bluebonnet: Large Video | Small Video
    Dr. Jerry Parsons describes the effort to domesticate the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet. He also recounts the effort to find color variants of this favorite wildflower.
  • Aggie Maroon: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about bicolor of bluebonnets and how the maroon bluebonnet came about.
  • Chinese Trumpetcreeper: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about the beautiful Chinese Trumpetcreeper plant.
  • Chinese Trumpetcreeper: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about the beautiful Chinese Trumpetcreeper plant.
  • Chinese Trumpetcreeper with Jerry Parsons and Aphrodite: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons interviews Aphrodite about the Chinese Trumpetcreeper and how it is propagated.
  • Growing Cool Season Annuals: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons discusses helpful tips when growing cool season annuals.
  • Growing Summer Annuals: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons gives tips on how to grow summer annuals.
  • Phalaenopsis Orchids: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about Phalaenopsis Orchids and how they grow best.
  • Phalaenopsis Orchids with Dr. Yin Tung Wang: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons interviews Dr. Wang about phalaenopsis orchids.
  • Phalaenopsis Orchids: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about phalaenopsis orchids.
  • Pink Bluebonnets: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about pink bluebonnets.
  • Preparing Beds for Annuals: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks gives tips on preparing beds for annuals.
  • Mari-mums: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Waterlilies: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons interviews Dr. Clyde Ikins about the sexuality of waterlilies.
  • Waterlilies in Pots: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about growing waterlilies in pots.
• Practices [37]:
  • Pruning Asiatic Jasmine: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Bareroot Trees: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Applying Herbicides to Bermudagrass: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Construction Damage to Existing Trees: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Controlling Nematodes with Cereal Rye: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Power Line Rights-of-Way: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Crapemyrtles after Bloom: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Cutting Back Perennials: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Digging and Dividing Daylilies: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Removing Dead Trees: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Acid-Loving Plants: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Conserving Water with Drip Irrigation: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Emasculating Easter Lilies to Prevent Pollen Staining: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Roses in the Fall: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Bluebonnets in the Fall: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Evaluating Turfgrass Problems: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Lawn Care: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Lawn Fertilization: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Late Lawn Fertilization: Small Video
    
  • Limb Removal: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Potatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Mulching Leaves: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Mulching Leaves: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Pampas Grass after Frost: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Trees: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting Potatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Techniques: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning after a Freeze: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Suckers: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Shrubs: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Roses: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pruning Roses in the Fall: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Laying Sod: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Stump Removal: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Fall Fertilization: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Winterizing Lawns: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Winterizing Lawns: Large Video | Small Video
    
• Pests [19]:
  • Recycling Acorns: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Insect Pests of Cucurbits: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Controlling Brown Patch on Lawns: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Dormant Season Insect Control: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Early Blight of Tomatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Imported Red Fireants: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pecan Twig Girdling Insects: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Preventing Bird Damage to Grapes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Nematodes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Nematodes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Tomato Pinworm Damage: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Tomato Spotted Wilt Disease: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Tomato Pests: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Protecting Young Trees from Damage: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Controlling Weeds: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Controlling Weeds in Lawns: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Controlling Weeds and Fireants in Lawns: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pill Bugs: Large Video | Small Video
    
• Weather [13]:
  • Freezing Damage to Peaches: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Freeze Protecting Satsumas: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Frost Protecting Your Garden: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Frost Protecting Your Garden: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Frost Protecting with GroWeb: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Frost Protecting with GroWeb: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pecan Limb Breakage during Drought: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Cold Damage to Pittosporum: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Protecting Early Tomatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Protecting Tomatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Protecting Fall Tomatoes: Small Video
    
  • Protecting Tomatoes with GroWeb: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Frostproofing Your Tomatoes: Large Video | Small Video
    
• Specials [23]:
  • Celebrating Arbor Day: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Home-made Arthritis Rub: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Last Minute Christmas Gifts: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Christmas Greens: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Lilies for Easter: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Knowing Where Your Food Comes From: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Grapefruit as a Christmas Gift: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Planting by the Moon: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Flowers for Mothers' Day: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Flowers for Mothers' Day: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Jerry Parsons Goes to Mazatlan: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Safety around Power Lines: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Pumpkins 'n Possums: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • The Great Santa Gardener: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Texas Wines: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Topiary Animals: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Vegetable Gift Baskets: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Viva Botanica: Large Video | Small Video
    
  • Texas Flag in Bluebonnets: Large Video | Small Video
    Bridget Smith of San Antonio's KENS-TV 5 interviews Dr. Jerry Parsons at the site of the Texas flag planted in red, white and blue bluebonnets at Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas. 2003.
  • EARTH-KIND: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons talks about many EARTH-KIND methods to use when gardening.
  • Ed Fanick Tribute: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons does a special on Ed Fanick on his ninetieth birthday.
  • Ed Fanick Tribute: Large Video | Small Video
    Jerry Parsons does a special on the death of Ed Fanick.