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Timely Tips on Organic Gardening & Pet Care
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From Garden to Kitchen: Tasteful Ways to Use Your Herbs
Homegrown, freshly harvested herbs from your own garden are more flavorful than those from the grocery store. Here's why.
Marshall Grain Co.
Jul 10, 202412 min read
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Winter Gardening Fun for North Texans
Why spend the winter indoors when you could be outside playing in your garden? Here are some suggestions for how to cheer yourself up.
Marshall Grain Co.
Jan 11, 20246 min read
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Best Fruit Trees for North Texas
Which types and varieties of fruit trees grow well in North Texas? Learn how to keep them healthy and maximize their production.
Marshall Grain Co.
Dec 11, 202313 min read
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Choosing the Best Mulch for Your Garden Beds
Choosing the right mulch for your garden beds. We look at rock versus wood and other options for mulching your landscape.
Marshall Grain Co.
Oct 9, 20234 min read
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How & When To Prune Your Perennials in North Texas
Many of us assume the best time to prune perennials is in the fall. But our North Texas climate makes timing your pruning chores tricky.
Marshall Grain Co.
Sep 30, 20235 min read
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List of Common Nectar Plants for Texas Butterflies
Adult butterflies need to drink flower nectar to survive. Incorporate plants with different bloom times into your landscape.
Marshall Grain Co.
Mar 24, 202311 min read
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Best Milkweed Varieties for North Texas
Of the many types of Milkweed native to North America, some are more suitable for North Texas than others.
Marshall Grain Co.
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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How to Make Your Own Herbal Teas
Fall is an excellent time to grow many types of herbs and in just a few weeks you can be harvesting, drying, and blending your own teas!
Marshall Grain Co.
Oct 21, 20229 min read
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What is Diatomaceous Earth
Besides being really hard to pronounce, what's so special about diatomaceous earth? Well, it actually has many uses in the garden.
Marshall Grain Co.
Aug 16, 20223 min read
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Landscape Lighting Design Ideas
When choosing different lighting options to glow up your landscape, there are some important things to consider. Here’s some helpful advice
Marshall Grain Co.
Jul 28, 20223 min read
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Organic Maintenance Tips for Spring
Learn how to maintain your garden using the same techniques that our professional maintenance teams employ on our customers' properties.
Marshall Grain Co.
Feb 26, 202229 min read
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5 Reasons Why You Should Plant in the Fall
Why is it better to plant now? Well, we can think of at least 5 excellent reasons: Planting in Fall allows you to skip working in the...
Marshall Grain Co.
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
Texans who want to grow sweet potatoes should consider themselves lucky because our state is an ideal place to grow these root vegetables,
Marshall Grain Co.
Jun 25, 20219 min read
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Southern Comfort: Growing Okra
Watch our video to learn how to start okra from either seeds or transplants. We take you thru all the steps from planting to harvesting.
Marshall Grain Co.
May 19, 202114 min read
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Bigger, Better Tomatoes (And Peppers)
Tomatoes and peppers are by far the most popular edibles to grow, so how could we not devote a class on how to grow these must-have veggies?
Marshall Grain Co.
Mar 25, 202111 min read
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Buried Treasures: Episode 2, Spring Vegetable Gardening Series
In Episode 2, Buried Treasures, we show you how to plant onions, potatoes and garlic. Plus we update you on our garden's progress.
Marshall Grain Co.
Mar 15, 20218 min read
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Cool Greens & Rockin' Roots: Spring Vegetable Gardening in North Texas
Episode 1 of our Spring Gardening Series introduces you to growing green leafy vegetables and roots such as carrots and radishes.
Marshall Grain Co.
Mar 12, 202110 min read
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How to Grow Potatoes Organically
In North Texas the best time to plant potatoes is usually in February, or about 3 weeks before the last spring frost.
Marshall Grain Co.
Jan 14, 20198 min read
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How to Grow Onions The Organic Way
Onions are biennial, which means that it takes 2 full years to grow from seed to bulb. No wonder most gardeners start with transplants.
Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 201810 min read
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