Outdoors

BY BARBARA STORZUpdated at 1:35 p.m. for minor editsVegetables and herbs are easy to grow in containers and will provide you with a variety...

BY BARBARA STORZAre you planning a vegetable garden? Maybe you want to improve your financial picture by selling vegetables? Or, do you want to...

BY JOHN BRUSHStatement of the obvious incoming: humans are diurnal animals. Sure, we often stay up late (some of us consider ourselves “night owls”),...

BY BARBARA STORZDragon fruit, also known as pitaya, is a tropical, night blooming cactus that originated in Mexico and Central and South America. Spanish...

BY ANITA WESTERVELTIf you pass by irrigation ditches in your travels around the lower Rio Grande Valley, you’re probably familiar with seeing a wash...

BY BARBARA STORZTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in both Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, will hold its annual Master Gardener volunteer training from 9 a.m....

BY BARBARA STORZIn recent years, research into the health benefits of pomegranate has spurred interest in cultivating the fruit.Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is native to...

BY BARBARA STORZStarting seeds indoors in a sunny location or in a protected area on the patio is a good way to get the...

BY ANITA WESTERVELTAs June makes way for July, one of the world’s showiest trees speckles the South Texas landscape with bracts of cascading canary-yellow...

BY BARBARA STORZIf you know me, you know I’ve said this before: “The fall vegetable garden is the best in South Texas!”We have the...