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Winter Lawn Care

Burford Holly by Carol Foil,
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

On this week’s show, Denise, John, and Jan offer tips on winterizing your plants, gardens, and other things within your lawn. After the long summer, we will look into a nice, enjoyable fall by encouraging you all to go outside and provide tasks that are beneficial to you and your garden as the next season starts. Denise will also provide more updates and information on the El Paso County Master Gardeners programs that will be available for anyone to attend.

The Master Gardeners program spans throughout the United States and other countries. The El Paso County Master Gardeners also has an Association that frequently meets regularly and provides opportunities for learning and leadership. Today, more than 6,000 Master Gardeners are based within 112 counties within Texas alone

Additional information/Links

  • Visit the  El Paso County Master Gardeners website for questions, tips, and upcoming calendar events: https://txmg.org/elpaso/

Originally aired on October 14, 2023

Denise S. Rodriguez, County Administrator and Horticulture Extension Agent, is an El Paso native who earned her BS and MS in Horticulture at New Mexico State University. Denise previously worked at the AgriLife Research Center at El Paso where she was part of a research team focusing on determining the drought and salt tolerance of low water use plants in urban horticulture. She has tailored her home gardens to be kid friendly in hopes of inspiring her own children to engage in gardening.
John White, is a volunteer host on Good to Grow on Saturdays at 11:15 AM. He serves as curator of the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.
Jan Petrzelka is a voluntter host on Good To grow on Saturdays at 11:15 AM. She is a Master Gardner with the Texas A&M Extension service and conducts workshops on gardening.
Edward Reyes is an intern who helps with editing and mixing audio for KTEP’s show “Good to Grow.”