On this week’s Good to Grow, hosts Denise and Jan will talk with Eduardo Rascón about shopping and selecting quality plants at garden centers. We need to look for containers to keep pre-planted plants happy, we do not want to see any broken stems and make sure that your plant is disease free. One way to check for disease in the containers at the garden center is to shake around the leaves and shake some of the foliage to see if there are any insects flying away from the plant, check for hitch-hikers on the leaves and examine how anchored the roots are. This is part of being a good judge of getting a high quality stock of product in your garden. Don’t miss this edition of Good to Grow, and stay tuned for the next episode!
Pro Tip: If you are new to gardening in El Paso you can visit the El Paso Master Gardeners website here: https://txmg.org/elpaso/learn/gardening-topics-links/ to read some articles and learn more about the native plants that will thrive in your garden year-round.
The El Paso County Master Gardeners started in 1981 and has been growing with many volunteers and Master Gardeners ever since. The love of gardening and search for knowledge are primary reasons people join the program to become trained and certified Master Gardeners. Texas Master Gardeners are united in name, but the program’s strength lies in its ability to meet the diverse needs of the communities it serves.
This program originally aired on March 14, 2026.
