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Timely Tips on Organic Gardening & Pet Care
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Marshall Grain Co.
Sep 28, 20183 min read
What's Destroying North Texas Lawns? An Armyworm Invasion
If you have a lawn, you’ve probably been witness to this September's plague of Armyworms marching across North Texas lawns. These pests –...
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Marshall Grain Co.
Sep 11, 20184 min read
Planning Your Fall Garden
Nearly everything in Texas is determined by the weather and that goes for your fall vegetable garden. You’ll see on our Vegetable...
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Marshall Grain Co.
Aug 27, 20182 min read
A Powerful Garden Predator
The praying mantis - or mantid - is the most interesting looking beneficial insect to have around the garden. An icon of the beneficial...
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Marshall Grain Co.
Aug 14, 20184 min read
How to Make Your Own Organic Pesticides
By Sarah Harris As a rancher, I have had my fair share of problems in controlling and eradicating pest infestations. Nonetheless, many...
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Marshall Grain Co.
Jul 24, 20183 min read
How To Check for Chinch Bugs
If you’ve been watching your lawn develop brown patches over the summer, those dead spots are likely caused by one of three things: lack...
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Marshall Grain Co.
Jul 10, 20186 min read
How to Grow Watermelons
North Texas is a great place to grow watermelon plants. They absolutely love our hot, sunny environment, which is why Texas is one of the...
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Marshall Grain Co.
Jun 26, 20181 min read
Marshall Grain's Vegetable Planting Calendar for North Texas
Want to grow your own vegetables from seeds? Don't rely on calendars developed for other parts of the country! Use our customized...
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slewis394
May 28, 20187 min read
Creating a Backyard Bird Habitat
So you bought your new bird feeder, and now you want to know how to get the birds to come over for dinner. Learning how to attract birds...
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May 24, 20182 min read
MAKE THE SWITCH TO ORGANIC INSECT CONTROLS
It’s easy to become an organic gardener. Instead of spraying toxic chemicals on your yard, try applying these three basic techniques: 1)...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20184 min read
GROWING AND ENJOYING OKRA
We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to learn to grow Okra like a boss! Okra, also known by its fans as Lady Finger, is a kitchen...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20182 min read
LADYBUGS DINE ON "SOFT-BODIED" INSECTS
We all love to hang with our four-legged friends in the garden, but did you know we have friends in our garden with six, eight and even...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20186 min read
HOW TO GROW BROCCOLI
EAT BROCCOLI FOR EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS Broccoli has a long culinary history going back to the Romans but it wasn’t until recently...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20182 min read
WHY ORGANIC GARDENERS LOVE HORTICULTURAL MOLASSES
Horticultural molasses has several uses in the garden, as we’ll explain. Since molasses is a type of sugar, it provides food for microbes...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20185 min read
HOW TO GROW KALE
WHY IT'S COOL TO GROW AND EAT KALE Just a few short years ago, kale was a relative unknown leafy green. What a difference a few years...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20183 min read
3 EASY STEPS TO PLANTING FALL BULBS
Spring is the time of year when you’ll find a great assortment of flowering bulbs, such as Paperwhites, Daffodils (also known as...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20184 min read
HOW TO GET YOUR POINSETTIAS TO RE-BLOOM
HOW TO GET YOUR POINSETTIA TO RE-BLOOM At holiday time poinsettias ( Euphorbia pulcherrima ) appear just about everywhere — including in...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20186 min read
HOW TO GROW TOMATOES
PRODUCING JUICY, DELICIOUS TOMATOES If you’ve ever eaten a grocery store tomato, and we bet you likely have eaten your fair share, you...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20182 min read
EARTH DAY GARDENING TIPS
EARTH DAY "TO DO" LIST Every day is earth day at Marshall Grain but especially on April 22 when we coordinate our activities with a...
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Marshall Grain Co.
May 8, 20182 min read
WATER-WISE PLANTS THAT CAN TAKE THE HEAT
by Lucy Harrell We live in an area where heat is the biggest stress for our plants. We also live in a time when water conservation should...
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