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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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Tips for Protecting Your Garden in Cold Weather
Burr it's getting cold outside! Protect your sensitive landscape plants from frost and freezes with these cold weather tips:
Marshall Grain Co.
Nov 13, 20231 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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6 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Professional Landscape Designer
Even if you know what you're doing, it takes a lot of work to achieve what an experienced professional landscape designer can produce.
Marshall Grain Co.
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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7 Simple Low-Maintenance Landscaping Ideas for Your Home
A beautiful yard that draws the envy of neighbors, doesn't necessarily require you to put in back-breaking shifts every weekend!
Marshall Grain Co.
Jan 23, 20234 min read
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Lawn Care Update for Fall & Winter 2022
Properly caring for your lawn in Fall and Winter makes all the difference as to how it will look in the spring.
Marshall Grain Co.
Sep 27, 20228 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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How to Propagate Plants
Expand your plant collection! We demonstrate various ways you can propagate your own plants. Would you like to have more plants? Do you have
Marshall Grain Co.
Mar 24, 202213 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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Growing Squashes & Cucumbers in North Texas
Episode 5 of our spring vegetable gardening series Learn the organic way to grow summer squashes, zucchinis, and cucumbers while dealing...
Marshall Grain Co.
May 1, 202126 min read
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Biting Bugs in the Garden
As our weather warms up in the spring, the bugs come out to annoy you while you're working in the garden. Here's how to protect yourself.
Marshall Grain Co.
Apr 6, 202116 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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Fall Flutterby Facts
Texas Plays a Unique Role in the Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration October is time for the fall monarch butterfly migration! Each year...
Marshall Grain Co.
Oct 15, 202012 min read
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