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Visit This Month’s Featured Garden.
- Ask a Master Gardener your garden related questions.
- Request a speaker from our Speaker’s Bureau for your meeting or event. (Adult events)
- Request a talk or demo through our Youth Activities Committee. (Youth/School events)
- Request an “Ask a Master Gardener” booth for your fair or event.
- Attend fun and educational gardening events.
- Find online garden information, specifically for Fort Bend County.
- Request a Garden Tour guided by a Master Gardener. Taking Reservations Now for Tours Starting March 2020!
- Become a Master Gardener!
- Texas Master Gardener Association
Are Fall Armyworms on the March in Your Lawn?
Armyworm moth
Fall can bring cooler weather and rain as cold fronts blow in. Unfortunately, early fall rains are a prime breeding ground for fall armyworms. Armyworm larvae hatch after fall rains and their sheer numbers can overwhelm and damage your lawn within days, making them the insect that causes the most damage to home landscapes. Each lifecycle from egg to adult takes approximately 28 days which means that several generations of armyworms can grow and do damage during the fall months with cooler temperatures. Armyworms attack many different types of plants. In home landscapes armyworms are attracted to warm-season turfgrasses, especially bermudagrass. Read more …
Tropical Sod Webworms in Texas Lawns
Damaged turf from tropical sod webworm activity
It’s finally fall in South Texas. The temperatures are a little cooler, there’s more rain in the forecast, and you may be thinking “Finally, my lawn will get a break from a summer of unbearable heat.” We hope that’s the case, but with warm-weather turfgrass, especially St. Augustine, be on the lookout for tropical sod webworms. These caterpillars, like their relative the fall armyworm and cutworms, are destructive pests to newly laid sod and established lawns. Read more …