GardenLine with Skip Richter

We are back talking about the lawn schedule, what is safe to do and don't, pruning, feeding and any other questions the "Lemmon Heads" have!! If you haven't done anything in the landscape yet, remember..."It's never too late to do the right thing!!"

You're running out of time to put down the early green-up! Randy gives you advice on the fertilization schedule, herbicides, insecticides and feeds!

"It's never too late to do the right thing, especially in March" is the topic for today's show! We pass the 25,000 mark of followers on Facebook and Randy lays down the " Lemmon Laws"....don't miss it!!

Randy is live from the Woodlands Home and Garden Show, the last garden show where you can get his book "Texas Tough Gardening." He takes calls from listeners and gives advice based on 20+ years of experience...don't miss out!!

It's time to get started in the yard! Randy takes your calls on all things "early green-up." The do's and don't's of pruning, fertilization, weed barricade and we re-posted the Sego Palms video on Facebook. Go check it out and like us while your there!!

Randy now asks that we get our fertilizers, barricades and other lawn care products put down as soon as possible. In fact, this weekend is a great weekend to do it, before the rains come. Want a fresh t-shirt? We ask the listeners to give us a new idea for a t-shirt slogan....super funny!

Rain, Rain, Go Away!! Randy tells us to have a watchful eye on the weather before we get out there and spread our lawn care products. Treat the soil, aerate, top dress and feed!! Also, we have the "Great Chili Debate"... beans or no beans!!

Today we talk about "THE" schedule. The time is now to start getting out in the yard. Randy answers all your questions from Bottle Brush to Sego Palms, the fertilization schedule and pruning!

Randy talks about the Cy Fair Home and Garden Shoe from Saturday! We get started out in the landscape this week and we play a "game" called "Show Me Some Love"!! Check it all out with just one click!

Today Randy gives us all the "permission slip" to begin work out in the landscape....except for two things! Find out what he does want you to hold off from doing for a couple more weeks!!

We continue the discussion on the weather and if we can or when we should do things out in the landscape. We have Mark Brumley from Earthbound Expeditions call into the show and also Tony Wood from the Cy Fair Home & Garden Show!

Randy advises on what we can start doing in the yard and landscape. Some things we want to do and others we need to hold off just a bit longer but if you are getting out there, make sure you have an idea of what the rain and weather is going to do. Tune in for more info!

We have special guest Matthew Brumley from Earthbound Expeditions to talk about the trip to England! Also, Randy drops a few new "Superbowl" recipes for those Big Green Egg owners!

We have our favorite weather geek on today, Mark Langford, and we discuss the potential of upcoming weather for this region. With that said, Randy says wait...don't do anything to the landscape till we know more about the weather. You can still aerate, compost and mulch but tune in and listen to the full instructions!

On today's show Randy tells us to hold off on doing any pruning or cutting to the landscapes until about mid February. More on that in the coming weeks. Also, he gives you feedback and his thoughts on the Sugarland Home & Garden Show!

Randy broadcasts live from the Sugarland Home & Garden Center but tells us to wait till the end of this last freeze period before we do our pruning, transplanting and anything else "The Schedule" might have us do!

Do you know what happened 45 years ago that impacted Randy's life? Can you name the "Cacti" in a picture we posted on Garden Line's Facebook page? Find out all this and more on today's show!!

Today we discuss the "after freeze recovery"! Tony Woods from the Sugarland Home and Garden Shows joins us via the phones and we have a special in-studio guest from Yearround Lawn Care. You don't want to miss it!

So how did the fruit tree sale go? We take calls from those of you that were there! We continue the freeze prep conversation and Randy asks for your help!

We are talking fruit trees! With both fruit tree shows happening this weekend and the sales associated with them, Randy answers all your questions on pruning, trimming, fertilizing and maintaining your new fruit tree. Also, Daniel Kilburn from Green Pro calls into the show!

Today we continue the talk about fruit trees, pruning and post freeze recovery.

It's fruit trees sale time!! We bring in Beverly Welch from the Arbor Gate and Angela Chandler from the Garden Academy to answer all your fruit tree questions!!

Today's show is specifically dedicated to helping you prepare your landscape to survive the freeze!

Today's show is all about the impending freeze... What to cover, what NOT to cover and for how long? Also, we have a special guest from the Houston Food Bank and the numbers we discuss will shock you!

We continue our reverse trivia game for Randy's book "Texas Tough Gardening". We have David Mausby from Camp Hope in studio to talk about how you can help a veteran in need and we bring in Scott Arthur from Star of Hope Mission to inform us about the good things they are doing for the homeless!