Cherokee Purple

Marie Whitehead of Rusk supplied this Cherokee Purple tomato for the blog. Dave Whiteinger introduced this heirloom favorite county Master Gardeners last fall.

Wisteria - Trained

Wisteria is always a spring time favorite. This one trained to a tree form is located on 2972 in north Rusk, Texas.

2008 Poinsettia Crop

In 2008 Cherokee County, Texas producers will grow and sell more than 1 million poinsettias.

Assessing Tree Damage

The site below gives very good information on assessing damage and restoring trees after a hurricane.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/EP/EP29100.pdf

Yard Long Beans

Linda Cryer, Cherokee County Master Gardener, reports the yard long beans she grew during the spring gardening season of 2008 tasted much the same as other green beans. She reports that her six plants yielded about a pound of beans per plant. The diameter is described as about that of a pencil and the plant height to be 20 feet!

Master Gardener Course

To Be Held

At

Courthouse Annex

Rusk, Texas

Starts September 9th - For More Information Call

(903) 683-5416

Lambkin Melon

2009 AAS Vegetable Winner

The most important trait of this melon is the flavor. This is the reason to invest your time to grow ‘Lambkin’ in your garden. The oval shaped melon weighs between 2 and 4 pounds with a thin rind surrounding sweet, aromatic, white, juicy flesh. Another advantage is the earliness. Most other gourmet melons of this type mature much later than the 65 to 75 days of ‘Lambkin.’ Because of the early harvest, the vigorous vines can produce more melons. This results in more melons to share with close friends. It is classified as a Piel de Sapo melon a. k. a. Christmas type. The yellow melon skin with green mottling is unique and named, Piel de Sapo. As a Christmas melon, ‘Lambkin’ can be stored longer than other melons. They should be stored in a cool place such as a refrigerator. ‘Lambkin’ was bred by Known-You Seed Co. Ltd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Seed and plants of ‘Lambkin’ will be available in retail stores.