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Half-Pint Urban Prairie + Native Fruit Trees

Central Texas Gardener takes brand-new and seasoned gardeners down a sustainable garden path with organic techniques, water-wise plants, and homegrown food. Get design inspiration, hands-on how-to, and behind-the-scenes tours of Texas gardeners at home.

Season 26 Episode 18 | 26m 46s | CC

Let’s get growing native fruit trees in gardens big and small with Karen Beaty from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Students are seeding a sustainable future at the Half-Pint Urban Prairie. Daphne identifies crawling critters on your house, explains why to diversify our plantings, and why to eat your dandelions! Sheryl Williams shows how to start sweet potato slips.

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