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Houston gardeners: Wait just a little longer for your fall planting
Posted on · The Garden Club of Houston's Meg Tapp advises holding off a few more weeks before planting.
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Wildfire risks amid ongoing extreme heat (Aug. 14, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Updates on HISD, looking at our risk for wildfires, and your gardening questions answered.
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Molasses, nitrogen, and ‘Friday night alcohol’ — answers to your gardening questions
Posted on · Meg Tapp of The Garden Club of Houston drops by the Houston Matters studio to dispense gardening advice.
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Findings from ITC fire investigation (July 10, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We examine the findings from an investigation of the fire that burned for three days at the ITC chemical storage facility in Deer Park in 2019.
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Heat, humidity, and herbs: Gardening advice for the summertime
Posted on · The Garden Club of Houston's Meg Tapp has some suggestions for how to navigate your garden as temps climb into the triple digits.
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HISD under new management (June 12, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The first days of Houston’s public schools under new management have been dramatic. We assess the opening days of a new era for Houston ISD.
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What a rainy week means for the plants in your garden
Posted on · The Garden Club of Houston's Meg Tapp offers reminders about how to avoid overwatering your plants during stormy weather.
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Michael Eric Dyson on race in Harris County criminal justice (May 8, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Author and professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson discusses ways to address racial and ethnic disparities in Harris County’s criminal justice system. He’s the keynote speaker at a conference in Houston on the subject May 18-20.
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Now is the time to grow native plants in Houston
Posted on · Constantly changing weather in Houston is no problem for plants that are used to it, according to Meg Tapp from The Garden Club of Houston.
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Don’t let this week’s cool down fool you – it’s time to plant seeds in your garden
Posted on · The Garden Club of Houston’s Meg Tapp offers advice for Houston area gardeners.
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UH begins tourney as top seed (March 13, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We preview what’s ahead for the University of Houston Cougars and other area college basketball teams who made the cut for the NCAA college basketball tournament.
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Concerns about the Ike Dike’s effect on large ships (Feb. 13, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Why a local organization is concerned the Ike Dike could prevent certain large ships from entering the Houston Ship Channel.
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Saving your frozen plants (Jan. 5, 2023)
Posted on · How can you tell if that plant in your yard survived the recent freeze? And, if so, how can you bring it back from the brink?
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What Artemis I taught us (Dec. 12, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: NASA's Artemis I mission returned to Earth on Sunday. We discuss how the mission went and what was learned from it. And we examine how a lack of proper staffing and security contributed to a deadly Texas prison escape.
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Tropical weather, and why the state continues to investigate transgender youth and their families (Sept. 26, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We get the latest on a tropical depression developing in the Caribbean Sea and whether it poses any threat to Houston -- and whether it could interfere with the latest attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission. Also: Why Texas continues to investigate transgender youth and their families for child abuse despite a court ruling temporarily blocking such actions.