Houston Matters
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.
Tag: plants
Houston Matters
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.
Houston Matters
How to save plants after a hard freeze
Posted on · The Houston area was hit hard by a deep freeze during the holidays. Experts say there are easy tests to determine if your plant is still alive and can be saved.
Weather
Freezing temperatures mean plants need to keep warm too. Here’s how.
Posted on · Tropical plants and arctic blasts don’t mix well, and with the predicted freezing temperatures there can be major impacts on outdoor trees and plants.
Politics
TSA will no longer enforce travel mask mandate after a federal judge strikes it down
Posted on · The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden took office.
Houston Matters
Living Art: Houston Artist Creates Tiny Botanical Sanctuaries In Glass
Posted on · Danielle Reed explains how making terrariums became her own, personal sanctuary.
Houston Matters
Pesky Squirrels And Answers To Your Winter Gardening Questions
Posted on · Horticulturist Linda Gay answers listener questions.
News
Hurricane Harvey’s Toxic Impact Deeper Than Public Told
Posted on · More than a half-year after Hurricane Harvey flooded America's largest corridor of energy and petrochemical plants, records show the storm's environmental assault was more widespread and severe than authorities publicly acknowledged
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Gardening Advice: Invasive Insect Attacks Houston Crepe Myrtles
Posted on · A new study says crepe myrtle bark scale (CMBS) is spreading through Houston. Horticulturist Linda Gay talks about the problem and answers gardening advice questions from Houston Matters listeners.
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Full Show: Opioid Crisis, Gardening Advice, And A Houston Ghost Town (Oct. 26 2017)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn what a new crisis declaration could mean for the fight against opioids in Houston. Horticulturist Linda Gay answers your gardening questions. And we learn about a ghost town of sorts in Greater Houston called Moonshine Hill.
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Full Show: Prison Heat Conditions, And Trees Ordinances (July 20, 2017)
Posted on · Houston Matters examines a ruling on heat conditions in a prison near Houston, Gov. Abbott’s desire to repeal tree ordinances in cities, and how Houston plant life has changed over the years. Plus Houston Millennials talk about the state of their generation.
News
French Company To Invest $1.7 Billion In Texas Petrochemical Plants
Posted on · The company will partner with others in Europe and Canada to expand projects in Port Arthur, TX and near La Porte, TX.
News
Bill Would Create Statewide Toxic Emergency Alert System
Posted on · A proposed bill would set up an emergency alert system for residence near chemical plants.
Weather
What to do With Your Plants After the Freeze
Posted on · A part of living in Houston is getting used to the unpredictable weather. Unfortunately some plants don’t do the same.
Houston Matters
Answers to Your Houston Autumn(ish) Gardening Questions
Posted on · It’s kind of cooler in Greater Houston — meaning it’s just warm no longer scorching. So, while other parts of the country are getting their scarves and jackets out, we are finally able to go outside and perhaps do some work on the garden without risking heat stroke. To get some answers to your autumn-ish […]