Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses holiday celebrations, preparing plants for winter weather, upcoming local events, tomatoes, and Christmas Cactus and Poinsettias in depth.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses Lantanas, a preview of next week's recorded show, Sweet Gum trees, Texas Redbud, fall colors, Montezuma Bald Cypress, upcoming local events including a pecan short course, recommended oak trees for a listener in Bryan, protecting Star Jasmine from freezing weather, and figs.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses his recent reaction to the forecast cold weather, tomatoes in his home garden, cold-hardy citrus varieties, greenhouses, containerized plants, covering plants to protect from cold damage, whether it is effective or not to spray plants with water before freezing weather, and upcoming local events.

Stephen Brueggerhoff and Dr. Garrett Slater discuss Dr. Slater's appointment and founding of the Texas Honeybee Research Lab, his education and history with beekeeping, different types of beekeepers, the pollen mapping project, Honeybee nutrition, the Texas Master Beekeeping Program, AgriLife education resources, migratory beekeepers, colony losses, future plans for the Honeybee Lab, Dr. Slater's impressions of Texas so far, and the upcoming Honeybee breeding program.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses next week's recorded program with Dr. Garrett Slater, mulch & compost, his backyard garden, comparing bulk compost to bagged, persimmons, southern magnolia, grasses, an oak tree with dying branches, and herbicides.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the leaves changing color and falling from the trees, Bald Cypress, Fall Aster, watering a magnolia tree, upcoming local events, and fall garden plants.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the fall pecan season, the state pecan show, Emerald Ash Borer, planting Burr Oak acorns, spots on Texas A&M's campus to gather oak acorns, Texas Arbor Day, ideal diversity of tree species in a landscape, Fig Rust, Leaf-Footed Bugs, and managing an evergreen in Brazos Valley winters.

Stephen Brueggerhoff & guest Dr. Stephanie Adams, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist discuss her professional background, Texas Arbor Day, Post Oak research, Junipers, types of tree roots, Oak Wilt research, Emerald Ash Borer, root collection, urban tree planting, a caller's question about ants in a tree, another question about viability of a Water Oak, and pecans.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses the Leach Teaching Gardens on the Texas A&M Campus, local parks and trails, Oak Lace bug, planting clover as a ground cover, upcoming local events, pecans, and fall weather.

Stephen Brueggerhoff discusses supplemental landscape irrigation and water conservation, a Burr Oak with white spots on leaves, mushrooms and other fungus on trees, Cleveland Pear, upcoming local events, and Mesquite tree removal techniques.