Your Home Garden
Items of Interest for Creekside North Residents
Committe Chariman:OPEN
- Rodent Control Info. and Links
- Get Tax Exempt Form for Rainwater Harvesting Equipment
You know compost--biodegraded yard debris and clippings turned into useable, organic "vitamins" for the soil. We use it in the flower beds or even in the turf to replace the supply of nutrients for plants. Going organic means to use the natural process of compost instead of chemical fertilizers which wash off as runoff to our local streams. The City of Plano takes our yard debris and makes compost to sell. Now, "Texas Pure" Compost is on sale during the month of August for $16 per cubic yard, regularly $26/cubic yard.
Compost:
- Breaks up clay
- Improves root growth
- Saves water
A cubic yard fits in your pickup truck!
Custer Road Facility
9901 Custer Road
(at Ridgeview)
Monday - Saturday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
We Deliver! Only $40 fee to your door in any member city area!
Now is the time to prepare your garden for those fall vegetables!
Call (972) 769-4150 or go to City of Plano Environmental Services.
Calendar Notes
- Plant/seed exchange: is being planned for the fall. Keep this in mind when you thin out your plants like irises, liriope, cannas, nandina etc. Plan on exchanging an extra plants, seeds or trees. If you need plastic pots to begin some transplants, contact Susan I have plenty to get rid of now.
- City Water Credit for Rain barrels: see details and application for $25 credit on your water bill for up to two rain barrels at the TAMU Extension site.
Other A&M Extension water courses for saving on water bills can be found here. - Average day of last freeze is March 16 for our region
- We are in Zone 7b