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Master Gardeners' Advice On Coping With Texas Varmints

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey

Published February 20, 2019 at 6:00 AM CST

Hunt County Master Gardeners Byron Chitwood and Wayne Bowman discuss ways of coping with common garden pests, such as armadillos and rabbits. A "Learn With Master Gardeners" educational series begins Thursday, March 21.

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John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.

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