If you have a nectarine fruit tree or a relative of nectarine like Nectaplum, expect your fruit to be scarred unless you spray.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Grapeleaf Skeletonizers Flying Now in Las Vegas
Q. My grape vine is started to leaf out. What is the
spray I need to use to prevent the leaf eaters? I saw a black wasp like bug
today (April 9)
Planting and Watering Ocotillo
Q. I have a recently planted ocotillo. It is tied
together by wire when should I cut the ties?
Also, I heard that I should spray the plant with water frequently.
What’s frequently?
Rose Flowers Small and Wilting May Be Damage from Thrips
Q. I recently had my yard refreshed with a new irrigation
system, new plants, rose bushes and even
a small tree. My roses had suffered badly the last couple of seasons. No matter
what I did, the mealybugs and aphids were victorious. Even if my roses
bloomed they were small and quick to wilt.
Apricot Leaves Cupping and Dropping Off
Q. My Blenheim apricot tree is not doing well. A few branches have lost all their
leaves. Other leaves are starting to
curl and cup. This year it had plenty
of apricots but few leaves. I thinned them out since the tree is
young. I thought this would also help
the tree put more energy into leaves.
How to Use Organic Pesticides Effectively
Organic pesticides work but they are aimed more for prevention than correcting an existing problem.
Slugs Can Cause Early Plant Damage to Lettuce
Stinkbugs Cause Plant Damage Early in the Season
Most gardeners recognize the stinkbug in southern Nevada. But the populations may be on the rise in home gardens particularly early in the season.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Thinning Apple and Pear Fruit is Similar
Thin Your Peach Tree While Fruit is Still Small
Apricot Leaves Cupping and Dropping
Q. My Blenheim apricot tree is not doing well. A few branches have lost all their
leaves. Other leaves are starting to
curl and cup.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Japanese Blueberry With Orange Leaves a Sign of Leaf Death
Q. My water accidently turned off for two weeks and my Japanese
Blueberries are all orange. I do see new growth on the edge of the branches. Is the
tree shedding old leaves? Did the cold snap in November cause this?
Quince Tree With Dark Brown Bumps on Branches
Q. We have a 3 year old Quince tree which looked very good
to me until today when I notice brown/dark purple small pee size bumps on the
top branches. Removing the bumps causes a fluid to ooze out. I guess the fluid
must be sweet since there are ants running up and down the branch.
Will PawPaw Fruit Trees Grow in the Desert?
Q. Do you know if paw paw trees will grow here? If so,
what type of conditions (partial shade, full sun etc) and what type of soil
amendments?
Bamboo Damaged Just After Winter
Q. Do you have any advice on what I can do to green up
these bamboo planted in rock mulch? Give them iron perhaps?
Orange Tree Flowering Now and Not December
Q. We have an orange tree that did not produce any
flowers this last December. Over the last week in March the tree has started covering itself
with buds all over.
Do Not Mulch Cat Claw Vine?
Q. I believe in one of your columns
regarding cat's claw to avoid mulching the base of the plant. Of course I had already done this and the plants are struggling where I very
much want them to thrive and go nuts with no issues.
My Onions are Not Growing
Q. I bought a package of onion sets several months ago. They aren’t getting big.
Holes in Trees Due to Woodpecker?
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