Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Q. We purchased a home two years ago with two existing magnolia trees in our front yard. The trees are about 8 feet tall, have some leaves o...

Wind Damage on Plum Leaves Q. Something is eating the leaves of my small grapefruit tree. I have checked it often to see if I could see the ...

Unthinned peaches might look like the bottom picture but after thinning it should look like the top picture, fruits about four inches apart...

  Hoophouse with 30% shade at The Orchard Q. I have to build a small raised bed for vegetables and herbs. I want to provide protection from...

Sap coming from apricot limb. Q. Our mature apricot tree has been a good producer of sweet apricots during the 7 years we have owned the ho...

Iron chlorosis in Indian hawthorne due to poor soil development from lack of organic decomposition of rock mulch. Q. Following your advice, ...

Mexican papaya in container Q. I saved some papaya seeds last year and planted three of them in the spring. To my surprise all three began t...

Q. I have a nice little compost pile that is about ready to spread. I read where fall is the best time to spread compost around fruit trees....

Agave weevil in agave crown Q. I have a question regarding 'grubs'. We lived in Texas where we had grass and were accustomed to grub...

Basil Growing in the hot Las Vegas Valley of the Mojave Desert Nothing is worse than harvesting herbs and eggplant and by the time you get t...

Increased berry size of Fantasy table grape by reducing the size of individual clusters There are several methods used to increase the size ...

Western flower thrips are the major problem with growing nectarines in the Las Vegas valley. Nectarine fruit damaged by Western flower thrip...

Plums, European pears and Asian pears have a tendency to grow vertically upright and narrow. Upright or vertical growth tends to be faster g...

Irrigate deeply every 7 days if you have mulched your fruit trees Thin fruit when fruit reaches thumbnail size: peaches, nectarines, apricot...

Horticulture is the manipulation of plants to get them to do what we want them to do. A basic horticultural premise that I operate from is ...

Nothing is worse than harvesting herbs and eggplant and by the time you get them in the door they are withered or soft and no longer firm. O...

Irrigate every 7 to 10 days if you have mulched your fruit trees. Begin pruning of older wood to improve tree structure, lower height and im...

Fruit Tree Evaluations for the Desert Fruit can be easy to grow in the desert. We dont have that may disease problems due to our low h...