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Friday, February 3, 2012

Desert Orchard Expands to West Texas

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One of our Orchard volunteers, Matt Heff, started a small orchard in West Texas, near the panhandle a bit south and west of Odessa. One yea...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Job Posting: HEAD FARM MANAGER, MOHAVE COUNTY, Kingman, Arizona, USA

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DESCRIPTION:   Head Farm Manager will provide strategic direction and hands-on leadership for a unique desert farming operation. The posi...
Monday, January 30, 2012

New Bee Group Forming in Las Vegas

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Become A Founding Member of a New Bee Club! Anyone can join! All ages welcome! If you want to learn about our pollinator friends, or...

Tom Spellman to Speak at Orchard 2 PM Thursday Feb 16 2012

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Tom Spellman from Dave Wilson Nursery If you are interested in fruit trees and hearing from true experts on the subject I would invite yo...

How Much Asparagus Should I Plant?

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Asparagus spear just starting to become overmature for best quality Q. I'm gardening in raised beds that are 4' x 8'. I...
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Replanting In Same Hole for Fruit Trees Usually Not a Problem if Borers are the Reason

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Q. I removed a diseased (clarified by saying the only problem was borers) peach fruit tree.   How soon can I plant another peach tree in ...

Removing White Salt Deposits on Walls With Acid

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Q. Our backyard block wall has some white stains on it. These appear where the sprinkler water hits the wall and I want to remove them.  ...

Special Deal on Fruit Trees on My Twitter Causes Frustration - For Me!

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Q. Your twitter feed mentioned a good deal on peach trees which we are going to now purchase. Which two peach trees to get for a 10 x 10 sp...

When to Transplant Fruit Trees?

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Q. With this unusually mild LV winter, when is the best time to transplant dwarf grapefruit trees? A. By transplant I take it to mean you a...

Apples Planted As A Hedgerow May Need Special Rootstock

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Q. I planted ten bareroot trees I picked up at the orchard yesterday. I followed the directions from your Blog and everything went really...
Monday, January 23, 2012

You Can Grow SOME Berries in the Mojave Desert

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Womack blackberry grown at the orchard Q. Have you had any luck with berries? I have a friend that says she does blackberries successful...
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Lemon Can Get By On Few Hours of Sun During Winter But Not Other Times of Year

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Q. I have a Meyers lemon that is currently potted.  Now that I have lived through a winter here I have paid better attention to my sun. Th...

Can't Find a 1-2-2 Fertilizer for Fruit Trees

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Q. I was looking for the 1-2-2 ratio fertilizer that you recommended for fruit trees.   Both nurseries I looked at do not have fertilizers ...

Planting Zones for Las Vegas Nevada

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USDA hardiness zones Q. What do you say is our planting zone?  I got a Plant Smart Sensor for Christmas and it says we are a 7B which is...

Recommended Shade Trees for Southern Nevada

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Q. Could you recommend some trees to replace a tree that I think is dying?  I don't like desert plants for the most part, especially de...
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Sap From Plums Not Always Due to Borers Dig to Find Out

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Not the readers pic but this is sap oozing from a day old cut plum limb at the orchard just to show you how much they can bleed Q. I h...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Are you Into Food Storage and Buying Bulk?

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From Elizabeth Kay at www.crazykranch.blogspot.com k, guys, lots to say here, so here goes... First - orders - our next REGULAR order is ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

How to Prune Tri-Color Hydrangea

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Q. I have a tri-colored hydrangea bush in a pot in the front of my house.   When is the right time to cut it back and how do I do it?   Aft...

Lining Raised Bed Garden to Prevent Salt Deposits

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Q. My wife and I are building a raised garden for vegetables.   It will be about 6' x 9' and just under 3' deep and will be mad...

When to Plant Fruit Trees

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Q. When is a good time to plant fruit trees? A. We normally plant fruit trees starting at the end of January and through February if they a...
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