Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Come on out to the Cactus sale and BBQ on June 21, 2012, at 6:30 PM at UNLV's Center for Urban Horticulture and Water Conservation. They...

Q. I e-mailed you awhile ago about issues with my grapes.   The GOOD news is, I had been pruning them totally wrong.   Following cane pruni...

Elm leaf beetle damage Q. I have about 10 elm trees and my neighbor has 4 or 5. The branches seem like they just die. This pass year I l...

Q. Do you know where we can get the shiny silvery streamers for our fruit trees? The birds are upon us, (or them). We have the mesh coverin...

Morado Gigante garlic Remember that in our climate, the desert Southwest, Mojave Desert, plant garlic in late September to the end of Oc...

Q. Last fall we planted an olive tree that was certified to be non-fruit blooming. Now, it is full of olives! I just want it to grow. So, s...

Mesquite tree with sap running down from a pruning cut Q. This is about mesquite trees of which I have two in my front yard. Last fall I...

Q. My husband bought a tree with each branch a different citrus fruit: lemon, lime and 2 different oranges. I have never heard all these fr...

Q. I have a young honey mesquite that is having its first beans.   I've heard they are edible.   If they are, are all varieties the sam...

Q. My grapes leafs are gigantic this year after the big pruning; but something is taking big munching bites out of the leaves - I don't...

Q. I am trying to identify this bush/plant. It is in a desert landscape. Poor picture (sorry) but the blooms are blue/purple and seem to gr...

Q. I have 4 Hawaiian tomato plants in containers, all producing tomatoes.   On one plant the leaves on lower branches are turning yellow.  ...

Readers strawberry plant with damage Q. A friend of mine has recommended that I contact you regarding a problem I’ve got with a newly pl...

Frequently I see this problem pop up on fruit trees in May or June. Readers pear tree Q. I have a pear tree which is about 10 years old....

Starting usually in late June and through the hottest months of July and August, tall fescue can experience the development of brown spots t...

This is cherry plum, not from the ornamental tree but the same fruit sold as Delite cherry plum Q. We have a flowering plum (supposedl...

Q. Can you recommend a pesticide to protect backyard grown fruit trees from ants? They are crawling up the trunks and they get to the fru...

Green lacewing adult. This is not my picture. I borrowed it from somewhere on the internet and now cant find it. Sorry to whoever own...

Q. We are going to be removing about 3500 s.f. of bermuda grass. What is the best and easiest way to do this ? A. I am assuming this i...

Dr Bonners peppermint soap Q. Is there a certain kind of soap spray that is best for plants? I remember you telling us at the grape s...