Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

If you have tall fescue for a lawn in southern Nevada, here are some tips to help prepare for the diseases that will threaten your lawn th...

Q. What is this bug? Have hundreds or them in my yard. Are they harmful to my plants (vegetable and flower). How do I get rid of them?

Q. The landscapers for our HOA are using mulching mowers on our grass. The cut grass often remains on top, browns and causes the grass under...

Q. I have an oleander that suffered extensive freeze damage this past winter. It is still brown but coming back slowly. I would like to impr...

Q. We have thousands of these beetles in our trees here in Henderson. Yesterday they collected on a neighbor’s car by the thousands.  They s...

Q. I have trouble with my  Ocotillo.  They get  beautiful green leaves that last about two to three weeks and then turn brown and fall off. ...

Q. I have had Tecoma stans , Yellow bells, in the backyard as well as lantana for the past 3 or 4 summers. They do well but never winter ove...

Peach twig borer seen now flying in the Las Vegas valley. These small brown moths are very similar to the insects that produce wormy apples....

Fireblight has been seen on Asian pear, European pear and apple in the Las Vegas valley.

Q. Does a colder, harsher longer than usual winter affect the growing of garlic? I've noticed many of my plants are under-developed, or ...

Q. I have two Santa Rosa plum trees planted in my backyard.   The one in the lawn area has about 25% small yellow plums that fall off when I...

Q. We have a big pomegranate tree that has been doing great for a few years.  Last year we had an infestation of nasty, prehistoric looking ...

Q. Hello Bob. My son got me onions that were little 3" sprigs with roots, no bulbs, tied togather in a "bunch", no soil. we s...

Q. There's a glossy sheen on my rose leaves that's not suppose to be there. I have the problem every year and I usually just give th...

Q. I planted an All-in One Almond, Saturn Peach, 5-in-1 Apricot, and most recently, a Pink Lady Apple. My almond has not leafed out yet. The...

Q. I started seedlings in a greenhouse and transplanted them into my raised beds. but they are not growing at all. It's been 2 weeks, an...

Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Control Peach Twig Borer Now : Peach twig borers are flying now...

Q. My patio faces mostly to the west and gets 4-5 hours of shaded/direct sunlight each day.   Will pepper plants in containers work well und...

Q. Last fall I planted five rose bushes and they appear to being doing well. Three of the bushes have one large stem growing from the the mi...

If you have a nectarine fruit tree or a relative of nectarine like Nectaplum, expect your fruit to be scarred unless you spray.