Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Viragrow Delivers! : Planting Vegetables in Composted Soils During the ... : Soils containing composts are rich and full of nutrients for pl...

Viragrow Delivers! : Uncomposted Mulch Not a Big Concern :  Q. Does incompletely composted material draw fertilizer components away from pl...

A hearty thanks goes out to First Choice Tree Service and Ryans Tree Service. They helped out big time with the move of the Provident livi...

Q. We have a small fig tree, about two years old. It has figs in place, but we do not know how to determine when they are ripe for picking...

Q. What is the best attack for these pesty, scary looking creatures.  We had them last year.  Haven't seen them yet this season.  Is t...

Q. I have two pink dwarf oleanders planted in 18 inch clay pots which have very healthy looking foliage but very few blossoms. One of my ...

Q. We have a peach tree that we har vest in June. When is the best time to prune? A. Any major pruning should be done after leaf drop in...

Q. I am finding a large worm varying from 2 – 5 inches in length on my grape vines.  It is roughly 1/2 inch in diameter. The body color v...

Q. I have a peach tree loaded with peaches about size of walnuts, the branches hanging way down low, they have a red color to them and har...

Q. This season our Lantana has done poorly. For each plant we dig up there appears  a bunch of grubs. What's going on? A. Nice d...

Q. My grapes which are about 20 years old and produced grapes last year. I added 4" of mulch dirt and feed with Fruit and Nut fertili...

Q. We have had these trees in our backyard for 15 years.  All of a sudden, one has a bare spot. What might this be? I enclosed a picture. ...

Q. I wrote to you about ripening my plums after I picked them from the tree. I did what you told me to do. Why did you tell me to plunge t...

Q. Will my eggplant plant continue to produce through the fall and winter? A. They will produce all the way until later in the fall bu...

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We hit a spell of cool weather the past few days. Whenever you get this kind of weather during a hot spell, go out and lightly shake your ...

Q. I wrote to you a few weeks ago regarding splitting pomegranates. Our Homeowners Association switched from grass to desert landscaping. ...

Q. New growth on my African sumac has curled leaves and it looks like aphids or something is attacking them. I thought sumacs were desert ...

Q. I have an older olive tree that is very messy. Is there a way to prevent it from blooming in the spring and dropping all its yellow flo...