Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Traditionally, by the middle of March at around the 2000 foot elevation in southern Nevada, we will have a 90% chance that there will be no...

Q. I have a strawberry tree that is probably getting too much sun. The tips of the leaves are very discolored. Is there anything I can do ...

Q. When should Vitex tree be trimmed and how much should be cut? Vitex in its winter form A. Vitex blooms in early summer through ...

A. yes, both branches can be saved or you can remove one of the larger branches but I know removing a large part of the canopy will make i...

Q. Here's the pic of what's going on with my roses.  What do you think?  Black spot or rust? A.This was sent to me in July, 201...

Q. I have a rosemary bush in the front yard that's very healthy but has grown quite big in the seven years since it was planted. Is th...

Q. I am looking for a spring companion list for Las Vegas. I have an easy to read chart for fall in order to know where to put different p...

Q. I planted a 5 gallon Arizona Rosewood a year ago against a wall for visual screening. How and when should I prune it? Arizona Rosewo...

Q. The leaves closest to the trunk of my two-year-old loquat have started turning yellow and falling off. New leaves have started to grow ...

I'm not so much asking a question as telling one of my solutions. My garden is along an East facing concrete block wall and though sha...

I hope all of you in the 29 Palms area will help support this event! It sounds like lots of fun and a great way to get some local seeds tha...

Our climate in the Mojave desert can damage grapes during the cold winter months. This winter was warmer than usual and the two times it dr...

Whiteflies on the bottom of pomegranate leaf Q. I am new to gardening in the desert and am surprised at my success thus far!  That is,...

Q. I'd like to continue fertilizing my rose bushes right through the spring since the past year's bloom was not too impressive. Is...

Q. I was going through my garden notes and I found pictures I took a few months ago of my tomato plants.  A few of them came up with rea...

Large shoestring Acacia. Some are more upright than others while others are more rounded. This is because of how they were propagated, gr...

Q. I recently purchased tulips already in a container and they bloomed for almost 10 days. The roots were sitting in water, and I had to a...

Q. We have a very old globe mallow shrub that looks bad after a frost. When and how should it be pruned to bring it back to its former glo...

Q. I dug up some of our native soil and amended it with 50% planting mix. The next day after it dried, this white substance appeared on th...

Q. Please provide me with recommendations for types of mulch for fruit trees. A.  By definition, mulches lay on top of the soil surfac...