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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Not Too Late to Apply Dormant Oil

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Not Too Late to Apply Oil : It used to be called dormant oil. Everyone thought the only time you could apply it was the winter. Now it's...

Protect Nectarine Fruit from Scarring

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Protect Nectarine Fruit from Scarring : Do you want fruit from your nectarine tree that looks like this? Western flower thrips and damage...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Loss of Bark on Ornamental Plum Due To Borers

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Q. I have a flowering plum which I first noticed this morning has a problem with loss of bark on the west side of the trunk. My yard faces ...

Stopping or Suppressing Flowering and Fruiting of Ornamentals

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Q. Is there anything to stop or suppress flowering of a Palo Verde tree? My wife is allergic to the pollen and unless I can mitigate its ef...

Thin Peaches and Nectarines

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Peach fruit too close together Thinning, or the removal of fruit by hand, is an important step in growing larger and higher-quality pea...

Problems When Planting Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplant

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Two  Major Problems When Planting in Desert Garden Soils The first problem regards the organic content of the soil. When growing many ve...

Mulberry Allergies and Its Elimination

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Sneezing? Eyes watering? Headaches? Mulberries are in bloom and have been this past week. If you do not own a mulberry there is not much yo...

Use Limb Spreaders on Fruit Trees Now to Increase Production

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If you have been to any of my pruning workshops you will know the best production from fruit trees comes from branches growing at 45° angle...

Avocados for the Cold Desert?

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Q. I have read that Mexicola avocados are ok in as low as 15 degrees once established. Am I wasting my time trying? Or do I need to grow it...

Farmer Photinia versus Fraser's Photinia

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Q. Is there a difference between the red tip Photinia and one I saw called Farmer Photinia? Fraser's Photinia or Red Tip Photinia de...

Bird Damage to Citrus Flowers and Immature Fruit?

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Q. I have a lemon and a lime tree in my yard. For several years now they have only produced one lemon and one lime. I was told that the bir...
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Fig Tree Would Produce Figs with More Water

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Q. In the small orchard in back of Tule Springs , Nevada,  at Floyd Lamb State Park is a huge Turkey Fig that will not produce fruit, only ...
Friday, March 4, 2016

Xtremehorticulture Blog Hits Near 30,000

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My blog, Xtremehorticulture of the Desert, is approaching 30,000 hits per month. Judging from the number of hits this time last year, my bl...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Growing Cherries Can Be a Problem in the Hot Desert

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Q. From my Googling, it sounds like if I want cherries in this climate a good strain is royal Lee with Minnie Royal as a pollinator tree. ...
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Is Bark Peeling on Mesquite Some Sort of Problem?

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Q. I have a six-year-old, multi-trunked mesquite tree with bark that is beginning to peel from the trunk. It started last fall and is gett...
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Is My Apple Tree Diseased?

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Q. My apple tree has several different things going on with it and I’m wondering if it is suffering from some sort of disease. Other than ...

Borer Damage to Fruit Trees Best Corrected Now

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Q. I have a peach tree planted in 1998 with the bark lifting from the trunk easily. My gardener doesn't know what this is or how to tr...

Pruning Oleander into a Multi-Trunked Tree

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Q. I have two, 7 foot tall oleander bushes about 8 feet apart. Can I turn them into trees by cutting all the branches to the ground except...
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Monday, February 22, 2016

Beneficial Nematodes and Diatomaceous Earth

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Q. Will the diatomaceous earth I have used in my garden and around fruit trees kill beneficial nematodes? A. Diatomaceous earth has...
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Figs Producing No Fruit

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Q. My fig tree produced almost no fruit and no new growth last year.  The leaves looked burned on their perimeter. Any recommendations? ...