Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Q. Any suggestions as to plants most attractive to bees which flower for the longest periods?  A. Annual flowers will give you the lon...

Q. Please tell me how I can save my potted plumbago from our Las Vegas winters. A. So you have a plumbago. People like them because of...

Q. Can you help me and suggest how to eliminate Bermudagrass in my grass lawn please? It spreads like crazy. I’ve tried Round-up weed kill...

Q. I found 50 to 100 of red and black beetles running around the rocks in my yard while I was pulling weeds. If these numbers are represen...

Q. My Mexican Bird of Paradise was gorgeous this year, the best ever. The flowers are now going to seed pods. Should I cut the plant back?...

Q. I planted a Mid-Pride variety of peach in late spring. Didn't really start showing signs of stress until late summer. I believe it ...

Q. I am chairman of building and grounds at a church where we have palm trees which are about 40 feet tall. These trees have skirts of dea...

Q. My roses did not do well this summer after a spectacular spring. Now there are black spots on the plant's leaves.  I was told this ...

Q. I have a couple of fig trees that are 4 to 5 years old which have some problems. They produce a lot of fruit during the year but the fr...

Q. Some kind of thrip-like bug has invaded my garden. My grapes leaves are brown and drying up from these bugs. There’s tiny black spots w...

Picture of Chinaberry from Reader   Q. Help me decide if I can keep my 12-year-old Chinaberry tree. I fear it has sooty canker disease...

Viragrow Delivers! : Composted Chicken Manure: a Solution for Nematode ... : This is difficult to to read unless you have a  background in ...

Just a warning for home and backyard gardeners. This is focused on commercial producers. Voice only and you should be somewhat familiar wit...