Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

            The most frequently asked question asked in 2016 concerned fig trees. Readers wanted to know why their fig trees did not produ...

Q. I planted a 24 inch boxed "Ped Push" Chinese pistache. After it was in the ground I removed the nursery planting stake. Now th...

Viragrow Delivers! : Which is Better? Compost or Fertilizer? : Research article concludes that compost/vermicompost + fertilizers gave the ...

Viragrow Delivers! : Fertilizers for Improving Potato Production :  Phosphorous and Foliar Applied Nitrogen Improved Productivity and Qualit...

Viragrow Delivers! : Intercropping Improves Soil Fertility and Soil Hea... :  Pepper-Garlic Intercropping System Improves Soil Biology and N...

Q. I have an apple tree that produced some apples but they didn't have any color or taste. Anna Apple will develop a red blush when ...

A couple years ago I sent you a picture of a crispy leaf from the tree.  The tree did not look too well.  Your recommendation was the East...

Q. My onions are up from seed I planted in September and doing great. I planted Candy and Texas Super Sweet. Both are sweet onions. What s...

Q. With cooler weather here I was wondering if it is safe to cover frost sensitive vegetables with every day trash bags. I would cut some ...

Q. I was reading your article on pruning overgrown oleanders close to the ground to renew them.  Our community has a bunch of 10-15 years ...

Q. I'd like to trim my hawthorns because they are too tall. If I do that now in October, will I be removing the blooms that emerge in ...

Houseplant 1 I have three issues I was hoping you could help me with. 1) Could you identify what kind of plant is in the photo ...