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Saturday, September 22, 2018

HOA Removing Wood Mulch May Be Correct

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Q.  About five years ago our HOA  -executed a conversion project and removed the grass, replaced it with rocks. In some grass plots there ar...

Star Jasmine Needs Lots of Room to Grow and Correct Management

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Q. I see some of the resorts with gorgeous masses of jasmine, and in many places it seems like they are pruned into low mounds for borders....
Friday, September 21, 2018

Light Crop This Year on Some Fruit Varieties

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Q. This year our apricot tree hardly produced enough fruit to bother making jam. Is it possible our warmish winter was a factor? We don’t kn...

Tipu Growing in Las Veqas

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Q. I have been wanting to plant a tipuana tree since I saw one in person (those pinnate leaves are gorgeous!) and I love the idea of a wide ...

Pomegranate Leaf Yellowing Could Be Weed Killers

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Q. I have one pomegranate tree in bad shape. The leaves are turning yellow and then brown, underneath the veins are pink. This is one tree o...

Bougainvillea Not Flowering

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Q. I have two of these plants at my front door area that are two years old. They only bloomed the first year and this year they are very gre...
Friday, September 7, 2018

Tamarind in Las Vegas?

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Q. My husband really wants to plant a tamarind tree from seed. My question: is this doable here? I know it can get to be a very big tree bu...
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Cause of Double-Headed Date Palm

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Q. Here's a fascinating palm tree photo I've taken in Las Vegas of a date palm, a monocot,  bifurcating at about 30' above the ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Red Bird of Paradise Girdling Roots and Borers

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Q. I have a Mexican bird of paradise that was planted five years ago that suddenly died. It had flourished until now. I pulled out the plan...

Planting Ornamental Plum in Mid Summer

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Q. Would it be safe to plant a flowering plum tree in September or October or should I wait until spring? This plum will look fair...
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Monday, August 20, 2018

Pruning for Height Control on Miniature Peach

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Q. I have a dwarf peach tree that was about a foot when I planted it last year. It has grown about 6 inches now. When can I prune it so it...

Controlling Nutgrass in Lawns

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Q. I have a common lawn with my neighbor and it has an infestation of nutgrass that is now spreading into my lawn. How do I stop it? I'v...
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Summertime is Borer Damage Time

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In the middle of summer this is what catches your eye. Limb dieback. Borers in peach tree. This is the time of year when borer damage i...

Ash Decline Disease Looks Like Drought

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Q. I think I have an ash tree. I've been reading about ash tree decline disease with some apprehension. I noticed my tree has bark with...

Lemon Tree with "Issues"

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Q. I have a lemon tree with some possible “issues”. It has been in the ground 10 years, about 8 feet tall, but recently the leaves are turni...

Grape Screen Idea Not Bug Free

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Q. I want to grow grapes to provide a screen between my neighbor's yard and mine. We have a five-foot block wall between us. I want to g...

Palo Verde Foaming

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Q. I have two Palo Verde trees in front of my house. One seems to be fine while the other has struggled for four years. I am told the tree i...