Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Viragrow: How to Make and Use Compost Tea : Spraying compost tea will deliver plant nutrients to the plant to keep it healthy, promote growt...

This podcast will explain what a jar test is and how to perform one on your landscape soil.  Using a jar test will give a name to your soil ...

A jar test is a relatively simple method for determining the soil texture of your soil. Why should you be interested in the soil texture o...

Today I will be discussing why non-desert plants start to yellow in a few years after planting, some of the horrible pruning jobs done by la...

Q. I transplanted a dozen Rosemary from the planter in front of my house into pots to see if I could salvage them. I know Rosemary likes f...

Q. I have a cactus I bought as a start from a little nursery in 29 Palms that grew a foot a year for the last 15 years. It finally tore ou...

Q. I'm sending pictures of the Sago palm I transplanted. The top ring of fronds died after I transplanted it but remain on the plant. ...

Q. What’s wrong with my plants? The leaves are all yellow and starting to burn up. Readers plants are yellowing and looking pretty ugly...

Join me today as I talk about yellow leaves on fruit trees and why it may or may not be a fertilizer issue. A friend contacted me about a bl...

The reader sent this picture to me after following the directions found in the Arizona publication below. He told me the outside had a bla...

Picture of tree sent by reader. He thought this might be a nitrogen deficiency or nutrient of some sort. But look at how green all the oth...

My name is Kerri Burks and I teach 4th - 6th grade at Foothills Montessori School in Henderson. I am reaching out to local orchards, farms...

Growing almonds in the desert makes a lot of sense. Pistachios are another good choice but there's not as many to pick from. Selecting t...

Read along while you listen to my podcast on Desert Horticulture. Almonds – Most almonds do extremely well in southern Nevada and make...

Vegetables in the Nightshade family, the tomato family if you want, have been suspected to contribute to crippling arthritic pain. This arti...

Apples and pears are best grown a bit out of the hot arid climate zone of the Southwest. But there are some varieties that have performed we...

Read this as you are listening to my podcast, "Selecting the Best Apples and Pears". I will mention updates on this list that wa...

Everybody excited about strawberries coming in this year?  I know I am!  This past winter was CRAZY, and I'm ready for some summer in ...

Want to make sure the apricot or plum you selected was a good one? Join me on this Desert Horticulture podcast to learn what I know about th...

Listen to my podcast, "Selecting the Best Apricot and Plum while you read through this list.  Apricot – Most apricots do well in ...