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Thursday, July 18, 2019

The Many Reasons Plants Turn Yellow

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This is one of the most common questions I'm asked. Why is my plant yellow? In Desert Horticulture, the reasons can be many. I'll tr...
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Desert Horticulture Podcast: Leaffooted Plant Bug, Weeds, Twisted Myrtle

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Join me on this episode of Desert Horticulture. We will discuss the Leaffooted Plant Bug (does it deserve to be capitalized?), controlling s...
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Monday, July 15, 2019

Your Drip Irrigation System Needs Help

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Q. I've been using adjustable  drip emitters and replacing them every year because they plug from the hard water. They sputter air or ju...
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Messy Palm Trees are Females...Sometimes.

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Flowers emerging from the spathe on a Canary Island date palm. Q. We have several Mexican fan palms, plus a few identified as hybrid Ca...
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Take Fig Cuttings at the Right Time of Year

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Q. I tried to start fig trees by cuttings taken from my big, sturdy tree and putting them in water or soil. Not much luck. How can I start ...

Main and Briba Figs Come from Different Locations on the Same Branch

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Q. You said the main crop of figs is the second crop of figs. But on my Black Mission fig, the first crop has large fruit, and the second c...
Saturday, July 13, 2019

Progression from Raw Desert to Vegetable Crops

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This is my foot on top of some raw desert soil in North Las Vegas, Nevada in the Eastern Mojave Desert. Notice the color. It's almost ...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Desert Horticulture Podcast: Asparagus Failure, Magnolia Leaf Drop and Apricot Leaf Drop

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Desert Horticulture Podcast: Transitioning to Mojave Desert Landscape, Planting Plants in Containers in the Ground, Propagating Cacti from Pads and the Soil

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Desert Horticulture Podcast: Pines as Landscape Trees, Water Drops on Grapes, Sun Damage on Cacti and Jujube Pollenizer

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Desert Horticultuire Podcast: Grape Leaf Skeletonizer, Yellow Bottlebrush and Importance of Shade

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Saturday, July 6, 2019

Removing Palm Seedlings from the Lawn

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Q. I have a mature palm tree that dropped seeds onto my lawn. Now I have hundreds of palm shoots growing out of the grass. I’ve tried weed...

Bottle Trees and Leaf Drop

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Q. I'm growing bottle trees together with mock orange and roses and these trees drop their leaves in the middle of summer. What can I do...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Rabbit Damage and Fruit Tree Survival

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Q. I took a three-week vacation in February and when I returned my 25-year-old fig tree had been eaten all the way around the trunk about ...

Planting Peas with Wildly Different Results

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Q. I've planted peas and though some of the plants are close to each other they have wildly different results.   Some of the peas were...

How to Increase Production in Raised Beds

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Q. What can I do to increase the vegetable production in my raised beds? A. Add Compost Annually Improve the soil with a high-quality co...

Bedding Plants Yellowing and Dying

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Q. My newly installed Penta bedding plants are dying, and the leaves are turning yellow. They are getting plenty of water. Any ideas what ...

Growing Figs from Suckers after a Hard Freeze

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Q. We brought this fig from Southern California to Pahrump, Nevada, where it’s colder. I tried to protect it through the winter, but I had...
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Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Desert

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Plant Wet             Most questions I’m getting now revolve around irrigating landscape trees. I think my message about planting in wet ...