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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Drought Can Substitute for Winter Cold in Asparagus

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Q. I am trying to figure out when asparagus goes dormant in the desert. I have been doing some research, but I can’t find information about ...

When to Harvest Pistachios

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Q. When should I harvest pistachio nuts from my five-year-old tree? In October the nuts were yellowish green with a red blush covering them....

Asparagus Growing is Easy with Compost or Manure and Water

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Q. My asparagus attempt resulted in five out of 10 crowns dying.  I did as you suggested and dug down as deep as my tiller would dig about 1...

Ideal Time to Plant Anything in the Desert

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Q. Is it too late to plant new plants? Yes, thats my shoe on a soil we will soon plant to vegetables. But not without adding compost at a ra...

Fungicides Protect Plants, Just Like Insurance

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            Do you have insurance? Companies selling insurance are betting you will not have a problem. You, on the other hand, are betting ...

Where to Get Sabadilla for Insect Control

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 Q. I have been looking for replacement of my sabadilla dust that is just running out now. I have been unable to find it. Pyrethrum (Chyrsan...

Nopal Cactus (Copena varieties from the Sonoran Desert) Grown for Food Elsewhere

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Q. I am a special education teacher and gardener in Sonoma County, California, and I've been searching for Copena V1 or F1 cacti to cult...
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Narcissus for the Mojave Desert

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Q. I accidentally cultivated up a bunch of daffodil bulbs. When is the best time to replant them in Las Vegas? They show no signs of green. ...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Desert Horticulture Podcast: When to Prune Flowering Trees and Shrubs

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 It's very simple. Prune flowering trees and shrubs after they finish flowering. Now learn why and how to prune these plants in the dese...

Looking for Sabadilla?

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One reader looking for sabadilla and having no luck finding it. Sabadilla was very popular maybe 40 or 50 years ago as a "natural"...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Desert Horticulture Podcast: Confused About Pomegranates?

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 There are over 600 varieties of pomegranates with all sorts of flavors and colors that make this a unique and hardy fruit tree for desert c...
Sunday, November 8, 2020

Protecting Orange Fruit from Freezing Weather

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Q. My oranges haven’t ripened on my two-year-old tree. Some are green and others yellowish with very hard skin and last year’s fruit wasn’t ...

Tree-Like Photinia Damage after Landscape Conversion

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Q. We did a landscape conversion, removed the lawn and now our tree-sized specimen, multi-trunked photinia, is declining. The trunk has crac...
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How to Make Larger Pomegranate Fruit

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 Q. What should I do to increase the size of my pomegranate fruit next year? My soil has a red color. Pomegranate flower Pomegranate small f...

Asparagus Failure in Las Vegas and How to Prevent It

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Q.  As an avid killer of plants I can't seem to get anything to grow outstanding well.  My asparagus attempt is especially disappointing...

Pomello Flowering in October in Las Vegas

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Q. My little pummelo which came bare root in March has profuse flowering now in November.  The tree is small -5'- and would not support ...

What To Do with Ash Trees That Have Scorched Leaves

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 Q. I think you addressed this not too long ago but I give your Saturday articles to my neighbor so I’m not sure what you said. The attached...
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Desert Horticulture Podcast: How Much Water Should I Give My Landscape Plants?

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Learn how much water to give your landscape plants and when to do it on this episode of Desert Horticulture. Stay ahead of the drought cu...