Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Q. Being I have several neglected outside plants that need attention, I cleaned their dead growth and replaced any soil missing with new pot...

Q. Can I use burlap for shade cloth? Burlap fabric   A. Don’t use burlap as a solid piece in place of shade cloth for permanent shade. It ...

Q. I've been getting e-mails about preparing asparagus ready for winter. They recommend cutting the stems 2" above the ground, then...

Q. I wrote to you before about my plants and you said to move them to a cooler location. You also said that if they were healthy, they can t...

The interior plants thought to reduce the spread of SARS/COVID-19 due to air purification are the same plants that were previously tested fo...

Q. I have a Bearss Lime tree that produces small fruit that looks more like lemons than limes. What can I do to make them larger and not yel...

Q. I cut down a mesquite tree I thought might lift my walkway leading to my residence. I was worried about waterlines and roots. Will the ro...

Q. What causes leaves to yellow and black spots to develop on leaves of my calamondin citrus tree? I had them for seven years and they jus...

Q. I had a yucca plant that has been in the ground 15 years, so you can guess how large it was. It was encroaching on the sidewalk, so fel...

Q. Sweet Bay trees ( Laurus nobilis )  border our property on all 4 sides totaling about 35.   They are now about 15 feet tall with 5" ...

Q. We have decided to have our Mexican fan palms removed. Do we need to have all the roots removed or just cut the palms down to the ground,...

  Fruit tree that was pruned to open center 2022 Friday, January 7                    9 am          How to Prune and Thin Apple and Pear Fri...

Q I’ve seen mixed comments regarding purple hopseed bushes being toxic to animals. Do you happen to know if they are or not? Any help would...

Q. I am losing portions of my pine trees at my home. All ten were planted from “live” Christmas trees we bought in the past either Mondale o...

I will go to an HOA Condominium Board meeting to talk about how this HOA can reduce its residential water use. I offered my service for free...

A new measure passed by Nevada state legislators will make the Las Vegas metro area the first region in the U.S. to permanently ban “non-fun...

 Queen palm is not the best choice when growing palms in the desert. Because of their strong and thick petioles the so-called "fan palm...

 The simple answer is no. Most plants dont grow that way. They grow from their growing points or terminal buds. This palm was blown over dur...

 Whether you are spacing plants from each other or from structures the distance is figured from its mature height. Learn how to do this and ...

 Grub numbers can be critical in a successful landscape. Learn what this number might be and how to treat for them in this episode of Desert...