Xtremehorticulture of the Desert

Q. I’ve been trying to attract bees to my garden and thinking about a hive at some point. Need to put in some year-round flowering plants fi...

Q. Besides freezer damage, what other differences do tropical plants have from non-tropical plants? Our farm in the Philippines and champedu...

Q. I want to start up my raised vegetable bed again after two or three years. Can you help? A. Raised beds can be simple or complicated. I...

Q. Please explain the 40-30-20-10 rule when watering. Why is it important? There are lots of different ways to water plants. Doesnt matter h...

Q. Why use a weather app? I have planted tomatoes at the same time every year and they have done well. Weather app for Henderson, Nevada A...

Q. We are planting a family vegetable garden. Would a container/raised bed do well in this environment? We're used to summers in Colorad...

Q. We read your early spring article in the RJ on tomatoes and planted 6 plants in mid-March.   We planted a mix of ‘Sweet 100s’, ‘Champion’...

'Katy' apricot with leaf roll. Q. I planted apple and apricot bare root trees in February of last year. My apricot seems to have lea...

Q. A couple of years ago I sent you pictures of my ‘Cavendish’ banana. I continue to overwinter the plants in the garage, cutting the leaves...

Q. A lemon tree was growing in my neighbor's yard. I dug it up and transplanted it into a large pot. I am not sure what type of lemon it...

Q. I see palm trees with the fronds falling off all around our Sun City McDonald Ranch as on our daily walks. Was wondering if this is part ...

Q. Will the Western fence lizards that took up residence in our yard 2 or 3 years ago and ate our tomatoes. Or has it been something else?  ...

Q. I wanted to ask about a strange occurrence in my tomato garden. Not all, but some of my tomatoes when they ripen, have these black spots ...

Q. My neighbor's tree is sending out suckers that go under my cinder block wall and come out in my planter. I try to pull them out and s...