Soil Sampling and Testing of Desert Soils
Testing of home landscapes can be expensive. Sampling and testing of desert soils doesn't...
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Internet Research on Desert Horticulture. Good, Bad, or ?
Desert horticulture is a unique form of horticulture that must be tweaked for desert soils,...
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Amending the Soil - What Does it Mean?
Desert soils can be very low in organics. This is why amendments are added to landscapes....
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Iron Treatment Differs Depending on Time of Year
Iron, manganese and zinc is in short supply in desert soils. Particularly iron. Learn how...
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Fire Blight Disease in Your Fruit Trees
Fire blight disease is one of the most virulent and aggressive diseases that fruit trees and...
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Managing Fruit Trees by Summer Pruning
Summer pruning is a confusing management practice. It starts around late spring or very early...
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Buying and Growing Citrus in the Eastern Mojave Desert
I'm not a huge fan of growing citrus at the middle elevations in the Eastern Mojave desert...
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Wind Damage to Vegetables, Fruit Trees and Ornamentals
Wind can cause two types of damage to plants; visual and nonvisual damages. The most pernicious...
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Pruning Classes 2021-2 Winter and Spring
I will conduct hands-on pruning classes beginning Friday, Dec. 10. All classes begin at 9 am,...
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There is one palm that is sometimes called the "Desert Palm" and its not the Queen Palm but the...
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Straighten 20 YR Old Leaning Saguaro?
This saguaro was leaning because it was always watered at its base. But having a 20 year old...
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Spacing of Plants Depends on its Mature Height
Whether you are planting a hedge or a tree the spacing of it depends on its mature height. Make...
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Grubs and What to Do About Them
Grubs come in many sizes. Some of them are 3/8 inch long and others can be 4 inches long. They...
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Plants Don't Use Water. People Do.
After meeting with a local HOA Board about their water use it was clear to me they needed help...
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The worst demon in desert landscapes is the irrigation controller. People assume they can just...
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When to Fertilize Newly Planted Podocarpus 'Maki'
When to fertilize Podocarpus 'Maki' is at the same time to fertilize other trees and...
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Tree Damaged at Planting. What to do?
Tree damage can occur where it is grown, where it is retailed, at planting time or when it is...
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Late Freeze Effects for 12 Months of the Year
Freeze effects during the spring last months after it occurs. If you don’t pay attention to...
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Growing citrus in any climate other than where it grows naturally can be a challenge. There are...
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Late Freeze Effects Last 12 Months of the Year
Freeze effects during the spring last months after it occurs. If you don’t pay attention to...
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