June

• June 1, 1996
  Pruning roses in summer
  Redbud tree question

• June 8, 1996
  Horn-tail tree borers
  Yellow leaves in locust trees

• June 15, 1996
  Tomato dispute
  Cucumber vine problems

• June 22, 1996
  Puckered areas on roses
  Fending off bees and ants from hummingbird feeders

July

• July 1, 1996
  Squash blossom-end rot
  Still time to plant

• July 8, 1996
  Boxelder bugs
  Pruning dead branches in summer

• July 15, 1996
  Starting new grape vines
  Plants won't grow, too much fertilizer

• July 22, 1996
  Picking ripe watermelons
  Goatheads, goatheads, goatheads

• July 29, 1996
  Strange-looking squash

August

• August 5, 1996
  Maples don't like New Mexico
  Squash bugs

• August 12, 1996
  Grapeleaf skeletonizer on Virginia creeper
  Dodder, a parasitic weed

• August 19, 1996
  Gophers

• August 26, 1996
  Pine pitch moth
  Transplanting irises

September

• September 2, 1996
  Mimosa vascular wilt

• September 9, 1996
  Watering trees in winter

• September 16, 1996
  How do I get fall color?

• September 23, 1996
  Making Christmas cactus bloom on time
  Houseplant pest control

• September 30, 1996
  Can I prune roses now?
  Can I prune grapes now?
  Can I plant trees now?

October

• October 7, 1996
  Africanized bees
  Ficus leaf drop
  Winter window garden

• October 14, 1996
  Garden catalog sources
  Add manure now

• October 21, 1996
  Rototill old leaves into the garden
  African violet leaf cuttings

• October 28, 1996
  Lots of brown pine needles
  Keeping a cold frame "just right"

November

• November 4, 1996
  Using fallen leaves
  Ficus benjamina sap making mess on carpet

• November 11, 1996
  Dendrobium orchid keike (baby plant)

• November 18, 1996
  Sick Chinese pistache
  Drying gourds

• November 25, 1996
  Plant flowering plants after blooming in winter
  Weeping benjamin problems

December

• December 2, 1996
  Don't top trees

• December 9, 1996
  Change hydrangea "flower" color
  When to start tomatoes indoors

• December 16, 1996
  When to transplant maximilian sunflowers
  Winter soil improvement

• December 23, 1996
  Gardeners' gifts

• December 30, 1996
  Amaryllis

Desert Blooms Website

Marisa Y. Thompson, PhD, is the Extension Horticulture Specialist, in the Department of Extension Plant Sciences at the New Mexico State University Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center, email: desertblooms@nmsu.edu, office: 505-865-7340, ext. 113.

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