2000 Southwest Yard & Garden Archives
January
- January 1, 2000
Planting Christmas plants outside in winter
- January 8, 2000
Weed killer in compost?
- January 15, 2000
Can I plant poinsettia and Christmas cacti outside?
- January 22, 2000
Trees trying to grow to early?
- January 29, 2000
Pruning a young treeEarly garden planting
February
- February 5, 2000
Cat problem in the garden
- February 11, 2000
No grass growing under treesAmaryllis flowers too tall
- February 21, 2000
Globe willow problemsHow does a pineapple fruit grow?
- February 28, 2000
Black specks on needles of pinyon pine
March
- March 4, 2000
Do tree roots grow after the tree is cut?
- March 11, 2000
Starting lawn in compacted soilScale problems on weeping fig
- March 18, 2000
Gophers or moles in NM?
April
- April 1, 2000
Hardiness zonesBulb flowers faded
- April 8, 2000
Lemon tree from seed
May
- May 6, 2000
Is it too late to plant roses in New Mexico?Damaged rose blossoms
- May 13, 2000
Blossom end rot in container grown tomatoesIs it ok to transplant bulbs now?
- May 20, 2000
Juniper branches turning brown
- May 27, 2000
Tomato blossoms droppingDead tree branches
June
- June 3, 2000
Sunburned FicusGarden Over Septic Leach Field
- June 10, 2000
Plants to reduce fire hazardTall skinny tomato plants
- June 17, 2000
Fungus Gnats on House Plants in SummerOrganic Foliar Fertilizer
- June 24, 2000
Wasps and Hornets in Shed
July
- July 1, 2000
Can I Prune a Tree Now?
- July 8, 2000
How Long to Produce Fruit on Tree Grown from SeedRaywood Ash Tree Form
- July 15, 2000
Don't put barbecue ashes in garden in New MexicoMossy things growing on trees in New Mexic
- July 22, 2000
Borers in ash tree
- July 29, 2000
Aphids on tomatoesPot bound philodendron
August
- August 5, 2000
Browning pine treesYucca
- August 12, 2000
Slime flux disease and globe willow
- August 19, 2000
Too late to spray for pine tip mothGlobe willow with split trunk
- August 26, 2000
House plants too largeWhen to bring in poinsettias?Is it ok to dethatch lawn now?
September
- September 2, 2000
Fuzzy white bugs on houseplantsFall pruning of juniper
- September 9, 2000
Shriveling Christmas cactus
- September 16, 2000
Acidifying soilImproving soil
- September 23, 2000
Broken tree branchWhat to do with wood ashes
- September 30, 2000
Spider mites on indoor avocadoGlobe Willow problems
October
- October 7, 2000
Black, damaged bark on mulberryAfrican violet
- October 14, 2000
Cold injury above freezingGerminating Virginia creeper seeds
- October 21, 2000
"Odd" branches on Raywood ash tree
- October 28, 2000
What caused the toadstoolsBackfill soil over tree rootsWhite fly problem
November
- November 4, 2000
Lichen on fenceGardening after hip surgery
- November 11, 2000
All apples fall from tree early
- November 18, 2000
Removing paper wasp nestCoffee grounds in flower potsGrubs in compost
December
- December 2, 2000
Native New Mexico Pines/Christmas treesWhy does grass die in winter?
- December 9, 2000
Chile houseplant freeze injuryPet rabbit injury to young tree
- December 16, 2000
Rabbit pellet soil conditionApple tree pruning
- December 23, 2000
Bugs from Christmas tree
- December 30, 2000
Pineapple plant from whole fruit?Irrigating frozen soil?
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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