January

• January 5, 2002
  Pinyon needle scale
  Storing seed until spring

• January 12, 2002
  Terminology - workable soil
  How much water?

• January 26, 2002
  Repotting Christmas cactus
  Making potting soil

February

• February 9, 2002
  When to graft?

• February 16, 2002
  What are these eggs?
  Plants for slopes.

March

• March 2, 2002
  Saving Christmas Cactus
  Mulch and home foundation

• March 9, 2002
  Tree roots and basement wall

• March 16, 2002
  Birds eating fruit tree flowers

• March 23, 2002
  Transplant daylilies now?
  Pine trees "sapping"

• March 30, 2002
  Propagate yellow mimosa by cuttings?

April

• April 6, 2002
  Old Garden Seeds

• April 13, 2002
  Sweet Corn

• April 20, 2002
  Pine tip moth

• April 27, 2002
  Globe willow and aphids

May

• May 4, 2002
  Pitch moth
  Coffee grounds in terrarium

• May 11, 2002
  Graceful deodar cedar tree
  "Fruitless" plums making fruit again

• May 18, 2002
  Planting xeriscape in a dry year
  Now can I prune lilacs?

• May 25, 2002
  Stump grinder mulch ok to use

June

• June 1, 2002
  Propagating silverlace vine and honeysuckle
  Dog marking new tree

• June 8, 2002
  Yellow globe willow watering problem?

• June 15, 2002
  Locust tree leaf rust

• June 22, 2002
  Cutting pine tree roots
  Removing basal branches from willow tree
  Gladiolus and daffodil not planted yet

• June 29, 2002
  Boric acid in garden to kill roaches?
  Salt to kill snails?

July

• July 6, 2002
  Fertilizer

• July 13, 2002
  Filling hollow tree?

• July 20, 2002
  African violets
  Tree stumps

• July 27, 2002
  Watering question
  Some vines to try

August

• August 3, 2002
  Apple Pollinator Need
  Daisy vs. Zinnia

• August 10, 2002
  Removing Old Orchid Bloom Stalk
  Can I find information like this in my state?

• August 17, 2002
  Fungus gnats
  Will angel trumpet poison compost?

• August 24, 2002
  Is there anything grasshoppers won't eat?

• August 31, 2002
  Pruning Ficus benjamina

September

• September 7, 2002
  Watering trees

• September 14, 2002
  Fig seeds?
  Potassium based water softener?

• September 21, 2002
  Perennials in winter
  Scale on cacti

• September 28, 2002
  Houseplants for indoor air pollution
  Houseplant prep for winter

October

• October 5, 2002
  Aechmea fasciata

• October 12, 2002
  Waxy covering on leaves?
  Removing roots from old hedge?

• October 19, 2002
  Bluestem as a lawn weed

• October 26, 2002
  Overwintering geraniums

November

• November 2, 2002
  Burning willow wood

• November 9, 2002
  Landscape to protect the home

• November 16, 2002
  Autumn leaf drop
  Frost damaged rose petals

December

• December 7, 2002
  Bark mulch

• December 14, 2002
  Plants without soil

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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