January

• January 1, 2005
  What is a stirrup hoe?

• January 8, 2005
  Can a Virginia creeper hurt my tree?

• January 15, 2005
  Umbrella plant with sticky substance on its leaves

• January 22, 2005
  Mushrooms in potted plant
  Removing keiki (baby plant) from orchid

• January 29, 2005
  Watering potted plants from top or bottom

February

• February 5, 2005
  Container Gardening

• February 19, 2005
  Curly top virus and mustard weeds

• February 26, 2005
  Protecting Tree Roots

March

• March 5, 2005
  When to move houseplants outdoors
  Plants for midsummer bloom

• March 12, 2005
  Passive water harvesting

• March 19, 2005
  White grubs in lawn

• March 26, 2005
  Pests on Mexican Elder

April

• April 2, 2005
  Why can grass be mowed?

• April 9, 2005
  Ice plant

• April 16, 2005
  Protecting tree roots

• April 23, 2005
  Repot houseplants in spring

• April 30, 2005
  Correction: Critical Root Radius
  Sunburned Palm Trees

May

• May 7, 2005
  Northern New Mexico planting dates

• May 14, 2005
  Lilac propagation

• May 21, 2005
  Groundcover plants for high elevation

• May 28, 2005
  Bee hive in a house

June

• June 4, 2005
  Making tree-like desert willow
  Daffodil transplanting

• June 11, 2005
  Will roses rebloom?

• June 25, 2005
  Sprouting from stump
  Mid-summer planting

July

• July 2, 2005
  Moving plants in summer

• July 9, 2005
  Replant tomatoes in June?
• July 16, 2005
  Black walnut or other shade trees

• July 23, 2005
  Pruning backyard grapes in summer?

• July 30, 2005
  Irrigate old trees in rock landscape

August

• August 6, 2005
  Training new trees

• August 13, 2005
  What is espalier?
  Tea bags in the garden?

• August 20, 2005
  Cat damaged soil
  Ginger plants in New Mexico?

• August 27, 2005
  Begonias from leaf cuttings
  Black balls at base of leaves of tiger lilies

September

• September 3, 2005
  Amaryllis from seeds
  Crape myrtle in New Mexico

• September 10, 2005
  Chitalpa frozen back, now growing

• September 17, 2005
  Grape dormant, hardwood cuttings

• September 24, 2005
  What is Chenopodiaceae?
  Fall tree and shrub planting

October

• October 1, 2005
  Root barrier to protect patio

• October 8, 2005
  Birch problems

• October 15, 2005
  Pruning Spanish broom and Russian sage

• October 22, 2005
  Homemade compost to homemade potting soil

• October 29, 2005
  Poinsettia

November

• November 5, 2005
  Landscapes need irrigation in winter

• November 12, 2005
  Wisteria doesn't bloom

• November 19, 2005
  Sap dripping from pruned mulberry

• November 26, 2005
  Apple with fuzzy stuff on the trunk
  Cut hollyhock stalks

December

• December 3, 2005
  Fungus gnats again

• December 10, 2005
  Cutting ornamental grasses
  Transplant iris in winter?

• December 17, 2005
  Roses in NM don't need winter cover
  Don't put wood ash in the garden

• December 24, 2005
  Problem forcing bulbs to flower

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.

Links:

For more gardening information, visit the NMSU Extension Horticulture page at Desert Blooms and the NMSU Horticulture Publications page.

Send gardening questions to Southwest Yard and Garden - Attn: Dr. Marisa Thompson at desertblooms@nmsu.edu, or at the Desert Blooms Facebook page.

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