January

• January 6, 2007
  African violet problems

• January 13, 2007
  What kind of chile is this?

• January 20, 2007
  Tree branches splitting

• January 27, 2007
  African violet light and salt problems

February

• February 3, 2007
  Double digging a garden

• February 10, 2007
  Container gardens are mobile

• February 17, 2007
  Building a raised bed garden

• February 24, 2007
  Fruit and ornamental tree pruning and transplanting

March

• March 3, 2007
  Consider wind as well as frost when planting in the spring

• March 10, 2007
  Ash tree borers

• March 17, 2007
  Plants for a windbreak

• March 24, 2007
  Low-growing plants for New Mexico
  Divide iris in late summer if possible

• March 31, 2007
  Red-shouldered bugs

April

• April 7, 2007
  Pruning pomegranate

• April 14, 2007
  Chinese elms are good trees

• April 21, 2007
  Can I harvest over-wintered turnips and collards?

• April 28, 2007
  Propagating mesquite trees

May

• May 5, 2007
  New Mexico verbena in literature
  Watering when it is raining

• May 12, 2007
  Houseplants benefit from summer outside

• May 19, 2007
  How to legally get wildflower plants

• May 26, 2007
  Now that the roses have finished blooming...

June

• June 2, 2007
  Tree stumps

• June 9, 2007
  Fertilize apple trees?

• June 16, 2007
  Russian sage sprouts

• June 23, 2007
  Trees and Patio

• June 30, 2007
  Water conserving, non-invasive landscape plants

July

• July 7, 2007
  Fern didn't grow in Alamogordo

• July 21, 2007
  Summer tomato problem

August

• August 4, 2007
  Is zoysia grass really good?

• August 11, 2007
  Euphorbia 'Blue Lagoon' attractive yet toxic plant

• August 18, 2007
  Apple tree turning brown in August

• August 25, 2007
  Pruning roses in summer

September

• September 1, 2007
  Amending soil under a tree

• September 8, 2007
  Repairing damaged tree bark

• September 15, 2007
  Lightning struck tree
  Lavender for cooking

• September 22, 2007
  Clean old flower pots before reusing

• September 29, 2007
  Yellow mushroom in potted plant
  Can I compost tree leaves with fungus disease?

October

• October 5, 2007
  Less invasive trees for pocket park
  Encouraging bunch grasses to spread

• October 13, 2007
  Limit fall pruning of New Mexico roses

• October 20, 2007
  Pruning information

• October 27, 2007
  Yes, mistletoe grows in New Mexico

November

• November 3, 2007
  Chiles for New Mexico holiday houseplants

• November 10, 2007
  Small apartment garden possible in winter

• November 17, 2007
  Prolonging holiday plants Thanksgiving through Christmas

• November 24, 2007
  Pruning greens for winter decorations

December

• December 1, 2007
  Bougainvillea dropped all its leaves

• December 8, 2007
  Annuals and perennials for high-altitude New Mexico gardens

• December 15, 2007
• Removing grass to make a rock landscape

• December 22, 2007
  Starting transplants indoors in winter

• December 29, 2007
  Winter water harvesting

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.

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