2008 Southwest Yard & Garden Archives

January

• January 5, 2008
  Dealing with spider mites on houseplants

• January 12, 2008
  Propagating poinsettias from cuttings

• January 19, 2008
  Helping poinsettia recover after flowering

• January 26, 2008
  Reasons to trim trees

February

• February 2, 2008
  Is Amelanchier a replacement for blueberries?
  Should I have a termite warranty?

• February 9, 2008
  Can last year's seeds cause curly-top virus problems this year?

• February 16, 2008
  Bronze fennel doesn't make bulbs/Is moss killing the pines?

• February 23, 2008
  Reducing houseplant salt problems when repotting

March

• March 3, 2008
  How can I get snakes out of my garden?

• March 8, 2008
  Difference in gardening (environment) between Santa Fe and Pecos/
  Don't add lime to New Mexico soil!

• March 15, 2008
  New Mexico gardening basics

• March 22, 2008
  How to discourage cats damaging your landscape

• March 29, 2008
  How does our soil lock-up minerals?

April

• April 5, 2008
  Transplanting an old but small tree

• April 12, 2008
  Pruning trees in spring after they make leaves is not good
  Remove daffodils old blossom, but leave the leaves

• April 19, 2008
  Should I trim lower leaves from tomatoes when planting?
  Prune lilacs, forsythia, and other spring blooming shrubs after flowering.

• April 26, 2008
  It's ok to prune water sprouts in early summer.
  Problems with bread and meat in compost.

May

• May 3, 2008
  You won't avoid squash bugs by planting late

• May 10, 2008
  Broadleaf evergreen shrub problem

• May 17, 2008
  Pinon needle scale causes dying of some needles on a pinon twig

• May 22, 2008
  When to prune juniper trees
  Creeping sorrel lawn weed

• May 31, 2008
  Some windbreak plants

June

• June 7, 2008
  Transplanting houseplants in the summer

• June 14, 2008
  To cut the tree or not to cut the tree - that is the question!

• June 21, 2008
  Arizona ash trees with flower galls
  Summer is not the best time to prune juniper

• June 28, 2008
  Lawn problems

July

• July 5, 2008
  You can prune roses some in the summer

• July 12, 2008
  Are roots of cut trees a landscape problem?

• July 19, 2008
  Carrots not growing may need better soil

• July 26, 2008
  Cucumber plants not making cucumbers
  Pruning hail damaged tree

August

• August 2, 2008
  Winter, spring, and summer can cause problems for globe willow trees

• August 9, 2008
  Caterpillar invasion
  Can I eat peaches after accidental pesticide application?

• August 16, 2008
  Three landscape planting seasons in New Mexico

• August 23, 2008
  Reasons newly planted tree may drop its leaves.

• August 30, 2008
  It is difficult to keep weeds out.

September

• September 6, 2008
  It is time to divide and move irises
  Continuation of article discussing herbicides to completely control vegetation in large areas.

• September 11, 2008
  Tree roots shallow and threatening house

• September 20, 2008
  It is ok to compost tomatoes that had curly top virus
  It is time to start inducing flowers in Christmas cacti

• September 27, 2008
  It's not unexpected for fruit trees to blossom in the fall
  Nanking cherry can be grown in parts of New Mexico

October

• October 4, 2008
  White blotches on zucchini leaves may be normal or may be fungus

• October 11, 2008
  Watering houseplants can be a challenging

• October 18, 2008
  Fat Albert spruce problems

• October 25, 2008
  Overwintering trailing geranium

November

• November 8, 2008
  Watering the lawn in winter

• November 15, 2008
  Storing dahlia roots over winter

• November 22, 2008
  Plants in a townhouse courtyard and starting oak seeds

• November 29, 2008
  Most maple trees grown in New Mexico suffer leaf scorch

December

• December 6, 2008
  It may be possible to replace a water line under a tree without harming the tree.

• December 13, 2008
  Houseplant pest management in winter

• December 20, 2008
  Controlling wind erosion in new New Mexico landscapes

• December 27, 2008
  Pomegranates can be grown in some parts of New Mexico