January

• January 11, 2020
  Pruning Dos and Don’ts

• January 18, 2020
  Transplanting Plum Trees

• January 25, 2020
  Protect Your Trunks: Sunscald Kills

February

• February 1, 2020
  Soil Searching: Amendments Are No Longer Recommended

• February 8, 2020
  Re-Prints: Tomato Plants & Amaryllis Flowers

• February 15, 2020
  Inspiration from the Extension Master Gardener Program

• February 22, 2020
  When to Prune

• February 29, 2020
  Grow Your Library: Recommended Plant Books

March

• March 7, 2020
  It's Not Too Late to Prune Your Roses, But it Might Be Too Early!

• March 14, 2020
  Ash Flowergall Mites are the Least of Our Worries

• March 21, 2020
  Rarin' to Grow: Get Outside and Show Those Weeds Who's Boss

• March 28, 2020
  Soil Proprietorship: The Plot Thickens

April

• April 4, 2020
  Oh, Yeah! Ollas!

• April 11, 2020
  Pollination of Plants in the Gourd Family (Cucumbers, Squashes, Melons, and MORE!)

• April 18, 2020
  Spring Planting and Care for Grapevines: A Few FAQs

• April 25, 2020
  What's Wrong with My Tree? (Part 1)

May

• May 2, 2020
  What's Wrong with My Tree? (Part 2)

• May 9, 2020
  Turfgrass Water Requirements and Water Conservation

• May 16, 2020
  Match Maker: Picking the Right Tree for Your Area

• May 23, 2020
  Lichen on Trees May Be a Sign of Decline, But It's Not the Lichen's Fault

• May 30, 2020
  Now That the Roses Have Finished Blooming

June

• June 6, 2020
  Juvenile Reddening: Red Tips & Purple Leaves on New Growth

• June 13, 2020
  Bad Combo: Chlorosis and Water Stress

• June 20, 2020
  Supporting Pollinators & Beneficial Insects in Backyards and on Farms

• June 27, 2020
  Act Now to Control Squash Bug Populations

July

• July 4, 2020
  Fasciation Fascination

• July 11, 2020
  Peak Fire Blight Season

• July 18, 2020
  Summer Planting

• July 25, 2020
  Controlling Invasive Siberian Elm Trees

August

• August 1, 2020
  Curious and Curiouser: Tortoise Beetles Are Weird and Cool

• August 8, 2020
  Subsurface Drip Irrigation for New Mexico Turf

• August 15, 2020
  Cicada Killer Wasps Are Cooler Than They Are Scary

• August 22, 2020
  Tomato Warning: Side Splits and Shoulder Cracks

• August 29, 2020
  Summer Pruning Is Okay and Maybe Even Better Than Waiting Until Late Winter

September

• September 5, 2020
  Leaf Color Changes Remind Us What We Already Know

• September 12, 2020
  What to Do When Wind Damages Trees

• September 19, 2020
  Late-Season Notes on the Western Grape Leafhopper

October

• October 3, 2020
  Virtual Extension Events: Join Us Online for Engaging Webinars

• October 10, 2020
  Herb Appeal

• October 17, 2020
  Pain in the Grass: Protecting Cold-Sensitive Plants Over Winter

• October 24, 2020
  Green with Tomato Envy

• October 31, 2020
  Why Frost Damages Some Plants and Not Others

November

• November 7, 2020
  Managing Mealybugs on Treasured Houseplants

• November 14, 2020
  Compost Spent Coffee Grounds Before Using Them on Your Soil

• November 21, 2020
  Falling Pine Needles and Moving Roses

December

• December 5, 2020
  Gardening Gift Ideas from NMSU Cooperative Extension

• December 12, 2020
  Christmas Cactus Care

• December 19, 2020
  Climate-Ready Trees: Planting Smarter for a Warmer (and hopefully shadier) Future

• December 26, 2020
  Things I Wish I’d Known: Quarantine Gardening Chronicles

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.

Please copy your County Extension Agent and indicate your county of residence when you submit your question!