January

• January 9, 2021
  Caring for Houseplants: Orchids and Christmas Cactuses

• January 16, 2021
  Guessing Pollination Strategy Based on Flower Power

• January 23, 2021
  Where to Find Wildflowers This Spring

February

• February 6, 2021
  Weeping Fig with the Wintertime Blues

• February 13, 2021
  Controlling Perennial Weeds: Silverleaf Nightshade and Nutsedges

• February 20, 2021
  Room to Grow

• February 27, 2021
  Responding to Frost Bite: A Love-Wait Relationship

March

• March 6, 2021
  Pruning Answers: Long Story Short

• March 13, 2021
  Root Pruning for Long-term Health

• March 20, 2021
  Landscaping for Pollinator Diversity

• March 27, 2021
  Diagnosing Trees with Oozing Sap…Again

April

• April 3, 2021
  Starting Seeds with Patience

• April 17, 2021
  Hummingbirds Are Back

• April 24, 2021
  Cottonwood Cotton and Drought-Friendly Flowers

May

• May 1, 2021
  Roses FAQs

• May 8, 2021
  Heat-Loving Flowers for Color All Summer

• May 15, 2021
  Leaf Miners Cause Minor Damage

• May 22, 2021
  Mulch Obliged

June

• June 12, 2021
  Nectarine Ooze

• June 26, 2021
  Is There Anything Grasshoppers Won't Eat?

July

• July 3, 2021
  Over the Moon for Saskatoon

• July 17, 2021
  Repotting Houseplants, Wind Gusts, Branch Die-Back

• July 24, 2021
  Straight Answers to Curly Questions

• July 31, 2021
  Honeydew Drizzles and Cherry Pit Tips

August

• August 7, 2021
  Container Gardening 101: What You Need to Grow

• August 21, 2021
  Mushrooms Are a Necessary Part of the Landscape Environment

• August 28, 2021
  Pruning Roses in Summer

October

• October 2, 2021
  Prepping Fruit Trees for Winter (Part 1)

• October 9, 2021
  Prepping Fruit Trees for Winter (Part 2)

November

• November 6, 2021
  Indoors or Outdoors? Bringing Plants Indoors May Do More Harm Than Good

• November 13, 2021
  Care for Ornamental Shrubs and Grasses

• November 27 2021
  Green to Red but Not Green to Yellow? – Final Harvest Questions

December

• December 4, 2021
  Microclimate Control

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!