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!
