by Tracy Bogard | Dec 18, 2020 | Growing Tips
These are Few of My Favorite Things: Thanksgiving Cactus By Michelle Wittie – SEMG 2020 & Kate Shadock – SEMG 2018 I asked Michelle Wittie, SEMG 2020, also monitor and administrator of the popular Facebook group, GARDENING IN RIO RANCHO, and...
by Tracy Bogard | Dec 11, 2020 | Growing Tips, Tips & Ideas
Southwest Yard & Garden – Christmas Cactus Care Beautiful blossoms aside, notice how smooth the edges of the flattened leaves are on this Christmas cactus. Photo credit spablab flickr.com. Question: How should I care for my new Christmas cactus to ensure...
by scmgadmin | May 28, 2020 | Growing Tips
Now That the Roses Have Finished Blooming Southwest Yard & Garden by Dr. Marisa Thompson It seems to me that rose gardening fell out of style (not among rosarians, to be sure, but among newbie gardeners) when xeriscaping became the new rage a few decades back. Now...
by scmgadmin | Oct 30, 2019 | Growing Tips, Tips & Ideas
Southwest Yard & Garden – Growing Beautiful Bulbs Can Be a Breeze Question: My friend recently gave me a bag of mixed bulbs to try in my yard. She assured me they’ll be easy to plant and manage, but I’m afraid of killing them before they even have a chance....
by scmgadmin | Oct 30, 2019 | Growing Tips, Tips & Ideas
Southwest Yard & Garden – Comparing Apples to Apples: The Variety Game Winesap’ and ‘Granny Smith’ side by side. Photo credit M. Thompson ‘Granny Smith’ apple in Portal, Arizona. Photo credit M. Thompson ‘Winesap’ apple in Portal Arizona. Photo credit M....
by scmgadmin | Oct 28, 2019 | Growing Tips, Tips & Ideas
Southwest Yard & Garden – How Frost Affects Plants: The Champs vs. The Wimps We harvested and weighed over 1,100 lb of unripe tomatoes from frost-bitten plants last week at the NMSU Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas. Photo credit M. Thompson....
