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....
by scmgadmin | Apr 20, 2019 | Tips & Ideas
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by Scott Lake | Sep 7, 2018 | Experiences, Plant Pests, Tips & Ideas
Science Triumphs By Dudley Vines, SCMG A few months ago Linda Walsh, a 2018 SCMG intern, emailed me (one of her mentors) worried about some spots on her cherry tree. She said they looked like tiny red bugs, but since they didn’t move she thought maybe they were some...
by Scott Lake | Sep 4, 2018 | Growing Tips, Tips & Ideas
Gardening in the Desert – The key is managing evaporation! By John Zarola, with Dudley Vines Evaporation occurs due to intense sunshine, high winds, low humidity, and high temperatures—all of which we have in abundance. Methods we can employ to minimize...
