by Tracy Bogard | Jun 15, 2021 | Growing Tips, NMSU
Southwest Yard & Garden – Fun with Nectarine Sap Exudate  Nectarine Sap Exudate from Tiny Holes in Peel Created Bizarre Formation: Osmotic Pressure Inside Nectarines Forced Sap to Ooze Delicately  Question: What’s the deal with these clear, stiff,...
by Tracy Bogard | Jun 15, 2021 | Growing Tips, NMSU
Southwest Yard & Garden – Heat-Loving Flowers for Color All Summer Question: I want to try growing flowers from seed in my front yard. Which do you recommend I start with first? Sylvia S. (age 10), Las Cruces Answer: I’ve had great luck growing...
by Tracy Bogard | Jun 14, 2021 | Plant of the Month
Southwest Plant of the Month – Century plant – Agave spp General Information Plant Form Shrub Plant Size 1′ to15′ (in bloom) x 1′ to 5′ Plant Type Evergreen Water Usage Low Sunlight Sun   Physical Description: Bold gray-green...
by Tracy Bogard | Jun 14, 2021 | Recipes
Garden2Table Recipe Corner: No Recipe Recipes Growers’ and Farmers’ Markets are opening around our state this month. Peas, salad and cooking greens, asparagus, herbs, radishes, rhubarb, strawberries, and onions are in season. The New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing...
by Tracy Bogard | Jun 14, 2021 | Growing Tips, Information
Easiest Herbs to Grow Many of us have learned or remembered how to prepare home cooked meals, courtesy of the quarantine. Part of our culinary enjoyment is adding herbs to enhance the dishes. Many herbs are easy to grow both inside and outside. Herbs come as annuals...
