by scmgadmin | Jun 3, 2015 | Growing Tips
Get creative with a small garden room by Jan Koehler Downsizing and relocating half-way across the country to pursue a new life adventure brings with it a certain freedom to discover the possibilities for ensuring that life remains fresh and interesting. Smaller...
by scmgadmin | Jun 3, 2015 | Growing Tips
Plant of the Month: Common Lilac by Jan Koehler Although lilacs come in many colors, the most familiar is the purple. Common Lilac Scientific Name: Syringa vulgaris Common Name: Lilac Type: Perennial shrub Family: Oleacea Native Range: North America above latitude 48...
by scmgadmin | Apr 29, 2015 | Growing Tips
The Violaceae Family By Jan Koehler, SCMG Intern photo by J. Koehler Competing with their pansy cousins as superstars of the cool season garden, violas are easy to grow, giving that early spring garden a much needed color lift. Newer viola varieties offer larger...
by scmgadmin | Apr 29, 2015 | Growing Tips
Plants from seed save money, add variety By Judy Jacobs, SCMG In the middle of January, when most people are recovering from the holidays and wondering who will play in the Super Bowl, I can be found in my sunroom sorting seeds. We are fortunate to live in New Mexico,...
by scmgadmin | Apr 29, 2015 | Fertilizer, Growing Tips, Plant Pests, Projects
Seed2Need – 2014 Lessons Learned, Part II By Penny Davis, SCMG In Part I, we discussed several problems encountered by Seed2Need over the past five years. This month, we will discuss one other major problem – blossom end rot – and then we will talk...
by scmgadmin | Apr 29, 2015 | Growing Tips, Plant Pests, Weeds
Seed2Need – 2014 Lessons Learned, Part I By Penny Davis, SCMG “Gardening is something you learn by doing and by making mistakes. Like cooking, gardening is a constant process of experimentation, repeating the successes and throwing out the...
