by Tracy Bogard | Dec 27, 2022 | Information
Another La Niña Winter – Why Do Gardeners Care? Forecasts indicate a 75 percent chance that La Niña—the cool phase of the ENSO climate pattern—will persist across the tropical Pacific for the third winter in a row. The map below shows the broad swath of...
by Tracy Bogard | Dec 25, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
December Garden Checklist 2022 December Garden Checklist Clean garden pots in preparation for seed starting in the spring Test and amend your soil https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_a/A114/ Start using season extending tools https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=2225...
by Tracy Bogard | Nov 30, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
Butternut Squash – When to Harvest and Prepare When should I harvest butternut squash? Answer from Iowa State University Butternut squash are mature (ready to harvest) when the skin is hard (can’t be punctured with the thumbnail) and uniformly tan in color. When...
by Tracy Bogard | Nov 30, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
Plant leaves spark with electricity during thunderstorms — and could be altering our air quality in unpredictable ways Plant leaves spark with electricity during thunderstorms — and could be altering our air quality in unpredictable ways By Harry Baker – Live Science...
by Tracy Bogard | Nov 30, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
Adapting your Garden to a Changing Climate Adapting your Garden to a Changing Climate -Sam Thompson – Sandoval Extension Master Gardener The Southwestern United States is the hottest and driest area in the country. Climate change is making the area hotter and...
by Tracy Bogard | Nov 29, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
You Might Be a Gardener If … You Might Be A Gardener If…  You’ve been known to use pretty much anything as a planter – a leaky birdbath, a hollowed out rock… You’ve given sections of your yard their own names (as if you are running your own personal arboretum);...
