by Tracy Bogard | Oct 26, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
The Green Tomato Conundrum One of the challenges gardeners often have is what to do with the tomatoes that won’t ripen in the garden.SF GATE helps explain what happened and how to use those tomatoes. Tomato fruits can reach that mature green stage as quickly as 25...
by Tracy Bogard | Oct 25, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
Planning Ahead for 2023 Gardening Planning Ahead for 2023 Gardening Despite the lovely rains in early October, the wettest August in the past 128 years, and the wettest year to date in 218 years, NM continues to be classified as being in a drought. Sandoval county...
by Tracy Bogard | Oct 24, 2022 | Experiences, Information
Down and Dirty with Rachel What is your favorite season and why? If you are like most people, your answer to the second part of this question will be about the weather, an aesthetic aspect of the season, and/or an activity that the season brings with it. When I asked...
by Tracy Bogard | Sep 17, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
September Garden Checklist 2022 September Garden Checklist Sow seeds for native spring wildflowers -cover with ¼ inch playground sand (washed to remove weed seeds) Check irrigation system to ensure water is coming out at expected rate and all lines are clear Keep...
by Tracy Bogard | Sep 17, 2022 | Information, Tips & Ideas
Consider Visiting A Botanical Garden Living in the in the Desert Southwest provides several months of comfortable travel when the rest of the country is too cold and wet to enjoy being outside. One delightful way to enjoy this time of year is to visit botanical...
by Tracy Bogard | Sep 17, 2022 | Experiences, Information
Down and Dirty with Rachel Whenever I tell people I moved here from Arkansas, I almost invariably get a response along the lines of “That’s a big change”. Yes and no. The sun is undoubtedly stronger, and it is drier here. Chile is king. I feel weird walking through...
