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The other day I was speaking with some folks who were complaining about trying to grow plants here in the Mojave Desert. After the first comments — “You…
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For a while, I’ve been thinking about doing a Desert Bloom segment on weeds, just weeds in general, but there’s so much to talk about with these plants…
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Much as I love life here in Southern Nevada, our springtime is remarkably short. You scarcely have time to get your vegetable seeds into the ground before…
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The sun’s shining more. It’s getting warmer. And one thing’s for sure: Wet, dry, windy or hot, Nevadans will be gardening. People simply like trying and…
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In the dead of winter, so many trees look skeletal – bare branches with dead leaves on the ground surrounding them. Even here in the desert southwest, you…
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Editor's note: This segment originally aired on Dec. 15.For those planning a garden or new landscaping. Is now the time to do it? Should you put in those…
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Summer is ending, the fall cooldown is coming, and with it the best time to add new plants and trees. Planting now gives them several months to establish…
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Spring is ending, and we all know summer heat is coming soon. We're sort of in the brunch of spring and summer, so is it too late to plant tomatoes? What…
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It’s the first day of February. Nights are still a bit chilly – generally in the 40s. Days are getting up there into the 60s.It might be the right weather…
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We are now looking at two to three months of triple-digit temperatures so trees and flowers will be facing particular stress. What can we do to keep our…