Question: We are anxious to get started on planting our garden but our soils are still very wet and cold. Is there anything we can do to help warm them up and dry them out?
Answer: Unfortunately, wet clay soils are notorious for staying cold late into the Spring in our coastal area. A simple [...]
By María Cortés González / El Paso Times
The unpredictable weather can be a tease to gardeners. If it warms up, you start daydreaming of perky petunias and bright red geraniums.
But then a cool draft comes, reminding us that it’s not wise to plant flowers until after the last frost date. In El Paso, it’s April [...]
I fantasise about floating in a hot air balloon above the rooftops of cities such as London, Paris and New York, simply to snoop at the roof gardens.
Whenever I walk around a city, I’m always on the lookout for secret, hidden gardens; shady courtyards, glimpsed through open gateways, or leafy residential squares spied through high [...]
Whether it’s a bite of melon or a hot, juicy pepper you’re after – or maybe a tomato plant or two – the thought of growing your own food needn’t be unappetizing.
Fresh vegetables from the garden can provide a fun family activity, incorporate healthy foods into the diet and serve as an introduction to sustainable [...]
Have you considered growing fruit in your home yard?
Sue Gray, horticulturist with Oklahoma State University Extension Service in Tulsa, provided the valuable information you need in order to add fruit to the landscape.
All fruit requires full sun, good weed control and an inch of water a week to grow well. Critter control is also important. [...]
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