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Curse of the Cabbage Looper: Tiny Caterpillar Causes Untold Damage to Vegetable Crops

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Goldenrod in the Wild: Forest Fireworks

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

How Pine Bark Beetles Destroy Pine Trees: Insects Cost Millions in Damage

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Bells in the Desert: Showy Flowers for Dry Gardens

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

American Beauty Berry: A Colorful Native Plant

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Stunning Redbud Trees: Bringing Color, Shape and Texture to Gardens

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Monarchs, Queens, Soldiers and Milkweed: Milkweed Provides Food for Butterfly Larva

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Vegetables for Fall Gardens: Many Veggies Just Taste Better in Autumn

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Vegetables to Plant in Fall: Many Veggies Just Taste Better in Autumn

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Starting Fall Vegetables from Seed: Autumn Gardens Offer Quality Produce

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How Large Should a Fall Garden Be? Sizing Up an Autumn Garden

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Container Garden Soil: Preparing and Using Growing Mediums

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Choosing a Site for an Autumn Garden: Location an Important Gardening Decision

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Containers for Growing Fall Gardens: Time, Space Important Reasons for Container Gardens

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Fall Vegetable Garden: Planning Now for Autumn Gardens

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Using Worms to Compost Waste: Vermicomposting - An Easy Process

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Micro-Organisms: Giving Life to Soil

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Coreopsis – Yellow Flowering Annuals: Splashes of Maroon and Gold in a Summer Garden

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Pickeral Weed: Ideal for Ponds or Wetland Areas

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Understanding Fertilizers: NPK Designations Can Be Confusing

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Caring for Pepper Plants: Insects, Diseases and Proper Tilling

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Giant Black Eyed Susan: A Waterwise Native Plant

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Summer Squash in Waterwise Gardens: Delicious Fruit and Colorful Blooms

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Planting Peppers: Some Like Them Hot, Some Like Them Sweet

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Mexican Palo Verde Tree: Also called Retama, Jerusalem Thorn and Lluvia de Oro

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Herbs for Beginners: A Short Guide to Herb Gardening

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Planning a Spring Garden: For Nutritious and Fresh Vegetables

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Plants Need Nutrients: They Make Their Own Food

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

A Handful of Soil: A Universe of Microorganisms

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Citrus Trees: Oranges, Tangerines, Lemons, Limes, Grapefruit and More

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Spring Mint: How to Plant, Raise and Harvest Mint

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Weeders for Spring Gardens: Many Weeding Tools on The Market

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Purple Sage in Spring: A Hardy and Attractive Salvia

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Rattlesnakes in The Spring Garden? The Venomous Reptiles Emerge as The Earth Warms

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Spring Blooming Desert Verbena: Bright Pink Welcomes Warmer Weather

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Forcing Amaryllis Blooms: Gorgeous Flowers in Winter

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Neem Oil: An Organic Pesticide

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Raising Onions: A Cool Season Crop

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Verticillium Wilt: Soil-Borne Fungal Disease

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National Garden Mail Order Month: January Time to Order Catalogues

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Strawberry Pests: Bugs, Slugs, Grubs and Slime

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Strawberry Types and Cultivars: June Bearers, Everbearers and Day Neutrals

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Training Strawberries: Rows or Hills

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Strawberries are Easy to Grow: When and How to Plant

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November Waterwise Garden Chores: Cool Weather Doesn’t Mean No More Work

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Turf Needs TLC Too: Fertilizing Lawns in Autumn

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Protecting Plants from Deer: Marauding Wild Ungulates Can Devastate Gardens

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Garlic: Love It or Hate It! Easy to Grow Winter Crop

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

What Is Xylem? A Plant Pipeline

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

What Is Aeration? Air in The Soil

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Planting Spring-Flowering Bulbs: For A 'Bustin' Out All Over' Garden.

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

The History of Composting: An Earthier Side of Humanity

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Waterwise Healthy Lawns: How Long Is Your Grass

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Texas Mountain Laurel: Beautiful Foliage and Grape-Smelling Flowers

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Start Fall Tomatoes in August: It’s Not Too Early to Get Them Into the Ground

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Mexican Hydrangea - Beautiful but Invasive: Also Known as Mexicali Rose, Rose Glory Bower and Cashmere Bouquet

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Vitex – A Lilac Alternative: Also Called Texas Lilac or Chaste Tree

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Plan Now for Spring Gardens: It's Time to Choose Plants

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

The VERT Garden: An Innovative Garden Concept

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Veggie Gardening in Hot Areas: Long or Short Growing Periods?

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Plant-Derived Insecticides: Many Organic Insecticides Come From Plants and Fossils

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Organic Pest Controls: Controlling unwanted garden guests organically

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Allelopathic Plants: Lone Killers: These Plants Compete Chemically with Other Plants

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Salt Cedars: Beautiful but destructive

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Waterwise Sages: Varieties Make Sages Great Garden Plants

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Major Pinyon Diseases: Names, Symptoms and Treatment

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Pinyon Insect Enemies: Insect Larvae Are Destructive

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Planting and Caring for Pinyon: Fragrant and Beautiful

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Helpful Hints for Drip Systems: Tips for Design and Installation

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Types of Drip Systems: Emitters make the difference

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Where Do The Drips Go? How to Place Drip Irrigation Emitters

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

How to Set Up Drip Systems: It’s Easy and Inexpensive

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Waterwise Drip Irrigation: Using Water More Efficiently

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

How Plants Use Water: Wetting Fronts, Transpiration, Root Zones and Photosynthesis

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Is Your Garden Soil Too Salty? Salinity Levels Can Affect Plants

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

What is a Watershed? Rainwater Harvesting Series

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Artemesia: Artemisia ludoviciana

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Waterwise Gardening: A Guide

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Mesquite Trees: Prosopis pubescens, Prosopis glandulosa and Prosopis velutina

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Collecting Rainwater: Rainwater Harvesting Series

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Texas Pistachio: Pistacia texana

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Big Tooth Maple: A lovely, drought-tolerant tree

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Trees in a Desert Landscape: Adding “bones” to a garden

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Building a Desert Rainwater Garden: Harvesting Rainwater Series

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Indian Mallow: A desert beauty

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Using Rainwater Makes Sense: Rainwater Harvesting Series

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Growing Desert Willows: This plant is actually a large shrub and not a willow

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Wind and Heat in Desert Gardens: Never Underestimate the Amount of Damage that Can Occur

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Water and Desert Gardens: A precious commodity in arid regions

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Is Your Garden in an Arid Region? Or is it truly in a desert?

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Definition of a Desert: What is a desert??

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

1934 Dustbowl Created Desert: Millions of people displaced

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Organic Matter for Composting: No different in the desert

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Compost for a Desert Garden: Requiring a litte more water, and a little more care

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Composting Equipment: What’s needed to create desert compost.

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Composting – Emulating Nature: Providing nutrition for a desert garden.

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Soil – Earth’s Living Layer: How soil is created.

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Chupacabras in the Southwest? Or something worse?

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Gayfeather for Garden Color: Gayfeather adds a new dimension to desert gardens

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

Four-Wing Saltbush: Providing food and shelter for man and animal for millenia

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By: Feature Writer Robert Dailey

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