by IamIt142730 | Feb 27, 2022 | Grow It
Watering Water conservation is something we all care about. Our goal as high desert gardeners is to do all that we can to minimize our water needs. This is accomplished by adding compost to soil to help it retain water, by mulching plants to keep them cool and moist...
by IamIt142730 | Feb 27, 2022 | Grow It
Spring Chores – Third Steps Your garden beds are really starting to take shape at this point and spring fever really starts setting in. There are a few more chores yet to complete before you can sit back with your drink of choice and enjoy the view. #1...
by IamIt142730 | Feb 27, 2022 | Grow It
Spring Chores – Second Steps Now comes the fun part. If you are like me you have already bought new plants for the coming season that you have been protecting and nurturing until the time is right. #1 Planting Nursery Perennials Time to get your...
by IamIt142730 | Feb 27, 2022 | Grow It
Spring Chores – First Steps When the weather has warmed enough and the signs of spring are shouting “Get to Work!” it’s time to pull out those gardening gloves and tools. Put on your grubbies and dig in. There is no doubt that spring is the...
by IamIt142730 | Feb 27, 2022 | Grow It
Winter Weeds This winter of 2021-2022 has been like nothing I have ever seen before in the high desert. First we had what apparently is called an atmospheric river. What? According to the NOAA the definition is: Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow regions...
by IamIt142730 | Feb 26, 2022 | Grow It
Winter Watering While plants use much less water in the winter than in the summer, we are still in the desert and conditions are mostly dry. Some amount of watering in the winter is necessary and will depend on the amount and type of rainfall. Generally speaking...