My own experiences aren’t very useful as almost everything I grew last year was transplanted way LATE. I started the seedlings and then had no place to put them until we built the raised beds.
One exception are TOMATOES, been growing those for years.
I’ve tried some seeds advertised as hot weather tomatoes, but consistently found that cherry tomatoes did best. And that’s [...]
GREAT resource for high desert growers:
2009-unce-fruit-tree-evaluations
We’re definitely going to plant some fruit and nut trees this spring. Just got the order form from the College of Southern Nevada Desert Garden Center in partnership with University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Dave Wilson Nursery:
Winter/Spring 2010 Community Fruit Tree Order Form
They also have the Wonderful pomegrantes, although not on the order form.
I’m [...]
We’ve been so busy this summer and constantly behind schedule, I kept taking pictures and never got around to posting them.
We now have the tomato garden, a raised ENCLOSED bed on the north side of the garage, a raised bed on the north end of the property and a stucco wire fenced area with cacti, [...]
A few days ago I visited neighbors who told me that it froze a couple nights earlier. I didn’t even notice.
Today I inspected the grapes and yup, a number of leaves were brown and dead, definitely frozen. It’s not a problem because there’s lots of new growth. But what timing, just a few days after I [...]
The horno is too big to fire up just for me and solar baking works only when the sun shines.
Since it got so cold all of sudden (32 degrees at 4 am last night), cooking is the most efficient way to stay warm at night. I don’t have an oven, just brought the bbq back [...]
GREEN REVOLUTIONS IN CUBA AND VENEZUELA
October 14, 2007 When most people hear the word “revolution” about either Cuba or Venezuela, images of the Cuban revolution of the 1950s with Fidel Castro at the forefront, or of Hugo Chavez giving a scathing speech attacking U.S. imperialism are brought to mind. However, both [...]
Today I heard the Living on Earth report about the EPAs approval of methyl iodide.
New Pesticide, Old Problems
… The chemical also injures the nervous system and he says developing brains of children and fetuses could be especially vulnerable. Fifty-three scientists, including six Nobel laureates, joined Schettler in the letter, calling [...]
