2007 Archives
Southwest Yard & Garden is a weekly column, written by Curtis W. Smith, Extension horticulture specialist, that addresses garden and landscape questions.
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Curtis Smith
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9301 Indian
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Albuquerque, NM 87112
Curtis W. Smith, Ph.D., is an Extension Horticulture Specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator.
JANUARY
- January 6, 2007
- African violet problems
- January 13, 2007
- What kind of chile is this?
- January 20, 2007
- Tree branches splitting
- January 27, 2007
- African violet light and salt problems
- February 3, 2007
- Double digging a garden
- February 10, 2007
- Container gardens are mobile
- February 17, 2007
- Building a raised bed garden
- February 24, 2007
- Fruit and ornamental tree pruning and transplanting
- March 3, 2007
- Consider wind as well as frost when planting in the spring
- March 10, 2007
- Ash tree borers
- March 17, 2007
- Plants for a windbreak
- March 24, 2007
- Low-growing plants for New Mexico/Divide iris in late summer if possible
- March 31, 2007
- Red-shouldered bugs
- April 7, 2007
- Pruning pomegranate
- April 14, 2007
- Chinese elms are good trees
- April 21, 2007
- Can I harvest over-wintered turnips and collards?
- April 28, 2007
- Propagating mesquite trees
- May 5, 2007
- New Mexico verbena in literature
- Watering when it is raining
- May 12, 2007
- Houseplants benefit from summer outside
- May 19, 2007
- How to legally get wildflower plants
- May 26, 2007
- Now that the roses have finished blooming...
- June 2, 2007
- Tree stumps
- June 9, 2007
- Fertilize apple trees?
- June 16, 2007
- Russian sage sprouts
- June 23, 2007
- Trees and Patio
- June 30, 2007
- Water conserving, non-invasive landscape plants
- July 7, 2007
- Fern didn't grow in Alamogordo
- July 21, 2007
- Summer tomato problem
- August 4, 2007
- Is zoysia grass really good?
- August 11, 2007
- Euphorbia 'Blue Lagoon' attractive yet toxic plant
- Apple tree turning brown in August
- Pruning roses in summer
- September 1, 2007
- Amending soil under a tree
- Repairing damaged tree bark
- Lightning struck tree / Lavender for cooking
- Clean old flower pots before reusing
- Yellow mushroom in potted plant / Can I compost tree leaves with fungus disease?
- October 5, 2007
- Less invasive trees for pocket park / Encouraging bunch grasses to spread
- October 13, 2007
- Limit fall pruning of New Mexico roses
- October 20, 2007
- Pruning information
- October 27, 2007
- Yes, mistletoe grows in New Mexico
- November 3, 2007
- Chiles for New Mexico holiday houseplants
- November 10, 2007
- Small apartment garden possible in winter
- November 17, 2007
- Prolonging holiday plants Thanksgiving through Christmas
- November 24, 2007
- Pruning greens for winter decorations
- December 1, 2007
- Bouganvillea dropped all its leaves
- December 8, 2007
- Annuals and perennials for high altitude NewĘ Mexico gardens
- December 15, 2007
- Removing grass to make a rock landscape
- December 22, 2007
- Starting transplants indoors in winter
- December 29, 2007
- Winter water harvesting