Southwestern Deserts
October, 2012
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
The Weekend Homesteader
Are you ready to move your food gardening up a notch, cut your grocery bills, and have a healthier diet? You can do all this with advice from Anna Hess in her new book, The Weekend Homesteader: A...
Celebrate Food Day
As gardeners, many of us appreciate and experience the benefits of fresh, healthful, and sustainably grown food. But unfortunately not everyone in this country has access to these benefits. That's...
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
There's a new pest on the block and it's raising quite a stink. Brown marmorated stink bugs are pests that were first found in this country in the late 1990s, presumably having hitched a ride in...
Purple Pearls
For a distinctive note of color in your fall garden, add this new beautyberry hybrid to your landscape. A cross between Callicarpa dichotema and Callicarpa kwantungensis, Purple Pearls™...
In the Garden
Xeriscape Part V & VI: Soil Improvement & Mulching
Xeriscape design includes a set of seven principles to guide you in the creation and long-term maintenance of a colorful, earth-friendly landscape that suits your unique needs. Previous reports covered design and site analysis, whether to install turf,...
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Resources
Web Finds
Arizona Municipal Water Users Association My October 4 report described some of the basic drip irrigation components. For more details,...
Clever Gardening Technique
Enjoy Free Mulch Allow leaf, flower, and seedpods that drop on the ground to remain as a natural layer of free...
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Regional Reminders
- Protect Young Flowers and Vegetables
- Sow Parsley
- Plant Bulbs
- Decide What to do with your Winter Lawn
- Adjust Irrigation Timers
