Doña Ana Master Gardener Newsletters - 2007-2010

 
 

Each month the Doña Ana Master Gardeners produce a newsletter that contains local announcements, master gardener profiles, monthly garden tasks, a calendar of events and a message from the Extension Agent. Each newsletter also contains content articles of interest from the agricultural community at large as well as some articles written by master gardeners.

To assist you in finding things, I have listed the major content articles in each issue.

There are links to Master Gardener web sites at the bottom of this page.

 

Doña Ana County Master Gardener Newsletter Articles

 

2010
 
   
March

Plant of the Month - Barrel Catcus
How to Propagate Agaves and Cacti From Cutting and Seeds
How to Transplant Cactus
How to Make a Windsock
Coffee Grounds: Will They Perk Up Your Plants
Five Great Climbing Roses
Keep Your Climber Blooming
Juvenile Birds
Weed Watch: Goatheads

 

February

Plant of the Month - Hollyhocks
Strategies for the Windy Season
Down and Dirty Composting
Combating Squirrels
Spring Vegetable Planting Schedule
Natural Pest Management
Unethical Native Plant Harvesting

 

January Plant of the Month - Golden Ball Leadtree
Oleander Leaf Scorch
Citrus Greening Disease
Yucca - NM State Flower
Harry Potter Herbology
Top Ten Roses
New Mexico State Reptile (Whiptail Lizard)

2009
 
December

Plant of the Month - Pinyon Pine
Identifying Conifers Quiz
Site Selection and Preparation for Christmas Tree Planting
Buying A Living Christmas Tree
Reblooming Christmas and Thanksgiving Cacti
Tips fpr Better Garden Soil

November Plant of the Month - Ocotillo
History and Origin of Botanical Names
Verticillium Wilt of Catalpa, Maple and Elm
A Bird's Eye View
October

Plant of the Month - Mexican Sycamore
All About Pumpkins
Agaves of New Mexico
Five Fall Veggies to Grow in Containers
Rattlesnakes and Mothballs

September

Plant of the Month - Texas Sage
Garden Photography
Growing Onions in New Mexico
Keeping Rabbits Away
Bordered Patch Butterflies in the Garden

August Plant of the Month - Citrus in New Mexico
No Pests, No Chemicals
Growing Chili Peppers
Pests and Problems of Agave, Aloe, Cactus and Yucca
Death By Mint Oil
Better Bugs & Gardens
 
July Gardening Tool Basics
Clean Sharp Tools
Blossom End Rot
Pairing Plants
Gardening in Small Spaces
NM Shade Trees
Geranium Problems
 
June

Plant of the Month - Bur Oak
Role of Micronutrients
Compost Myths
Causes of Bloosom-End Rot in Tomatoes
Fertilizer Facts
Deadheading Guide
Gardening Tips from Master Gardeners
What is Dew Point
Plants for Windy Conditions

   
May Plant of the Month - Red Mountain Sage
How Many Veggies
Container Veggies
Leaf Cutter Bees
Summer Lettuce
Drought Tolerant Plants
Plants That Attract Butterflies
Raised Bed Veggie Gardens
 
April Introducing Weep Acacia
Thrifty Recycling Ideas for the Thrifty Gardener
Gardening on the Cheap: Plant Shopping on a Budget
 
March Flower Power for Humingbirds
Poisonous Plants
Water Wise Ideas
 
January Master Gardener Hotline Training
January is Bareroot Season for Roses and Fruit Trees
 

2008
 
December Master Gardener Graduation and Resertification Lunchen
 
November Master Gardener Profile - Suzi Jones
Article about Jim and Mary Brady
 
October Dixie's HoneyDos for October
 
Aug/Sept

Master Gardener Profile - Ann Fair
Master Gardener Profile - Delfi Mondragon

 
July Lantanas That Attract the Most Butterflies
Tomatoes Found to Protect Against Sunburn
Sustainable Landscapes
Protect Your Garden From Withering Heat
Charlie's Favorite Organic Pest Controls
Increase Your Homes Value With Landscaping
 
June Updatig Your Garden to Reflect You
Master Gardener Profile - Sam and Sandi Resch
Alternative Remedies
Eighty-Two Garden Varieties for Southern New Mexico
Food Varieties for Las Cruces - List
 
April/May Scientists Turn Cheap Beet Pulp Into Value-Added Plastics Ingredient
Spring Cleaning
Plant List for Moonlight Gardening
Insect Rx
Training A Climbing Rose
Edible of the Month - Eggplant
 
March All New Prospects for an All Around Spice
Imported Bees Not The Source of Virus Associated With Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
eXtension And eXtension Master Gardeners
Adventrues In Your Own Backyard
Salsa Contest Results
 
February

Tropical Traits For Temperate Beans
Veggie Soy Beans About to Get Even Sweeter
Levels of Difficulty Growing Food Plants
Winter Gardening Update

 
January New Technique Thins Excess Bloosoms and Boosts Tree Fruit Size
Orance-Fleshed Honeydews Evaluated
A Tomato In Winter
A Gift That Continues To Give
 

2007

 
January

Autumn King Seedless
Grapes: Big and Luscious
Seeds of Chance: The Selfers and The Outcrossers
Pome, Sweet Pome: Expanding the National Quince Collection
Changes in the Banana Export Business
ARS Seeks Partner f o r New
Environmentally Friendly Fertilizer

 
February

Will the Drought Continue?
The Seed Savers Allium Quiz

 
March

NMSU Is Home to World's Hottest Chile Pepper
Seed Saving for Allium Growers
New Soil Moisture Sesor Assessed
A Cold Approach to Nematode Egg – Hatch
Radishes Gone Wild!

 
April

Fungus Eyed as Stopper of Ash-Killing Beetle
'Lakota' - USDA-Agricultural Research Service-Pecan Breeding Program
Fava Beans, Greens and Other Things

 
May

Tips for Greenhouse Growers: Add Silicon
New Lettuces Shrug Off Verticillium Wilt
Possible New Control for Whiteflies Discovered
She Never Fails to Surprise Me!
Drip Irrigated Garden Established at NMSU’s
Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center

 
June/July

Letting Plants ‘Talk’ To You
“Cologne” Attracts Beneficial Lacewings
New Habanero Blasts Taste Buds - And Pepper Pests
Threat to Grapevines and Gardens Now Easier to Pinpoint
Blemishes on the Road to Ripe and Juice

 
August

Of Watermelons and Waistlines: New Low-Sugar Varieties from ARS
New Southern Peas Developed By ARS Cooperators
Plum-Pox Resistant Trees Move Forward
Getting to the Roots of Productivity

 
September

New Plant Insect Interaction Discovered
Goathead Gold Mine: Noxious Weed Valued By Some as Useful Medicinal Herb
The Kitchen Garden – Revisited
New Online Help for Managing Whiteflies

 
October

Socking It to Strawberry Root Rot
New Pheromone Sprayer Leads Amorous Moths Astray
A Thistle in the Garden
Climate Change and Groundwater Recharge
Harvesting Water
Treatment for Mouse-Eared Pecan Trees Now Licensed

 
Nov/Dec

Best Wishes for John White
ARS-Studied Gas Helps Apples Stay Crisp
The Winter Garden
Four Benefits of Backyard Composting

 
   

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