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I write articles for the Doña Ana Master Gardener Newsletter about kitchen gardening, or some aspect of local food. Illustrated versions of those articles are linked below. The pdf files are of articles as they were printed in the newsletter and are useful for printing.

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Master Gardener Newsletters Article Content Listing By Issue - 2007-2010 (link)

Gardening Articles & Talks

by Darrol Shillingburg

	Gardening Articles & Talks				Master Gardener
		by Darrol Shillingburg			Newsletters


	2012				Jan 2012 (pdf)

	2011				Dec 2011 (pdf)
					Nov 2011 (pdf)
					Oct 2011 (pdf)
					Sept 2011 (pdf)
					Aug 2011 (missing)
	Leeks		July2011	pdf	July 2011 (missing
	Peppers		Jun 2011	pdf	June 2011 (pdf)
					May 2011 (pdf)
	Growing Tomatoes in Las Cruces		Apr 2011		April 2011 (pdf)
	Annotated Listing of NMSU Horticulture Publication for Home Gardens		Mar 2011	pdf
	Carrots		Mar 2011	pdf	March 2011 (pdf)
	February Planting Reminder		Feb 2011	pdf	Feb 2011 (pdf)
	Spinach		Feb 2011	pdf
	Peas		Jan 2011	pdf	Jan 2011 (pdf)

	2010				2010
	Lettuce		Dec 2010	pdf	Dec 2010 (pdf)
	Fava Beans		Nov 2010	pdf	Nov 2010 (pdf)
	Garlic		Oct 2010	pdf	Oct 2010 (pdf)
	Radishes		Sep 2010	pdf	Sept 2010 (pdf)
	Collard Greens		Aug 2010		Aug 2010 (pdf)
	Second Season Gardening Talk		Jul 2010		July 2010 (pdf)
					June 2010 (pdf)
					May 2010 (pdf)
					April 2010 (pdf)
					Mar 2010 (pdf)
					Feb 2010 (pdf)
	Strategies for the Windy Season		Feb 2010	pdf	Jan 2010 (pdf)

	2009				2009
					Dec 2009 (pdf)
					Nov 2009 (pdf)
					Oct 2009 (pdf)
					Sept 2009 (pdf)
	Bordered Patch Butterflies in the Garden		Aug 09	pdf	Aug 2009 (pdf)
					July 2009 (pdf)
					June 2009 (pdf)
	Summer Lettuce		May 09	pdf	May 2009 (pdf)
	Annual Planting Chart for Las Cruces - Web Version		Mar 09	pdf	April 2009 (pdf)
	Annual Planting Chart for Las Cruces - Print Version		Mar 09	pdf	Mar 2009 (pdf)
	Twenty-Three Varieties to Plant in February		Feb 09	pdf	Jan 2009 (pdf)

	2008				2008
					Dec 2008 (pdf)
					Nov 2008 (pdf)
					Oct 2008 (pdf)
					Aug/Sept 2008 (pdf)
					July 2008 (pdf)
	Eighty-two Food Garden Varieties for Las Cruces		June 08	pdf	June 2008 (pdf)
	List of Food Garden Varieties for Las Cruces		rtf	pdf	April/May 2008 (pdf)
	eXtension and eXtension Master Gardeners		Mar 08	pdf	March 2008 (pdf)
	Levels of Difficutly Growing Food Plants		Feb 08		Feb 2008 (pdf)
	A Tomato In Winter		Jan 08	pdf	Jan 2008 (pdf)

	2007				2007
					Nov/Dec 2007 (pdf)
	A Thistle in the Garden		Oct 07	pdf	Oct 2007 (pdf)
	Kitchen Gardening - Revisited (Mar 05 article)		Sep 07		Sept 2007 (pdf)
Getting to the Root of Productivity		Aug 07	pdf	Aug 2007 (pdf)
Blemishes on the Road to Ripe and Juicy		June 07	pdf	June/July 2007 (pdf)
Surprise and Delight		May 07	pdf	May 2007 (pdf)
Fava Green and Beans and Other Things		April 07	pdf	April 2007 (pdf)
Seed Saving for Allium Growers		Mar 07	pdf	March 2007 (pdf)
Radishes Gone Wild		Mar 07	pdf	Feb 2007 (pdf)
Joining the Gardeners' Network		Feb 07		Jan 2007 (pdf)
The Seed Savers Allium Quiz		Feb 07	pdf
Seeds of Chance - Selfers and Outcrossers		Jan 07	pdf
Monthly Gardening Tasks - Feburary		Jan 07
Changes in the Export Bananas Business		Jan 07

2006
Gardens as Islands of Genetic Diversity		Dec 06	pdf
Out of Africa/India/China - Cowpeas aka. Black Eyed Peas		Nov 06	pdf
Out of Africa - Black Eyed Peas		Oct 06	pdf
Dilemmas of the Untidy Gardener		Sept 06	pdf
What is a Sustainable Garden?		Aug 06	pdf
The Principled Gardener		July 06	pdf
Feeding Aphids for Garden Balance		June 06	pdf
Greening the Spuds		May 06	pdf
Surfing for Master Gardeners		Feb. 06	pdf
My Three Sisters - native companions gone organic		Jan. 06	pdf

2005
The Beans of 2005 - my list of favorites		Dec. 05
To Vichyssoise and Beyond - more about leeks		Nov. 05	pdf
Why Not Leeks? - growing leeks		Oct. 05	pdf
Of Meals and Memories - recovering tastes slowly		Sept 05	pdf
Degrees of Engagement - more about native foods		Aug 05	pdf
Your Food Mileage May Vary - food sources		July 05	pdf
How Much Is Enough? - space requirements		June 05	pdf
Diversity Quiz - how much seed diversity is there?		May 05	pdf
Diversity in the KG - growing native southwest foods		Aprl 05	pdf
Kitchen Garden - philosophy, practice, photographs		Mar 05	pdf
Broccoli - growing, varities and history		Feb 05	pdf