In this article we are going to link to a Vegetable Planting Calendar for Maricopa County, AZ. it is from an academic paper authored by Lucky Bradley and Kai Umeda. Please click on this link to read. Phoenix Valley Nursery & Gardening Stores If you’re looking for the best locally grown herbs, cactus, bedding plants,…
Is it cold weather yet? The very first half of December is considered to be mild, but the cold weather may hit hard during the second part of the month. Any type of frost sensitive plants that are in containers need to be brought in to be covered. You want to make sure that you…
In agriculture and horticulture, there are 15 different types of nurseries. A nursery is a plot of land dedicated to propagating plants, providing initial nutrients, growing young seedlings, and eventually selling them for transplanting in commercial agriculture, horticulture, or hobby gardening, such as Kitchen Gardening. Depending on the sort of nursery, the final phase (selling)…
Tip of The Month Had trouble with fungi or nematodes in your garden? This is the time to take care of them. Prepare the bed for fall planting now. Add fertilizer and organic matter, water, and then cover with a large piece of at least 4 mil clear plastic (an old shower curtain works great). Use…
In this article we are going to link to a Vegetable Planting Calendar for Maricopa County, AZ. it is from an academic paper authored by Lucky Bradley and Kai Umeda. Please click on this link to read. Phoenix Valley Nursery & Gardening Stores If you’re looking for the best locally grown herbs, cactus, bedding plants,…
What to plant in February: Summer-flowering bulbs, and pre-chilled hyacinth and hybrid tulip bulbs Cool-season succulents Succulents with a summer dormancy should be planted by mid-month Bare root grapes and containerized deciduous fruit trees Ornamental grasses (after danger of frost is past) Spring and summer flowering perennials Bare-root roses (through mid-month) Frost-tender shrubs – begin…
Is it cold weather yet? The very first half of December is considered to be mild, but the cold weather may hit hard during the second part of the month. Any type of frost sensitive plants that are in containers need to be brought in to be covered. You want to make sure that you…
June is probably the most difficult period for many plants because of the long days, high temperatures, and low humidity. Ineffective water management is the number one cause of death of landscape plants in the Valley, and, believe it or not, it is more frequently from over watering than under watering. You can reduce your…
It is not often we link to an article on an outside website but when we saw the Arizona Cooperative Extension and The University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Vegetable Planting Calendar for Maricopa County – we wanted you to see it. Authored by Kai Imeda and Kelly Murray Young, its tables…
Baileya multiradiata is a North American species of sun-loving wildflowers native to the deserts of northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States including our own state of Arizona. Although called a desert marigold, it is only a remote relative of the true marigolds of the genus Tagetes. Baileya multiradiata is a short-lived perennial to annual that forms a clumping patch of silvery-green foliage which bears many tall, naked stems,…