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October Rain | Time to Sow Seed and Plant Bulbs
Its a perfect day for planting in the High Desert. We just had a nice October rain and there is 20% chance of rain for the rest of the day. It is warm and balmy with a light wind. In … Continue reading
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Fried Egg Plant aka Matilija Poppy Adds Sizzle to Mojave Gardens
My mother introduced me to Matilija poppy when I was a teenager. She planted one in her front garden. The poppy didn’t exactly like where she put it, so it literally moved. It spread by underground stems to where … Continue reading
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Surprise Visit From Pest Management Team Member
California Herps Page for Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard – Sceloporus uniformis I was quite surprised to find a friendly visitor in my dining room this afternoon. A rather calm lizard was basking on the tile floor. My cat walked by … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Farm, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Ecological Gardening, Growing Vegetables in the High Desert, High Desert Living, Integrated Pest Management, Kitchen Garden, Lizard, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Pest Management, Scloporus uniformis, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living, Vegetable Garden, Xerophytic Gardening, Yellow Backed Spiny Lizard
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My Answer to The White Crowned Sparrow
My parents came to visit when my home was relatively new. I showed my little vegetable garden to them with requests for advice. One problem that I was having was that seeds would germinate, and then disappear within a day … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Habitat, Kitchen Garden
Tagged Desert Gardening, Ecological Gardening, Garden, Growing Vegetables in the High Desert, High Desert Living, Integrated Pest Management, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Permaculture, Pest Management, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living, Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening, White Crowed Sparrow
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Local Gardener Skips Soil: Hydroponics Garden
Turning the desert into an ‘oasis of healthy eating The Victorville Daily Press released an interesting article about a local gardener who uses hydroponics to grow his vegetables. Good read. By Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer Posted … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Farm, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Gardening Resources, Growing Vegetables in the High Desert, High Desert Gardening Community, High Desert Living, Kitchen Garden, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living, Vegetable Gardening
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Burrowing Barrier Effective: Chicken 1 Mouse 0
Shortly after applying the last batch of cement, observations of mice droppings went from common to briefly incidental. My best hunter, Apricot, suddenly put on weight. Her egg production went from intermittent to slightly over one egg per day. Continue reading
Desert Natives Nursery Delivers
If you are tire of spending money on plants that don’t belong here and ultimately die, a local nursery operated by horticulturists with expertise in the local ecosystem is a wise investment. For what I spent taking risks on plants that never stood a chance, I would have been better off spending more money per plant on plants that do well under local growing conditions. Continue reading
Posted in Garden Community, Ornamental Gardening
Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, Gardening Resources, High Desert Gardening Community, High Desert Living, Low Impact Design, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Where to Buy Plants for Desert Gardening, Wild Flowers, Xerophytic Gardening
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Mojave Roadside Swale Blooms After Desert Rains
I maintained the grade of the roadside swale and added landscaping to solve problems: flooding of the intersection, unauthorized “off-roading” across my front yard, and unauthorized cement laying in my corner. An additional benefit has been free irrigation water in an area where water is very expensive. Continue reading
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Mojave Aster
Mojave Aster, is easily one of my favorite plants. It features large blue flowers with a yellow center. When it opened it’s flowers in my garden this morning, I had to share it with you. My Experience Growing Mojave Aster … Continue reading
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Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Dry Gardening, Garden, High Desert Living, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Permaculture, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Sustainable Living, Water Conservation, Water Wise Plants, Wild Flowers, Xerophytic Gardening
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Hen House with Adobe? How I intend to make life better for my chickens.The Art of Superabode
Superadobe or earth bag building was developed by Nader Khalili, an Iranian American architect, writer, and humanitarian. He developed the superadobe system in 1984, in response to a NASA call for … Source: The Art of Superabode Cal-Earth has … Continue reading
Growing in the Zone
When I am selecting plants that I am not familiar with, knowing which zone my garden is in, can be really handy. Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Farm, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, Gardening Resources, High Desert Gardening Community, High Desert Living, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Ornamental Gardening, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Vegetable Garden, Where to Buy Plants for Desert Gardening, Xerophytic Gardening
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Article in a nut shell, locally native milkweeds are good for monarchs. Tropical and non-native milkweeds may bloom at times that disrupt monarch migratory schedule. Additionally, non-natives may invade natural habitat and destroy native plants needed by many species.Milkweed Can Be Bad For Monarchs?
Source: Milkweed Can Be Bad For Monarchs?
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Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, Gardening Resources, High Desert Gardening Community, High Desert Living, LID, Low Impact Design, Low Impact Development, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Organic Farming, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Sustainable Gardening, Wild Flowers, Xerophytic Gardening
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Banana Yucca Blooms for Easter
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Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, High Desert Living, Kitchen Garden, Mojave Desert, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Where to Buy Plants for Desert Gardening, Xerophytic Gardening
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Holly Leaf Cherry Provides Dark Green Foliage With Little to No Irrigation
Native to California, the holly leaf cherry is a tough shrub to small tree that provides dense evergreen foliage, food for birds, shade, and depending on the location, privacy. Continue reading
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Tagged Bird Attraction, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Evergreen, Garden, High Desert Living, Holly Leaf Cherry, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Privacy Screen, Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr., Shrub, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Tree, Where to Buy Plants for Desert Gardening, Xerophytic Gardening
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Firecracker Penstemon Adds Pop to Mojave Gardens
Of all the plants that I have purchased to date, firecracker penstemon has given me the biggest bang for my buck. Continue reading
Posted in Ornamental Gardening, Plant List
Tagged Attracts Bees, Attracts Hummingbirds, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, High Desert Living, Low Impact Design, Low Impact Development, Mojave Desert, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Xerophytic Gardening
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Botanic Gardens: Spring Plant Sale
On the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd, nearly 10,000 plants and more than 600 varieties will be available for you to purchase. Continue reading
Tagged Botanical Garden, Botany, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Events, Garden, Gardening Resources, High Desert Gardening Community, High Desert Living, Kitchen Garden, LID, Low Impact Design, Master Gardener, Master gardener program, Mojave Desert, Native Plants, Organizations, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Plant, Plant Nurseries, Post Construction BMPs, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, UC Riverside, Vegetable Garden, Where to Buy Plants for Desert Gardening, Wild Flowers, Xerophytic Gardening
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Peace, Love and Soil – Composting improves soil, gardens, moods, and relationships.
Peace, Love and Soil – Composting improves soil, gardens, moods, and relationships. Continue reading
Posted in Back Yard Farm, Soil
Tagged Compost, Dad, Desert Gardening, Family, Garden, High Desert Gardening Community, High Desert Living, Kitchen Garden, Mojave Desert, Ornamental Gardening, Peace, Pets, Plant Nutrition, Relationships, Soil ammendments, Stress Management, Vegetable Garden, Xerophytic Gardening
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“Angelita Daisy”
“Angelita Daisy”, (Tetraneuris ivesiana Greene), provides color and food for bees almost year round. Continue reading
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Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, Gardening Resources, High Desert Living, Mojave Desert, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Plant, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Town of Apple Valley, United States, Water Wise Plants, Xerophytic Gardening
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Red Etampes Pumpkin Seeds | Buy Seeds by the Packet or in Bulk at EdenBrothers.com
I looked up a source for red pumpkin seeds to grow the pumpkin listed in the following recipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVxSXc_221g&google_comment_id=z13jwdkbkvz5glk3u22ezheofnjwg3ale&feature=em-comments I am currently looking for ways to eat without “white stuff” per instructions from my cardiologist. There are a lot … Continue reading
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Dirt-free Potatoes – and That’s No Hay | Garden Maine
• By Faith Pineo • We like to try something new each gardening season and decided to give this a shot a few years back. But this method was only new to us, as our grandfather used to plant this … Continue reading
Tagged Caliche Soil, Desert Gardening, Garden, Gardening Resources, Growing Potatoes, Growing Vegetables in the High Desert, Growing with Hay, Growing with Straw, Hard Soil, High Desert Gardening, High Desert Gardening Community, Hugelkulture, Kitchen Garden, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Potatoes, Vegetable crops, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables, Weed Management, Xerophytic Gardening
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Introduction to Integrated Pest Management
Master Gardener, Steve Turlo, presented information on Integrated Pest Management On June 22, 2013 from 1 – 3 pm at the Newton T. Bass Apple Valley Branch Library located at 14901 Dale Evans Parkway, Apple Valley, CA 92307. Introduction to … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Farm, Garden, Growing Vegetables in the High Desert, Insects, Master Gardener, Master gardener program, Mojave Desert, Newton T. Bass Apple Valley Branch Library, Organizations, Ornamental Gardening, Pest Management, Plant, Town of Apple Valley, Training Events
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