Southwest Regional Reports
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Southwest Regional ReportsSouthwest November Garden To-Do List
We officially made it to November. The air is cooler, our windows are open, and what leaves we do have are falling. The javelinas and other wildlife in your area…
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Southwest Regional ReportsSouthern California November Garden To-Do List
The weather is finally reliably cooler now in Southern California, and our attention is shifting from heat and wind protection to tucking our gardens in with new plants and fresh…
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Southwest Regional ReportsSouthern Plains November Garden To-Do List
November is a great month for gardening in the Southern Plains. Unlike our neighboring states to the north, much of the Southern Plains still hasn’t had freezing temperatures in the…
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Southwest Regional ReportsTwo Hot-Colored Milkweeds for the Southwest
Monarch butterflies are becoming more and more scarce, and it’s up to humans to help them. In the past 30 years, the number of monarchs has decreased by 90%, as…
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Southwest Regional ReportsChoosing Fire-Resistant Plants in Southern California
Once upon a time, the wildfire season in Southern California lasted for a couple of months in the autumn. Not anymore! Since these days wildfires can hit us at any…
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Southwest Regional ReportsShrubs for Small Spaces in California
Mark Weathington, director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, discusses several small shrub varieties that provide big interest in a petite package as…
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Southwest Regional ReportsShrubs for Small Spaces in the Southern Plains
Mark Weathington, director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, discusses several small shrub varieties that provide big interest in a petite package as…
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Southwest Regional ReportsPest Control for Southern California: Whiteflies
Whiteflies are familiar across the country as greenhouse and indoor-plant pests. But in our warm climate, two species of these unwelcome little sap-sucking insects are very prevalent. Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia…
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Southwest Regional ReportsPest Control for the Southern Plains: Pine Wilt Disease
There are several pests that attack pine trees (Pinus spp. and cvs., Zones 2–9) in the Southern Plains—from pine needle scale to needle blight to yellow-bellied sapsuckers—but none are as…
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Southwest Regional ReportsPest Control for the Southwest: Piñon Ips Beetle
The piñon ips beetle (Ips confusus) infests Southwest-native piñon pines (Pinus edulis, Zones 4–8) throughout the region. According to the Colorado State Forest Service, “Ips beetles, sometimes known as ‘engraver…
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