Question: I am updating the Valencia County Extension Master Gardener brochure on trees. How do I

In a recent NMSU Cooperative Extension “Ready, Set, GROW!” webinar on holiday gift giving,

Strong wind gusts in Albuquerque on Sept. 8, 2020, caused several major branches in the middle of

Bright yellow mulberry leaf in the Los Lunas bosque on September 2, 2020. Photo credit M.

Pruning branches during the summer is the way to grow if your goal is to control tree size.

Squash bug eggs on leaves and stems. Photo credits Bdm23, Wikimedia Commons (left) and Pollinator,

2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map of New Mexico

Question: Something is wrong with our apricots. The tree looks good, but the fruit are severely

Ash tree leaves from a sample submitted to the NMSU Plant Diagnostic Clinic in September 2019 look

Many roses are impressively drought- and heat-tolerant. A thick mulch layer and regular watering to a

by Dr. Marisa Thompson  

Question: What are your favorite plant books?
-Santa Fe County Extension

Artichokes like these growing in Valencia County Extension Agent Newt McCarty’s garden in Belen

Skinny Tomato Plants Started Indoors - February 23, 1997

Amaryllis Flowers Too Tall - February 11,

by Dr. Marisa Thompson

Besides being girdled and slowly killed by hardscape at the base, this ash tree

Question: There’s mixed advice out there on how to control mistletoe. What do you recommend?

Question

This six-foot-tall cactus in a Las Cruces yard is likely to be a Sonoran saguaro (Carnegiea

By Dr. Marisa Thompson & Dr. Carol Sutherland

Reprint from November 2017

Mesquite girdler. (photo

by Marisa Thompson, with guest contributor, Dr. Amanda Skidmore, NMSU Extension Integrated Pest

Question: Back in April, I had questions about what turned out to be aphids on my peach trees. Now

Guest columnist this week: Alissa Freeman - Senior Program Specialist and Director of the

Rose leaves with symptoms of salt burn. Photo credits L. Peters.

Question: Can you tell what seems

Guest columnist this week: Alissa Freeman - Senior Program Specialist and Director of the

Question: I’ve heard that homegrown tomatoes shouldn’t be stored in the refrigerator because

Question: I’m adding plants to my home landscape, and I’d like to make it a bird-friendly habitat. What

Undersides of these hollyhock leaves are covered with rust pustules. Photo credits Eileen R.Question: