Q: I have a golden barrel cactus that has grown to 3 feet wide in a place where I cannot leave it . It’s a beautiful specimen, but I have to remove it. Any ideas on how to move it? The thorns are lethal.
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The Heritage Classic, a 1920s-style hickory stick golf tournament, was on June 22 at Eagle Crest Golf Club, 2203 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd., a 4,067-yard par-60 layout and perfect for nostalgia.
Question: Will either dwarf lime or lemon trees do well here?
Lawns are getting toasted right now. This is a stressful time of year for plants, particularly those that are not truly desert plants. Temperatures are out of their “comfort zone” and they become susceptible to diseases because they are less capable of fighting through a problem.
Everybody I know is dreaming of cooler temperatures and speculating on where to find them without entirely leaving the Southwest.
Question: I’ve seen garlic at outdoor markets where the garlic is actually braided.
Q: Is using wood from a commercial orchard safe for smoking meats? I don’t know whether you use any of these, but I figured you might have an answer .
Question: My mother’s mimosa tree was fine May 24. Something has attacked it. I attached before-and-after photos, with close-ups of a couple of damaged areas.
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah is enjoyed by about 2 million visitors a year who come to see its 10 deep, hoodoo-filled amphitheaters. Hoodoos are called that because they are tall natural columns that suggest living but unearthly beings. They are formed by an unusual type of erosion involving the freeze-and-thaw cycle that is repeated approximately 200 days every year due to the park’s high elevation.
The current high temperatures will have a big effect on plants’ water use and stress. Make sure landscape plants are deeply watered during this time of high stress. It is best that plants enter into the heat of the day with plenty of water rather than applying it at the end of the day.
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Summerlin South will play Chinese Taipei for the Little League World Series championship after defeating Fairfield, Connecticut, on Saturday in the U.S. title game.
After an extreme heat warning that lasted for four days, rain chances will continue to increase during the next few days.
Summerlin South might have the best player in the Little League World Series in Garrett Gallegos, but the unknown also awaits in the U.S. championship game.
Shawn Davis — better known as “Chef Big Shake” — filed a lawsuit this week in Las Vegas against Wells Fargo Bank and a business adviser at a Henderson branch.
