Tree roots are lazy. They grow best where water is easiest to get. And tree roots absolutely love fertilizer.
Bob Morris
Bob Morris is a horticulture expert living in Las Vegas and professor emeritus for the University of Nevada. Visit his blog at xtremehorticulture.blogspot.com. Send questions to Extremehort@aol.com.
In the hot desert, loss of shade from an irrigation problem leads to attacks by borers.
Q: I planted a sweet lavender plant last year and it grew great until this August and then suddenly died. It was getting about 2 gallons per watering via two emitters. I would like to replace it with another lavender. It gets morning sun and afternoon shade. What variety of lavender would you recommend we try?
Branch dieback in citrus, particularly lemon, is very confusing. Most likely it is a disease issue called “shoot and twig dieback” of citrus.
This is the Mojave Desert. Las Vegas and the high or middle deserts can have cold winters, unexpected early spring frosts and winds. Depending on the type of citrus, fruit trees can survive cold temperatures ranging from the mid to low 20s all the way to no freeze at all.
1
2
3
4
5
Holzhauer doesn’t go all-in, reflects on loss in ‘Jeopardy! Masters’
Vegas Loop tunnel reaches off-Strip resort
Restaurant closing after more than a decade on Las Vegas Strip
‘I just hope she’s in a safe place’: More than 40 children missing in Nevada
4 observations from Raiders’ 1st week of OTAs