When native pine trees are grown on their own they will develop taproots or sinker roots for stability and to secure enough water.
Home and Garden
Do you have any thoughts on watering times and durations for lawns, fig trees and palms? What time of day should I set my sprinklers?
Water spraying out at high pressure can leave a beautiful arc across the base of a house. But it’s probably not a look that most homeowners want to keep.
A new 40-gallon gas water heater with a six-year warranty costs about $600. If you do it yourself, plan on four hours or so for the job.
The Wonderful variety of pomegranate should have hard seeds, and the pulp should be dark red throughout and very puckery.
Cuttings from citrus trees should be cut slanted at the bottom and straight across at the top end. Cutting them slanted at the bottom end helps to not confuse the top from the bottom.
A first-time soil test establishes a baseline and tells new homeowners at the beginning what’s adequate about their soil chemistry and what’s missing.
When you screw together two pieces of hardwood, you need to predrill the hole. This allows the shaft of the screw to enter the hole without splitting the surrounding wood.
Plants are not expecting normal low temperatures early or late in the winter season and are not prepared for them. Having a recording maximum/minimum thermometer and having the weather app prepares you for anticipating winter freezes.
Probably the easiest palm to grow in our area that can be started from seed is called the California or desert fan palm.
A body shower has multiple jets that spray on you as you bathe. Some jets have pulsating heads that will give you a gentle massage as you shower. Mid-priced units are the most popular as they come in a unit that mounts on the wall.
The Chinese pistache is a good choice in the desert as a general landscape, street or lawn tree. It grows to about 30 feet in height.
Las Vegas Market will run as scheduled Aug. 30-Sept. 3 but will be staged as showroom-only buying opportunities — with no trade show component.
Slime mold fungi are particularly disgusting because they are gelatinous and, over time, change color if they’re left undisturbed. Slime molds can lay atop the grass and smother it.
Cutting the door to fit is not a big deal; you just can’t cut too much off of it.