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Peaches are a lot easier to protect than figs. Figs must be picked when they are ripe. Peaches will ripen off the tree.
Patients can now see an array of doctors without leaving their recliner thanks to telemedicine. But that doesn’t mean trips to the office should end.
While experts don’t fully understand the connection between hearing loss and dementia, there is a “clear association,” Dr. Dale Bredesen says.
Let’s raise our voices and be the catalysts for change, empowering our men to embrace their well-being without fear or stigma.
Q: Around town and in my neighborhood, many midlife trees are dying. In beautiful large trees, there are dead branches and sometimes just a fully dead tree. Some trees are planted in gravel and some in a yard. Do you notice that also?
Horticulture expert Bob Morris answers readers’ gardening questions.
Q: I have a small crape myrtle tree with leaves that were constantly wet this year. The ground and plants underneath were always wet. Now that the leaves are gone. I can see the branches are also wet. Another tree I have is perfectly dry and normal. What’s causing this and how can I correct it?
Horticulture expert Bob Morris answers readers’ questions.
I have fruit tree pruning classes at 1 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays during the month of December at Ahern Orchard in downtown Las Vegas. Class size is limited so you must enroll on Eventbrite or contact me.
The most effective pest control measures for fruit, shade or ornamental trees during 2019 will be applied this December and January. Many gardeners consider the application of oils as an “organic” method of controlling future pests. In the purest sense, it is not organic. But applications of oils during the winter reduce the need for “hard pesticides” later.
The time of pruning varies with the fruit tree but generally most fruit trees are pruned during the winter months, beginning at leaf drop. When you have a lot of fruit trees, pruning may start early and not end until after flowering has started in spring.
Q: My young acacia tree has abundant growth but only on the top half of the branches. Each of these branches is losing many leaves halfway up the branch. There is a lot of growth at the top of the tree but not much below. Am I watering too much or too little? I water every five days during the summer.
My class on creating a desert orchard will be held in November for four Saturday afternoon sessions. It begins Nov. 3. You can sign up for it on Eventbrite or contact me and I can arrange it for you.
Q: I am interested in planting a fruit tree in my yard. After reading your blog, I was thinking of a fig tree, but I have been told that they can get very large. I wanted it to stay under 8 feet tall and not be difficult to grow. When should I plant it and where?
Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
A longevity expert shares which foods you should avoid, and which ones to load up on, if you want to live to 100.
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Researchers are looking for people in the Las Vegas Valley with loved ones who have the disease also known as juvenile diabetes.
The tranquilizer xylazine has been detected in the local illicit drug supply, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.