Desert Horticulture
Desert Horticulture is as unique to horticulture as the desert to other environments. Growing plants in the desert is part science and part art. The science must be "tweeked" to grow plants successfully here. This podcast takes questions from listeners, and topic suggestions that are current, and discusses how to 'tweek" the science for Desert Horticulture.
Podcasting since 2019 • 86 episodes
Desert Horticulture
Latest Episodes
Soil Sampling and Testing of Desert Soils
Testing of home landscapes can be expensive. Sampling and testing of desert soils doesn't have to be done every year. Usually every three to five years is enough. Learn how to establish a baseline desert soil test of your landscape and ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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19:00
Internet Research on Desert Horticulture. Good, Bad, or ?
Desert horticulture is a unique form of horticulture that must be tweaked for desert soils, increased sunlight intensity, increased temperatures, low humidity and other factors. It's frustrating when solid local horticultural ad...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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33:17
Amending the Soil - What Does it Mean?
Desert soils can be very low in organics. This is why amendments are added to landscapes. Amendments will benefit the soil structure or soil chemistry or both! Learn what it means to amend the soil and differences in soil amendments and what th...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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34:29
Iron Treatment Differs Depending on Time of Year
Iron, manganese and zinc is in short supply in desert soils. Particularly iron. Learn how applications of iron should differ, from soil to liquid leaf (foliar) applications, depending on the time of year. Not only that but its effectiveness var...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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27:00
Fire Blight Disease in Your Fruit Trees
Fire blight disease is one of the most virulent and aggressive diseases that fruit trees and landscape plants can get. This past year we've had an outbreak of this disease. Some fruit trees and landscape plants are more susceptible to it t...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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31:33