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High Desert Gardening

Submitted by the Corrales Garden Tour: One of the things those of us who arrange the Corrales Garden Tour each year understand is that gardening in the high desert is not always easy. The Bosque and the sand hills and each have their own issues, but most will agree that it can be difficult to […]

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High Desert Gardening

Submitted by the Corrales Garden Tour: One of the things those of us who arrange the Corrales Garden Tour each year understand is that gardening in the high desert is not always easy. The Bosque and the sand hills and each have their own issues, but most will agree that it can be difficult to […]

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Planting for Pollinators

Pollinators are essential for the health and growth of our gardens. Two of the most important pollinators are bees and butterflies, both of which have declining populations due to urban growth and less vegetation for food. Bees Bees are beneficial to our yards because they pollinate our plants. Bumblebees and honeybees each have distinct traits […]

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Getting Rid of Garden Pests

Many commercial nursery and greenhouse operations have a continual routine of spraying with pesticides, virucides, fungicides, fertilizers and PGRs (Plant Growth Regulators) to bring perfect, lush and consistent products to retail garden stores and the consumer.  Road’s End Farm and Nursery located between Edgewood and Moriarty doesn’t follow that approach and is a bee and […]

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Keep lawn equipment safety in mind this spring

(NAPSI)—In spring, homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. To help, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing outdoor power equipment, small engine, utility vehicle, golf car and personal transport vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, reminds you to keep safety in mind. “Before you use a mower, trimmer, […]

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Garlic Production in New Mexico

brown and tops will fall, indicating maturity. Irrigation should be terminated at this time to avoid bulb discoloration and bulb rots. To ensure bulbs are fully mature, remove the top layer of soil from the top of a few bulbs and check to make sure the bulbs are fully divided into distinct cloves (differentiated). Digging […]

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Garlic Production in New Mexico

Cultivated garlic, Allium sativum, is a hardy, cool-season perennial, although in some areas of extreme cold it may not survive the winter. A relative of onions, chives, and leeks, garlic produces bulbs with flat, solid leaves. As the garlic bulb matures, it becomes segmented into a cluster of fleshy cloves (Figure 1) enclosed in a white […]

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Estancia Farm Receives LEDA Funding For Expansion to Mountainair

An Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a farm and ranch hardware supply store he plans to expand into Mountainair.  Javier Sánchez, the owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, was awarded $150,000 from the Economic Development Department’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund. This rural […]