Starting a Lawn in the Desert
09/04/19 • 33 min
Lawns are sometimes inferred to be the scourge the desert environment. But they are sometimes necessary. Learn when they should be considered, where they should be located, designed and installed as an integral part of a desert landscape.
Lawns are sometimes inferred to be the scourge the desert environment. But they are sometimes necessary. Learn when they should be considered, where they should be located, designed and installed as an integral part of a desert landscape.
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There are two ways to produce tomatoes in the Fall in the Mojave Desert; by shearing plants or planting seed in the summer. Both will work. Something I forgot to mention is to make sure your pruners or scissors for shearing tomato plants is sharp and sanitized. Listen to this podcast and learn how to do it. All this and more in todays Desert Horticulture podcast.
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