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Gardening & Urban Farming

CHICKEN RESOURCE GUIDE

Books: The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery (most current edition is 10). Has nearly 100 pages dedicated to poultry

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GARLIC | GROWING & HARVESTING

Tune in Saturday, March 3rd at 8:06AM Arizona time with Julie Murphree of the Arizona Farm Bureau and learn about

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CAN I USE CHRISTMAS TREE MULCH IN MY VEGETABLE GARDEN

I recently got ground up Christmas tree mulch from the city “Tree-Cycle” program. The mulch would be mostly from pine

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WOULD YOU HELP IDENTIFY THIS POTTED PLANT? WHERE CAN I BUY IT LOCALLY?

Jeff Harper from Harper’s Nursery helped us identify this plant that one of our homeowners sent in at info@rosieonthehouse.com!  This is a succulent,

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WHAT TROPICAL POTTED PLANTS ARE BEST IN THE DESERT?

How to Care for a Golden Pothos Golden pothos is an ideal houseplant; it’s attractive, hardy, tolerant of many lighting

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WHAT PLANTS WILL FREEZE THAT WILL NOT COME BACK?

Summer annuals, mostly indigenous to areas outside of Arizona, are colorful and easy to grow, but generally die back (freeze)

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WHAT IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY PLANTS?

If you are seeing some browning or holes in the leaves on your plants, you are most likely dealing with

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WHAT IS A FROST CLOTH AND DO MY PLANTS NEED IT?

It may not get as cold in Arizona as it does in the rest of the country, but it’s still

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WHAT ARE THOSE RED AND BLACK BUGS IN MY GARDEN?

Box Elder Bugs: These highly specialized insects feed almost exclusively on the seeds of Acer species. The boxelder bug is sometimes

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WHAT ARE THE MORE FROST TOLERANT VARIETIES OF PLANTS?

WHAT ARE THE MORE FROST TOLERANT VARIETIES OF PLANTS? Most of your native type plant material, desert or heat tolerant

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What Are The Do’s and Don’ts Of A Drip Irrigation System?

Managing A Drip Irrigation System Listen To The Podcast You’ve just moved in to a brand new home that came

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WHAT ARE THE BEST WAY TO TAKE CARE OF TULIPS IN ARIZONA?

WHAT ARE THE BEST WAY TO TAKE CARE OF TULIPS IN ARIZONA? To get tulips to grow in Arizona, below

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SULFUR FOR THE LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN?

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SULFUR FOR THE LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN? Sulfur is good to apply to trees and plants

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WHAT ARE SOME TIPS FOR DESIGNING MY GARDEN IN THE NEW YEAR?

With a fresh start ahead of us in the new year, why not freshen up your garden too? We take

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WATER-SAVING WAYS TO GROW YOUR DESERT GARDEN

#WATERHARVESTING – CATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN! With Monsoon Season upon us, we are finally starting to see some measurable

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TRANSITIONING YOUR GARDEN FOR WARMER WEATHER

TRANSITIONING YOUR GARDEN FOR WARMER WEATHER As the weather in Arizona starts to heat up for summer, the plants in

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PRESERVING YOUR GARDEN HARVEST

PRESERVING YOUR GARDEN HARVEST Farmer Greg Peterson of the Urban Farm and Kari Spencer cover the different methods for preserving your own

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MY WHITE GRAPEFRUIT TREE IS BLOOMING NOW. (NOV) WHAT WOULD CAUSE THAT? I AM SURE IT BLOOMED IN THE SPRING

Blooming seasons for ‘Marsh Seedless Grapefruit’, the variety you most likely have since it’s the most popular, is from November

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I HAVE A LARGE YUCCA PLANT THAT IS TOO CLOSE TO A FRESH WATER HOLDING TANK. HOW DO I KILL IT WITHOUT RISKING THE WATER?

I’m going to make the assumption you would like to have the Yucca removed, and with your water source as

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HOW TO KEEP THE BIRDS OUT OF THE FRUIT TREES AND OUT OF THE GARDEN?

One of our callers said she uses Mylar balloons.  Go to the dollar store, get some and float those balloons

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How Should I Prepare My Soil For Fall Planting?

Notes From The Nursery: Fall gardening Prep and Planting Listen To The Podcast We’ve got a new batch of Notes From

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HOW CAN I GET RID OF SPIDER MITES?

GETTING RID OF SPIDER MITES Reoccurring mites can be a big problem and a big headache, so I sympathize with

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WHEN AND HOW DO I HARVEST MY PEACH TREES & APPLE TREES?

Tune in to Rosie on the House on Saturday May 25th at 9:30AM Arizona time. Do you have a peach

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DO BLACKBERRIES GROW IN ARIZONA?

This question we will turn over to one of our loyal listener as proof of just how well berries can

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WHAT SHOULD I PLANT IN MY FALL VEGETABLE GARDEN?

Tune in to Rosie on the House on Saturday September 15th at 8:30AM Arizona time. With the official first days of

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