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Hottest Chile From India Likely Will Grow Here
The Journal's Garden Planner
Each season the Journal updates you on yard and garden care. Here are PDFs of the garden planners (300-400KB each):
Winter Fall Summer Spring
The Bugman
Get all your questions about creepy crawlies answered by board certified entomologist Richard Fagerlund, who has a weekly column in the Journal
City of Albuquerque
information about xeriscaping, water conservation and city water-bill rebates.
Xeriscaping
A spring issue of the HomeStyle section of the Albuquerque Journal illustrated the steps you can take to convert a turf-based yard to a water-wise xeriscape.
Homes & Real Estate
New Mexico's home builders and designers are among the best in the world. Read the Journal's stories about their newest offerings.
American Home Week 2002
Information and advice for home sellers and buyers
Other sites of interest:Mortgage Calculators How Much House Can I Afford? Today's Interest Rates
Q: I enjoy growing and eating homegrown chiles. I have heard that there is a new chile that is hotter than any other variety. What chile is that and will it grow in New Mexico? — Jason M., Albuquerque (Saturday, March 13, 2010)
Garden Planner
The spring months are a good time to use the waste from your yard to build up the soil in your yard by turning that waste into compost, says Curtis Smith, state horticulture specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. (Saturday, March 06, 2010)
Planting Fruit Trees on North Side May Delay Blooms
Q: I read your article about genetics and the regulation of flowering in fruit trees in the ABQ Journal. It caused me to wonder why scientists like you have not come up with changes to the genetic code and/or the epigenetics of plants such as fruit trees (apricots and other fruits) so that they will bloom at a later date when the frost season passes and thus save the fruit from freezing. — Orlando N., Los Lunas (Saturday, February 27, 2010)
Pick Plants that Thrive in New Mexico, and Your Garden Will Grow
Don't exactly have a green thumb? Plants fail to thrive under your care? (Saturday, February 20, 2010)
Plants' Genetics Tell Them When To Start Growing
Q: I have been wondering about something for a long time. How do trees know when to start growing in the spring? Is it only when it is warm enough? If it were warm in January, would they grow? I have noticed that some plants seem smarter than other plants. Apricots do not seem to be as smart about the time to grow as apples most years. How do they know? (Saturday, February 13, 2010)
Red Wigglers Prefer Organic Matter, Moisture
Q: I have two questions about red wiggler worms and their benefit or use in my compost bin. I also wondered if they could be used in raised beds or general garden areas? Red wigglers are sold on several Internet garden sites and I wondered about their usefulness. Are there any problems in their use? — Don S., Albuquerque (Saturday, January 30, 2010)
Recycling, Careful Water Use Keys To Cheap Garden
Q: My income is reduced this year and I want to garden to produce my own food. I have gardened before and it cost money. How can I reduce the cost of gardening, yet still produce food for my family? — Albuquerque (Saturday, January 16, 2010)
Storage Conditions Dictate If Old Seeds Can Sprout
Q: Last year I was ill and did not get my garden planted. I plan to garden this year, but wonder if the seeds from last year are still good. Can I use those seeds? — Alisa D., Albuquerque (Saturday, January 02, 2010)
Some Begonias Can Spring Anew From Leaf Veins
Q: I read that I could make new begonia plants by cutting the veins of the leaves and laying them on moist sphagnum moss. It does not work for me! What am I doing wrong? How can I make this work? — Gloria M., Albuquerque (Saturday, December 19, 2009)
Gifts of Green
Those who love digging in the dirt and watching things grow will appreciate gifts they can use now — or look forward to using when the weather warms up. (Saturday, December 12, 2009)
Spice up your home with indoor decorative chiles (Saturday, December 05, 2009)
Garden Planner 2009 (Saturday, December 05, 2009)
Keep Holiday Plants Beautiful (Saturday, November 21, 2009)
Grow in the Cold (Saturday, November 07, 2009)
Tree of heaven can be hellish (Saturday, November 07, 2009)
Vascular damage greatest threat to wounded tree (Saturday, October 24, 2009)
Old seeds may prove to have life in them after all (Saturday, October 10, 2009)
Backyard Pathfinder (Saturday, October 03, 2009)
Southwest Gardening A Challenge for Transplants (Saturday, September 26, 2009)
