Frost in the Southwest

When planning your vegetable garden and other gardening tasks – you need to look at both “First Frost” and “Last Frost” data for your area. Cover image is frost on a sage plant.  Some plants can take frost – some can’t. Which Garden Tasks go by Last Frost Date? Last […]

Winter Sunlight and Plants

Days are getting shorter. Or, more correctly from the viewpoint of an organism that needs sunlight for photosynthesis, nights are getting longer.  Either way – it’s a tough time of year for many plants, and for people too. Not Enough Sunlight Long nights mean there is often not enough hours […]