Anise in one of a number of herbs that grow well in the cool season or “winter” garden in much of the Southwest. Upper elevations like Reno, Santa Fe, and Flagstaff are the exception – sorry but you can’t grow them now, but the rest of us – in the […]
“Say “cilantro” here in the Southwest, and most folks think of salsa. And while cilantro can get along with the heat of chilies in salsa, it quickly dies with the heat of a hot Southwestern summer day.” I said this in an article over a decade ago, and it […]
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 […]
