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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GROWING AND USING MULBERRIES
MULBERRIES: BERRIES THAT RAIN FROM TREES Purple stained fingers, purple stained tongue, purple antioxidants for your digestion, and incomparable purple sweetness, all before school lets out at the end of May. But they aren't all purple, and they don't all stain....
MULBERRY PESTS AND DISEASES
Mulberries are generally pest free and affected by few diseases. For a list of the few that may occur, we have created this short post on mulberry diseases. STEM CANKER Lasiodiplodia theobromae/ Botryodiplodia theobromae Symptoms of stem canker generally are most...
HAPPINESS AND DIRT
Originally published Feb 12, 2018 in The Happy Lab blog for Arizona State University. https://happylabasu.com/2018/02/12/happiness-and-dirt/ Scientists are discovering the link between happiness and dirt. That’s right, getting your hands into some dirt can mean more...
NITROGEN IN THE DESERT
It is common knowledge among gardening folk in the desert that mesquite and many other desert trees are nitrogen fixing legumes. Here are a few reasons why the desert is full of nitrogen fixers. Nitrogen is Essential Nitrogen is one of the most important essential...
HOW TO GET RID OF BERMUDA GRASS FOR GOOD
Most people think of Bermuda grass as “the tough grass.” But it’s not just that, it can be one of the most invasive weeds in the world, which may have something to do with its other appellation “devil grass”. So here’s the scoop, for those of...
JEWELS OF OPAR: ADAPTABLE SUPERFOOD SUCCULENT
(TALINUM PANICULATUM) We came across this beauty by mistake mislabeled at a local plant sale. It is no wonder that this plant is well known among flower gardeners. Jewels of Opar, known as “Fame Flower,” “Waterleaf”, “South American Ginseng,” and “Pink Baby’s Breath”...