Where is this weekly gardening column?

Desert Blooms: https://nmsudesertblooms.blogspot.com/

could you share the book she mentioned in the chat - thank you

Judith Phillips new Mexico Gardeners Guide

My caryopteris needs pruning — it hasn’t been cut back in several years. As a result, the stems are quite woody and about 1” diameter. Can this be pruned down to 1’ above the ground, or should I use a different approach?

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Caryopteris bloom on new wood. Cutting it back hard will help keep a nice tight shape - maybe 2' instead of 1 '

If time, can u pls talk about pruning desert willowsThey always seem to have a codominant trunk

should I prune my grape vines now?

does that include not using Elmer's glue on pruned rose branchs?

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I have a flowering plum tree that I had put a couple hoses in metal cords anchored to metal posts driven into the ground to keep the tree upright when it had almost fallen over several years ago. It is much larger now but the hose/metal cord is now grown into the tree. Should I just leave it grown into the tree or try to take it out?

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More information on pruning Grapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz0fMlYvZ2Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tFccsDyUMIhttps://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/H303.pdf

Pruning the Home Orchard: https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/H327.pdf

Judith Phillips - NM Gardener's Guide

Thank you!

Great presentation, Marisa. Thank you.

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Recommended books: https://nmsudesertblooms.blogspot.com/2020/02/grow-your-library-recommended-plant.html

I have a tree, improperly pruned, that has the bacterial infection and have been told to spray with bleach in solution. Is this a bad idea?

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More information on pruning Grapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz0fMlYvZ2Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tFccsDyUMIhttps://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/H303.pdf

What about suckers? Should we cut these all off?

unless bleach is registered to use on the tree for a bacterial infection, you cannot use it as such

Very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you!