B Stoneman-Herman
85018


I'm looking for some carob trees that I could harvest the pods from to grind in the Valley Permaculture Alliance sponsored mesquite and carob pod milling event here in October. But I don't know the whereabouts of any trees in the area. I'm in Phoenix at about 40th Street/Indian School Road. (I sent an email about this to the "Contact Us" person at the Valley Permaculture Alliance and got an automatied reply that that person will be on vacation for about another week.)

Do any carob trees grow wild here the Valley, or would I have to try to get permission to collect pods from a private landowner?

Thank you for any information!


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Jerry Kite
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How often do I fertilize citrus trees annually and when? Preference on fertilizer for such?
I live in the west valley if that makes any difference.


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Camille
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My yard is desert landscape with several Museum palo verde trees. During the past 4 days, several small holes, 3 to 4 inches across,no visible tunnel, no extra dirt around the outside of the hole. I have seen a couple of very large, black beetles Is it possible the holes are from the palo verde borer? If not that, what else could possibly create these small diggings. My adjacent neighbors see raccoons in their yards. The holes do not look like bird scratchings. Thank you.


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Kathleen Preble
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In April 2011 I had to Desert Museum Palo Verde trees planted (believe they were in 36" boxes) in my front yard. I have been slow watering them for 2 hours every other week since the weather turned warm; prior to that it was monthly. In the past few weeks I have had three Palo Verde beetles by my front door. When I googled the tree it stated the beetles attack trees that are stressed. Please advise how much water the trees should be receiving and if there is a fertilizer I should be using. They look healthy; in fact, I could email a picture if you feel that would be helpful.

Thank you for any information you can offer.

Kathleen Preble


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Peggy
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When is the best time to trim citrus trees?


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Hi, Peggy,

The best time to trim citrus trees is in early Spring, after the danger of
frost has passed. Having said that, I want to tell you that, although
citrus trimming is very popular in our area, these trees do not need to be
trimmed. If you let them grow in their natural, bush-like fashion, draping
their leafy branches low around their trunks, the sun won't burn the bark,
you won't have to paint the trunk, and you will be rewarded with luscious
fruit on the lower branches and a healthy life-loving tree!
Research has shown that the best fruit is formed on the lower third of the
tree!
The only pruning you need to do will be to remove the naturally occurring
dead twigs inside the canopy and sprouts which originate below the graft
line of your tree. And you can do that any time of the year.

If you still feel the need to trim, please do not do it in the heat of the
summer (you will seriously damage the tree), but wait till Spring!

Antje NWV MG Vol.

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Hi, Patrick,

This summer so far has been brutally dry and hot, and new plants especially
have a very hard time getting established under these circumstances.
You say you water your Lantanas every morning. For how long do you water
them? How big were the plants when you bought them, i.e. 1gl, 3gl or
bigger? How many emitters are on each plant? I assume one, but at how
many gallons per hour are the emitters set?

You could well be overwatering, but you could also just moisten the surface
every day and thus under watering. To survive and thrive, your plants'
roots need to be moistened completely and consistently, but not every day!
Water them deeply (to a depth of 12") and then let the soil dry out an inch
or so at the surface before you water again.
There is a very good publication available at our Extension Office downtown
and at all the other MG
satellite offices - and also at some nurseries in the area: LANDSCAPE
WATERING BY THE NUMBERS, put out by AMWUA.
This booklet would be very helpful for you in determining how much and how
often to water.

I don't think your Eucalyptus tree is to blame for the distress of your
Lantanas!

Good luck, Patrick - and I hope you can save your plants!

Antje NWV MGvol.

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> Planted two gold, two firecracker Lantanas in Spring. Had a few blooms,
> but rarely any leaf growth. Set up on minimal drip in am daily. Now they
> appear totally fried. Moreover, Planted 10 small Lavender trailing Lantanas
> nearby. Those started out promising, blooming steadily till just recently.
> They now seem to be dying as well, especially the ones that are in full
> sun. I have a huge Eucalyptus tree on side of house, could that be the
> culprit? Or, could it be overwatering? I've varied with the watering, but
> getting nothing, just a slow demise. Is it possible for this plant to fry
> in the sun? Thanks for any suggestions.
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Hi, Jerry,

You should fertilize your citrus trees around Valentine's Day, then again
around Memorial Day, and the last time about Labor Day; so, three times a
year.
There are some good Citrus fertilizers on the market, including some more
or less organic ones, but a good balanced fertilizer (10-10-10, for
instance) will do also. Look on the instructions on the bag to learn how
much you should feed each time. That varies according to the tree's
height, age, and type. Do not put down more fertilizer than is
recommended, though; in fact, Grapefruit trees require only half the amount
of fertilizer as other citrus trees do!
The day before you intend to feed your trees, water the area around them
thoroughly, especially at the trees' drip line (the feeder roots tend to be
way out there at the edge of the canopy), so that the soil will be ready to
absorb the fertilizer- and you may want to loosen the top soil a little
bit, too.
Then after you have put down the fertilizer the next day, water it in very
thoroughly again to make sure that it really goes into the soil and doesn't
evaporate in the air. That should be it!
So, the next feeding of the citrus trees should around Labor Day, the
beginning of September.

May your trees thrive and thank you with lots of good fruit!

Antje NWV MGvol

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> fertilizer for such?
> I live in the west valley if that makes any difference.
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Camille,

I think the holes are too wide to be the work of the Palo Verde Borers.
Perhaps you have rabbits, or doves, or Gambel's Quail? All of the above
try to get dust baths going - or cool places to sit in the shade, and the
size of those holes seem to fit those animals. In any event, don't worry
about them and try to enjoy the wildlife!

Antje NWV MGvol.

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> Camille
> 85022
>
>
> My yard is desert landscape with several Museum palo verde trees. During
> the past 4 days, several small holes, 3 to 4 inches across,no visible
> tunnel, no extra dirt around the outside of the hole. I have seen a couple
> of very large, black beetles Is it possible the holes are from the palo
> verde borer? If not that, what else could possibly create these small
> diggings. My adjacent neighbors see raccoons in their yards. The holes do
> not look like bird scratchings. Thank you.
>
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Julie Nelson
85086


Looking for a recommendation to remove Salt Cedar from our property (primarily along our foundation) but - need animal and livestock friendly recommendation/treatment plan...

Sincerely, Julie Nelson


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