Archive for August, 2008

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

GOTM 2 – Drip Irrigation and Vinca

Drips Abound in Phoenix One of the main methods of watering in this part of the world is through a drip irrigation system. This delivers the water directly to the plant as the emitters are generally placed on or near the ground appropriately under the canopy of the plant. The water slowly drips near the [...]

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Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Gardening On The Moon (GOTM) Part 1

Gardening on the Moon – Part I Gardening on the moon is the best way I can describe how I find growing plants, primarily ornamentals, in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, AZ. In New Jersey we would get significant rains so watering wasn’t too much of an issue. Of course we had to provide [...]

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Friday, August 1st, 2008

Welcome New Visitors

Welcome to my new blog, Gardening on the Moon (GOTM). You have found us when we weren’t expecting company so you won’t see any worthy posts just yet. We are working on setting up the blog and configuring it so that it will provide useful information about: Gardening in the southwest which is quite different [...]

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