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Start by observing your trees. Even now after our recent rains, the structural damage from drought is visible. The trees in ...

This year, the prolonged drought has caught up with a local fall staple: the corn maze at Graff 7A Ranch in Hondo. Since 2001 ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Growing plants in hanging pots creates another space you can fill with flowers and colour, all at eye ...

Aurora Anaya unexpectedly fell in love with California native plants and vowed to create her own native plant habitat around ...

Related: The 7 Best Rain Gauges of 2024 to Keep Your Garden Thriving If you’re hand watering a small, raised bed, you may need to water plants for just a few minutes. However, if you’re using drip ...

The drought was declared statewide, with the only exceptions being Seattle, Everett, Tacoma and the towns they support.

Nothing says autumn like brightly colored mums adorning front porches and filling patio planters. Knowing how often to water ...

Cash crop production can effectively increase households' agricultural income, and specialization in cash crop production often brings a higher economic return per unit of land they have devoted, ...

Since its unanticipated wine awards success in 2011, Ningxia has emerged as China’s fine wine-producing hotbed. After 13 ...

No sustainable path to rural development is possible without water conservation, given our reliance on agriculture. With men ...