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The Master Gardener newsletter began as a project for several members of the fall 1989 Master Gardener Class with Vol. 1, No.1 dated December 1989. It has been published every month since that time. Over the years, many Master Gardeners and guest writers have written timely articles for the newsletter. The number of people the free newsletter goes to varies with as many as 800 copies being mailed out in a month to many other states and even to a few foreign countries.

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May 2008 The Virtual Gardener - Hang Ups, Tomatoes Love to Grow Upside Down; A Garden for All Seasons; Poor Quality Fruit - Peach and Apricot Trees, Pruning Grapes, Ornamental Plum - The Agents Observations
April 2008 The Virtual Gardener - Garden Tip #7563, Tomato Plants; What's Xeriscape and Why Should I Have It?; Organic Farming - Part 2; Book Review of The New Seed-Starters Handbook; Arizona Native Plant Law - What You Should Know; Fruit Trees: Freeze Damage to Flowers and Thinning Fruit - The Agents Observations
March 2008    The Virtual Gardener - Book Review of Just Add Water; Organic Farming - Part 1; Pruning Plants , Pomegranates - The Agents Observations

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A
Agaves January 2008
Autumn Leaves                                             The Virtual Gardener December 2007
Angelita Daisies November 2007
Ash Tree Roots                                       The Agent's Observations March 2007
Aloe - In Desert Gardening April 2006
Apache Plume - Fallugia Paradoxa March 2006
A Rose by Any Other Name                            The Virtual Gardener May 2002
Africanized Bee Outdoor Safety Tips June 2001
Agaves, Cacti, Yuccas, and other Fun Plants for the Garden September 2000
Arizona Native Plant Laws                              The Virtual Gardener September 2000
Arizona Native Plant Laws cont'd                    The Virtual Gardener October 2000
Allergies Got You Down? July 1999
Annual Plants, Favorite October 1999
B
Billion Dollar Tree Campaign                          The Virtual Gardener February 2007
Bear Alert November 2006
Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) Growing June 2005
Breaking the Code                                        The Virtual Gardener February 2005
"Baby, It's Cold Outside", The Virtual Gardener December 2005
Bedding Plants                                    The Agent's Observations October 2003
Biology Texts, On-Line                               The Virtual Gardener January 2003
Building a Plant Database                          The Virtual Gardener       May 2003
Bareroot Trees and Shrubs, Planting and Caring for  January 2002
Biosphere 2 Center                                      The Virtual Gardener September 2002
Bees & apple blossoms                        The Agent's Observations May 2001
Bugs?, Red Fuzzy                                The Agent's Observations July 2001
Bats are Coming!, The August 2001
Birds eating crops, Problems with           The Agent's Observations August 2001
Bee Smart - Don't Bug the Bees! June 2000
"Bug" Before You Spray, I.D. that August 2000
Baffling Bats September 2000
Bug Zappers - Did You Know? June 1999
Bark Scorpions September 1999
Book Reviews
   Book Review - Collapse October 2006
   Allergy-Free Gardening September 2004
   The View from Bald Hill - Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland November 2003
   Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture January 2002
   Butterflies of Arizona, A Photographic Guide February 2002
   Books for the Birds March 2002
   Corn Cats and Crabapples August 2002
   Landscape Plants for Dry Regions November 2002
   Spring Time Reading April 2001
   Sunset Garden Book December 2001
   Sunset Book Review January 1999
   Books, A Few Good August 1999 
C
Climate Predictions Winter 2007-2008       The Virtual Gardener November 2007
Cruising with Flowers-Part II September 2007
Cruising with Flowers August 2007
Compost and Mulch                                  The Agent's Observations  May 2007
Climate Modeling March 2007
Companion Planting August 2006
Cochise County Herbarium                                 The Virtual Gardener April 2006
Carolina Jessamine, & Cat's Claw Vine; February 2006
Centranthus ruber - Jupiter's Beard March 2005
Crape Myrtle - Lagerstromia February 2005
Chrysanthemum November 2005
Cochise County Winter Weather November 2005
Canna Plant Care                                     The Agent's Observations October 2004
Compost Tea?, What is  July 2004
Calylophus - In a Desert Garden July 2004
Chihuahuan Plants                                        The Virtual Gardener May 2004
Container Gardening November 2003
Cochineal                                                     The Virtual Gardener September 2003
Cochise County Master Gardener Web Site    The Virtual Gardener February 2003
Cereus vs. Epiphyllum February 2003
Composting                                                  The Virtual Gardener November 2001
Christmas Trees, Living                          The Agent's Observations December 2001
Christmas Cactus                                         The Virtual Gardener December 2001
Care for Christmas Cactus & Poinsettia's  The Agent's Observations January 1999
Centipedes, getting rid of  in the home     The Agent's Observations July 1999
Cheapskate Gardening August 1999 
Caterpillars, controlling                           The Agent's Observations  September 1999
Cucurbits (pumpkins, cucumbers, squash) virus The Agent's Observations  September 1999
D
Dyssodia - In a Desert Garden February 2007
Desert Gardening, High February 2003
Drought, Western Tree-Ring Record Suggest No Quick End to March 2003
Drought                                                         The Virtual Gardener October 2002
Drought II                                                      The Virtual Gardener November 2002
Deer eating plants                                  The Agent's Observations June 1999
Desert Four-O'Clock September 1999
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, Father of the Green Revolution October 1999
Desert Broom - getting rid of;                  The Agent's Observations November 1999
E
Environmental Stewardship July 2006
Edible Plants - Part II September 2004
Edible Plants - Part I August 2004
Ergonomics for Gardeners                             The Virtual Gardener March 2003
Earthworm Paradise, An May 2001
El Nino, La Nina, La Nada                             The Virtual Gardener November 2000
F
Fall Tree Care November 2007
Frost Protection November 2007
Fall Leaf Color -                                           The Agent's Observations December 2006
Farmer's Almanac -                                      The Virtual Gardener December 2006
Free Water - The Virtual Gardener July 2006
Free Plants - The Virtual Gardener June 2006
Freeze Damage on Plants                            The Agent's Observations April 2004
Fountain Grass                                             The Virtual Gardener April 2002
Fertilizing, watering of trees & houseplants    The Agent's Observations December 2002
Fertilizer bags mean?, what are those numbers on  May 2001
Fall Planting, Helpful Hints for  September 2001
Fertilizers, Garden Basics: About  November 2001
Fall Planting 
   Fall Planting - Plant now to be WaterWise & Energy Smart November 1999
   Fall Planting, Helpful Hints for  September 2001
   Fall Planting, Helpful Hints for  September 2007
Fruit Trees 
   Care for Fruit Trees                              The Agent's Observations November 2004
   Fruit Trees, producing larger fruits        The Agent's Observations  May 2002
   Fruit Trees, When to Prune                  The Agent's Observations December 2001
   Fruit Trees, keep from blooming too early   The Agent's Observations March 1999 
   Fruit Trees, holes in bark trees             The Agent's Observations
& how tell if fruit flowers are damaged by freeze		 April 1999 
Fire & Firescaping
   Firescape Tips July 2002
   Wildfires March 2002
   Fire - Protect Your Property   June 1999
   Stressed Wildland Trees Predict a Dry and Fire-filled 1999 May 1999
G
Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? Part 2 February 2008
Grasses of Cochise County January 2008
Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? January 2008
Geotrophin-A New Hormone April 2007
Greenhouse Effect - One Man's Opinion - Part II May 2006
Greenhouse Effect - Part I April 2006
Garden Chemistry III                                                 The Virtual Gardener May 2005
Garden Chemistry II                                                 The Virtual Gardener April  2005
Garden Chemistry I                                                  The Virtual Gardener March 2005
Green Industry in the United States December 2005
Glassy Winged Sharpshooter November 2005
Garlic - Kick It Up a Notch with Home-Grown   The Virtual Gardener October 2004
Guara lindheimeri - In a Desert Garden September 2004
Growing Plants for Free January 2004
Grasses  November 2003
Growing Season - 2003                                 The Virtual Gardener August 2003
Garden Tip #8704.1 June 2003
Gardening - starting new plants August 2002
Gardener's Heaven October 2002
Garden Tip #6298 December 2002
Grassland Garden that Embraces our High Desert, Creating a  May 2001
Garden Tip No. #7563 May 2001
Garden Tip #8704 June 2001
Garden Tip #8704 Update July 2001
Graywater?, Can I Use My  July 2001
Gardening in Cochise County and Ft. Huachuca  October 2001
Gardening Myths January 2000
Garden "Prep" Time March 2000 
Garden "Prep" Time - Part II April 2000
Garden Basics November 2000
Grasshoppers - controlling                     The Agent's Observations November 1999
Garden Tip #6732 November 1999
Garden Stories
   All Those Plants Named "Lemmonii" July 2003
   Signs of Spring April 2003
   A Tour of Bisbee's Gardens June 2002
   BUTFIRST Syndrome December 2002
   Itchy Fingers April 2000
   The Noisy Garden June 2000
   People Profile: Gardeners January 2000
   The Year in Review January 1999
   Gophers, Snakes, & Spiders - OH MY! February 1999 
   Honey Compost (Killer bees visit the garden!) February 1999 
   Howdy Spring! May 1999
   Good Morning! June 1999
   Don't Give Up! July 1999
H
Harvesting Peppers and Chiles -The Agent's Observations October 2007
Herbs that Attract Wildlife January 2007
Hop Bush - In a Desert Garden January 2007
How can I become a Master Gardener February 2006
How to make a FECH July 2005
Hummingbird Mint July 2005
Host Plants - Southwest Sennas September 2003
How to Get Rid of Desert Broom and Other Noxious Plants June 2001
Herbs
   Herb Garden Chart September 2001
   Herb Gardening Part I July 2001
   Herb Gardening Part II August 2001
   Herb Gardening Part III September 2001
Houseplants
   Happy Healthy Houseplants - growing orchids indoors March 2004
   Happy Healthy Houseplants - what to do with Christmas plants? January 2004
   Happy, Healthy Houseplants - Cacti as Houseplants August 2003
   Happy, Healthy Houseplants - Cyclamens July 2003
   Happy, Healthy Houseplants March 2003
   Happy, Healthy Houseplants April 2003
   Preparing Your Houseplants for the Winter Indoors   October 2002
   Watering Houseplants November 2002
   Houseplants as Air Cleaners December 2002
   Houseplant Care Website                           The Virtual Gardener June 2001
   Houseplant Symptoms, Causes, & Cures June 2001
   House Plant Symptoms October 2000
Habitat Gardening
   Introduction to Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden April 2002
   Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden - Basic Design Ideas May 2002
   Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden - Water June 2002
   Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden - Food Part I July 2002
   Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden - Food Part 2 August 2002
   Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden - Shelter September 2002
   Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden - Places to Raise Young October 2002
   Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden - Resources November 2002
   Habitat Garden, Smith Middle Smith  June 2001
I
In love with Veronica August 2007
Internet A' LA Carte February 2006
Ipomoea- Morning Glory October 2005
Iron Chlorosis August 2005
It's All in the Light January 2003
Insecticides Off the Market, Common Garden The Agent's Observations   October 2001
Irrigation
   Irrigation Design                                         The Virtual Gardener December 2002
   The Mysteries of Irrigation Unveiled-Lawns March 2001
   Drip System Basics March 2000 
   Popular Irrigation Systems November 2000
   What I've Learned About Irrigation: 
       Have You Probed Your Garden Lately?		 December 2000
   Proper Watering November 1999
   Portable drip system - Garden Tip #6732 November 1999
Insects 
   Blister Beetle                                    The Agents Observations January 2008
   Cucumber Beetle                              The Agent's Observations December 2007
   What Kinda Bug Izat?- The Virtual Gardener October 2007
   Safe Systemic Insecticide - The Agent's Observations October 2007
   Light Brown Apple Moth - The Agent's Observations July 2007
   Mealy Bugs & Spring Bulbs - The Agent's Observations October 2006
   Garden Insects: ID & Control October 2006
   Encouraging Natural Enemies of Insects September 2006
   Beetles eating plants                          The Agent's Observations October 2004
   June Bugs                                         The Agent's Observations  August 2004
   Katydid eggs on plants                       The Agent's Observations  March 2004
   Insects in desert spoon                       The Agent's Observations   December 2003
   Keep Insects at Bay with Non-toxic Methods September 2003
   June bugs & velvet mites                     The Agent's Observations August 2002
   Mottled tortoise beetle                        The Agent's Observations  September 2002
   Africanized Bee Outdoor Safety Tips June 2001
   Controlling Grasshoppers                    The Agent's Observations November 1999
   Controlling Caterpillars                        The Agent's Observations  September 1999
   Insects in Your Feeder?   August 1999
   Centipedes, getting rid of  in the home   The Agent's Observations July 1999
J
The Joys of Eating Close to Home February 2008
Javelina and your Landscape February 2007
Jerusalem Sage - In a Desert Garden March 2007
K
Katydid Eggs                                          The Agent's Observations. October 2007
Khakiweed                                             The Agent's Observations June 2007
Karesansui Gardens: No Water Required February 2007
Kudzu in Cochise County                        The Agent's Observations November 2006
Keeping "Bambi" and "Thumper" in Check June 1999
L
Locally Grown  Food, Some More Food for Thought; December 2007
Lawn Care November 2007
Living Rocks - Lithops July 2006
Lunar Gardening - Exploring the Zodiac Signs September 2005
Lunar Gardening - Moon Phases August 2005
Lunar Gardening- Gardening & Farming by the Moon July 2005
 
Lawns - see Turf
Lo How The Broom Does Bloom December 2003
Lessons From Another World February 2001
Lions, Tigers, & Bears - OH MY! (Part I Venomous Snakes) July 2000
Lions, Tigers, & Bears - OH MY! (Part II - Arachnophobia) August 2000
Lions, Tigers, & Bears - OH MY! (Part III - Other Creepy Crawlies) September 2000
Landscaping
   Dreamtime- Landscape Planning                  The Virtual Gardener- February 2008
   Balance in Landscape Design                     The Virtual Gardener April 2004
   Mapping Your Backyard                             The Virtual Gardener March 2004
   Planning Your Landscape                          The Virtual Gardener February 2004
   Marking Contours                                     The Virtual Gardener December 2003
   What I've Learned About Landscaping: A Tale of Two Landscapes January 2001
   Patterns in Landscape Design                   The Virtual Gardener July 2001
   Sustainable Landscape Planning               The Virtual Gardener January 2000
   Sustainable Landscape Design                 The Virtual Gardener October 1999
   Reining in Landscape Costs April  2005
M
Mulberrry Trees                                           The Agent's Observations June 2007
Manfreda - In a Desert Garden June 2007
Monsoon: Nature's Earth Mover October 2006
Mosquito Facts August 2006
Monsoon Myth                                            The Virtual Gardener August 2006
Manzanita Time March 2004
Mosquito Borne Diseases - West Nile Virus   The Virtual Gardener April 2003