[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Chris Trask]

>
> Two questions:  Is it to late to put out wildflower seeds
> and I have several Cape Honeysuckle bushes that are 6 years
> old and need to be cut back, can I prune them now?
>

    It's much too late for winter annuals (wildflowers that bloom in the
spring), but we're approaching the ideal time for sowing summer annuals,
such as Desert Poppy and grasses like Sixweek Threeawn, Sixweek Grama,
Needle Grama, and Fluffgrass which serve to maintain soil fertility through
the summer.  Some winter annuals need to be in the ground through the summer
so that they are exposed to soil temperatures of 50C or more, which is part
of their germination cycle.


Chris Trask
Outings Leader, Sierra Club (1981-1991)
Palo Verde Group Outings Chair, Sierra Club (1985-1988)
Grand Canyon Chapter Outings Chair, Sierra Club (1988-1991)
Member, Arizona Native Plant Society
Member, Arizona Governor's Advisory Council on Invasive Species (2005-2006)
Member, Central Arizona Weed Management Area

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