Lazy Gardening

I saw a 6-pack of locally grown Early Girl tomato seedlings at the big box nursery yesterday, which reminded me to remind you: We get anoth...

See this woodland creature nomming on the mesquite beans by my barbecue? It's a rat! My dilemma is deciding whether it is a native rat o...

Finally we're getting a summer rainstorm. (The summer rainy season usually starts in early July.) There were some out of season showers ...

This is the post where I point out my errors, hoping you won't commit the same ones. The weather, and some lack of foresight on my part,...

The main claim that attracted me to the UC Verde strain of Buffalo grass was the claim that it would require less water than Bermuda Grass a...

Wow, give buffalo grass a week or two of 105°F+ (over 40°C for you metric people) with Arizona monsoon humidity and it turns into turf! Real...

Buffalo grass passes the doggy taste test. The photo was taken a couple of months ago, and she still likes to eat the grass. Like any grass,...

Birds love my buffalo grass lawn, or maybe it's the weed seeds! This are three species of Arizona doves. The tiny one is an Inca dove. ...

The buffalo grass responded to the first mowing by sending out a lot of side growth and getting thicker, so I mowed it again! Weaning it off...

I wasn't planning to mow the lawn until after the summer rainy season started, but I noticed that the grass nearest the sprinklers was t...