It's supposed to be this hot in July, and, in case you missed it, most of the articles we have published during the past few weeks have given you some great guidance about watering, plant stress, etc.
But this week, with one slimy exception, we are getting down to business.
The challenge, of course, is what could we say or do to convince you to get out in this HEAT? Well, deeds speak louder than words so here's what we decided to do:
It's time to turn some inventory into cash so we went absolutely nuts. SO nuts that we put most of our new specials on our home page.
Fruit trees, shade trees, evergreens, perennials, metal art - various versions of incredible savings. You can literally save hundreds of dollars, no kidding.
This is a pear slug.
Someone brought in a damaged apple leaf this week, and this is the culprit. It's not actually a slug, though. It's the first larval stage of a pear sawfly, an import from Europe that has probably been with us since the colonial days. It consumes a thin layer as it grazes leaves, which results in skeletonizing the leaf.
It goes after pear, plum, cherry, quince and apple leaves.
Their larval cycle lasts 3 to 4 weeks, and most backyard orchards are very minimally affected by a typical infestation. Commercial orchards take them seriously, but their routine sprayings take care of them.
This is a pear tree.
We mention this because it's one of our favorite trees, extremely popular in Albuquerque, with spring flowers, lush green summer foliage, and brilliant fall color. We have had a hard time getting them this year, but we are expecting delivery of some really nice ones, at least ten feet tall with trunk diameters of 1.75 to 2 inches, priced from $400 to $450.
When you check the weather forecast and you see 100 degrees, please remember the 100's of dollars you can save at Jericho this week!
See you again soon,
Richard, Jennifer, and Your Gardening Angels