r/ArizonaGardening

Recently I’ve noticed what looks like small white flakes on the leaves, and especially the buds of my pepperoncini plant; the plant’s leaves have been looking more yellow and rigid and it seems to have stopped producing new peppers, while the peppers that were already growing on the plant have been turning colour when they’re much smaller than before. I have several other nearby plants, including two Thai chili peppers and a chiltepin plant, but the pepperoncini is the only plant I’ve noticed this on.

This is in Tucson Arizona; the plant is kept outdoors and gets probably around 3-4 hours of sunlight per day, and I water it every morning since the soil tends to dry out in the daytime heat before the next day.

Does anyone know what might be going on with the plant or how I might fix it? I can also post more pictures if necessary. Thanks in advance for any advice!

Is this a protected cactus? Can I cut this off my chain link fence?

Where do I find this info so I can study even what this is?

After posting about my plants, I brought them inside and didn't water them since (8 days ago) since they continue to have damp soil. What should I be doing differently?

Phoenix. It’s a very shady area where the Bermuda has a lot of trouble. I had some of these in the back but they were in full sun and died out. Google says probably “tall clumping fescue”. I’m really surprised it’s still green… how do I get rid of it?

First year of the tree producing. They came off a little small. I should have pulled more off when they were buds to give the rest a better shot. Oh well now I know what the tree can handle for next year. Not bad for growing apples in Arizona.

Wondering if anyone has any advice to help these trees. I have 3 of these trees that I think are Chinese Elm. One of them seems to be doing fairly well the other two have some weird issues. In spring they send out lots of leaves and the tree looks nice and full. As summer proceeds they start dropping a lot of leaves from the top.

We moved into this house about two years ago and a lot of the plants weren’t getting water for what seemed like a long time. It’s taken a lot for them to recover but I feel like I’m doing something wrong.

I only have one 1 watering zone for my property. There are fruit trees, bushes, palms, and these trees so it’s difficult to get everything on a proper water schedule. Currently I am watering 3 times a week for about an hour and 20 minutes. I recently changed it from 2 times a week with 40 minute watering, once the heat started coming on.

I am no expert in this area so any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Google tells me it's too hot and maybe overwatering? Is that the case? It's a potted tree and gets direct sunlight up until noon and then the 50% shade cloth covers it after noon. It gets watered once daily for about 8 minutes in the early morning. I figured it was too much water so this morning I turned the timer down to just 6 minutes. Should It be less? It gets fertilized 3 times a year. Could it be anything else? Leaves are curled up and some are yellow and falling. I've had it for a couple of years now from when it was just a stick so it's been doing good. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

I’m in 9b Surprise, AZ and last September I transplanted Roma, Big Boy, Early Girl, and Red Beefsteak which all did decent for my first year gardening but I’m curious what other varieties 9b growers had good success with? I wanna prepare for fall.

Hi all, I've got a raised bed that hasnt been used in years. It's currently filled with some kind of potting mix with a little topsoil thrown on top. It's roughly 4'x6' with wood sides. I'll water using ollas.

My plan is to plant native desert plants that will support local butterflies. I've got various milkweeds and flowers, all native and low-medium water needs.

How should I prepare the soil in the raised bed? Most of the info I can find is for planting vegetables or ornamentals. I assume my plants will have different needs than vegetables, but also different needs than normal due to the raised bed. What do you think?

Hi friends, recently bought a house with a decent little 2500 square foot patch of "lawn" within a bigger piece of property. I've been trying all summer to resurrect it, and have recently lost the battle and now have spotted spurge growing everywhere.. any advice on the best way of getting rid of it without killing what remaining lawn I have?

First time gardener here, trying a veggie garden in Tucson. We woke up this morning to find something munched on our bells. What could be the culprit and how can I prevent it? Would a bird do this? Ive only ever seen birds or lizards in our backyard but i didnt know either of those to eat veggies. The leaves seem fine (see third pic) they just went straight for the pepper. Any tips would be appreciated 🫡

Everyone said they get big, but I was not expecting this.

The grape plants and pomegranate have been going strong for over a decade. The other fruits, veggies, and herbs are doing much better this year after I added shade sails above the gardens to help them through the brutal summers.

I planted a lot of these in March/April.

The oregano has completely died, but was doing really well for a while.

I’m OK letting the parsley go to seed so I can replant it.

The lavender is turning crispy.

The thyme is really struggling.

The rosemary is the only one that seems to be doing OK.

These are kept under a long porch. They don’t get much direct sunlight except for at the very end of the day.

It can get pretty hot under the porch. I water pretty much every morning unless the soil is still damp.

It’s just standard potting soil.

Is my herb pot just destined to die every summer?

All of my plants died last year too, so I tried planting sooner this year. But we look well on our way to losing them all again.

EDIT: I’m in Page. So not quite the same heat as the Phoenix area, but it does get really hot here.