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As we prepare to wrap up 2018, we are also excited to look forward to a new year. A fresh start with all things whether it be personal or professional. Every season is an opportunity to begin again. This winter may pan out to be a warm one for us based on the Farmer’s Almanac. And, let’s face it, they are pretty accurate most years. So, on that note, I plan to take advantage of the nice weather and extend the life of all things that grow and bloom for a longer period of time. Currently, my Lemon Meyer tree is putting out new growth. It seems to be confused. The lemons have already started to turn in color. I’m typically harvesting in February. And, most things that stop blooming for me are still thriving and pushing out both new growth and blooms. Go figure. If anything, winter gives you an excuse to wear your favorite sweater and drink some tainted hot cocoa. It gives you the excuse to get outside and enjoy the cool air. Winter is also the universal sign that the holidays are creeping upon us. This holiday season we celebrate giving back to the local community we serve. Our annual partnership with Walker Furniture and Family has allowed us the opportunity to give a hand up to those in need for a fourth year. This serves to be my most favorite time of the year. Sharing the magic with the families in the local community has given me personally, a new definition of what a Christmas tree symbolizes. It’s not only tradition and the nostalgia of the holidays. Or, about the items, we place under the tree after the hustle and bustle of finding the perfect gift. It’s about your loved ones gathered around the tree. The Christmas tree has become a symbol of hope for me. Something so simple. Started from seed. Grown from love. And, shared with families that have been given a fresh start because of the generosity of the human spirit and wonderful partnerships in our community. When you’re out and about this holiday season, take a moment to think about others. Give back. It’s so easy to share in the magic of giving. Your heart will smile knowing that you’ve made a difference in someone else’s life.

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Q: Should I prune my fruit trees now? They have lost all their leaves. A: Don’t get too anxious to prune those trees! All deciduous trees and shrubs (those that naturally lose their leaves every year) need to “sleep” during the winter. You should hang a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on them until after the first of the year! Heavy pruning should be done in January, just before the new buds start to form on the plants. Q: We are new to the area and want to know if we can we still grow vegetables this time of year. A: Cool season varieties such as cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beets and Swiss chard can be grown here in the winter months, but you may have a hard time finding any plant starts to put in at this late date. It would be best to start preparing your garden for the spring season by amending the soil with lots of good organic mulch, soil conditioners and fertilizer so that it is all ready to go when the weather warms up. If you want to get an early start on warm season varieties, you can start planting seeds indoors in January to have ready for early spring. Q: Is there anything I can do to kill weeds before they start growing in the spring? A: Now’s the perfect time to use a weed preventer, also known as a pre-emergent, before weed seeds sprout. Pre-emergent stop seed from sprouting but don’t harm actively growing plants, so you can use them in flower beds, around trees and shrubs, and even in the lawn.

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December

• When selecting a Christmas tree, make sure it’s fresh and has a fresh bottom cut. Get it into a stand with water as soon as possible and check the water level daily to prevent it from drying out. Add a product like Prolong Tree Preservative to give it some nutrients and help keep it fresh longer! • Looking to add color to your landscape or patio this winter? Pansies, Snapdragons, Stock, Cyclamen, Ornamental Cabbages and Kale are all cold hardy. • To avoid icy sidewalks or lawns, start your watering cycles between 9 AM and 10 AM. Do not water overnight. • Protect your sensitive palms and other frost tender plants by wrapping or covering with burlap, N-Sulate or Plant Protector Bags when frost is predicted. Cover plant roots with organic mulch as extra added protection. • Winterize irrigation systems, hose bibs, pipes and pool components by wrapping or covering with insulation materials. Try our convenient PVB Protectors for above ground backflow prevention devices. • To maintain good green color on your lawn this winter, fertilize with a product like Dr. Q’s Winter Gem cool season Lawn Fertilizer. • With heaters running this time of year, check houseplants more often for proper moisture. Use a Moisture Meter to make this task easier.

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• Protect tender succulents and cacti from cold by covering them with N-Sulate. • Give a gift to the community and Recycle your Christmas Tree! Check www.StarNursery.com for a complete listing of drop-off locations in the Las Vegas area. The mulch from recycled trees is used in our community parks. Tree recycling is from Dec. 26th to Jan 15th.

January

• Prune your dormant fruit trees and roses! Don’t forget the “Rose Potion” to wake your roses up, see Star Notes #105, #605 and #610 available at www.starnursery.com/star-notes. • Protect deciduous fruit trees from disease and insects by using Liqui-Cop and Volck Oil sprays, and keeping old leaves, twigs and debris cleaned up. This is also a good time to repaint fruit tree trunks. • Start warm season vegetable seeds in indoor trays so they will be ready to set out when you start your spring garden. These include Tomatoes and Peppers. • Winter is not the time to prune citrus trees, but you can remove sucker growth. • Protect citrus trees if a hard freeze is forecasted, approximately 28ºF or lower. Cover foliage with burlap or other breathable fabric overnight and uncover during the day. Water regularly as hydrated plants will better withstand freezing temperatures and icy winds. • Gray aphid populations explode in the winter. Try Bayer Advanced Rose & Flower Insect Killer.

February

• Early spring is a great time to prepare your vegetable and flower beds for spring planting. For each 100 square feet of soil, sprinkle in four pounds of 16-20-0 Ammonium Phosphate and treat soil with Dr. Q’s Ironworker. Top this off with three inches of Dr. Q’s Paydirt or other organic mulch. Mix it together well and then water. • Sow your early spring flower seeds like African Daisy, Alyssum, Carnation, Delphinium, Gaillardia, Gloriosa Daisy, Hollyhock, Larkspur, Lupines, Nasturtium, Phlox, Shasta Daisy, Snapdragon, Sweet William, and Verbena. • Powdery mildew may appear on new plant growth, take a walk around your yard and look for it on your plants. Prevent it by keeping sprinkler over-spray off your shrubs and treat infected plants with a fungicide. • Pep up and get your houseplants ready for spring by repotting them into larger containers. Use a high,quality potting soil like Dr. Q’s Filthy Rich Gold and a good indoor plant food like Dr. Q’s Plant Tonic. • Warmer weather of an early false spring can be expected, but this doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods for possible freezes. Keep an eye on weather forecasts and be prepared to cover those frost-tender plants when the warnings come. • February is fertilizing time for deciduous fruit, nut and shade trees. Use Dr. Q’s Fruit & Nut Tree Food or Tree, Shrub & Vine Food per bag instructions. • Pecan trees and grape vines need extra zinc to help them produce their best. Use Dr. Q’s Plant Tonic.

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1. Our Christmas Trees are “Farm Grown.”

This means that each Christmas Tree is specifically planted and grown for the purpose of harvesting for the holidays and when one tree is cut, another is planted in its place.

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The trees that are cut down for Christmas nowadays are grown on tree farms. These tree farms are in business with the sole function of planting, cultivating and then harvesting evergreen trees for Christmas. The process is very similar to any other farm. 2. The Earth Benefits from Christmas Trees!

The growth-to-harvest process can take seven to ten years, and during this time these trees are doing their part to: • Reduce carbon dioxide. • Produce oxygen for our environment. • Mitigate storm-water runoff and flooding. • Provide a habitat for wildlife. It is solely due to Christmas tree sales that tree farms even exist. Without the market for fresh, real trees during the holiday season, these farms would never be planted and the benefits would disappear. 3. Christmas Trees continue to “drink” water after they are cut!

Keeping your tree hydrated after a cut will help keep it fresh and looking it’s best for the entire holiday season. This could mean filling the water basin every day. This will help avoid needle drop and fire hazard from having a dry tree.

When you purchase your tree from Star Nursery, you’ll receive a fresh cut on the base of the tree. This will allow the tree to easily drink from a water-filled stand while in your home. 4. Christmas Trees can be Recycled!

Each year, there are multiple locations for recycling after the holidays. You can find a drop off location by visiting www.springspreserve.org The trees are chipped into mulch that can be returned to the earth to help plants grow. You’ll see the use of this mulch used in community areas around our valley. Community Gardens, Parks and places like the Springs Preserve are using recycled Christmas Trees to help improve their soil, reduce irrigation and control soil temperatures in the winter and summer. This good deed leads to the start of a new cycle of trees being planted. 5. The mulch produced by Christmas Trees is available for Free!

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering free mulch at their Research Center and Demonstration Orchard in North Las Vegas and at the Lifelong Learning Center at 8050 Paradise Rd. The mulch is available on the days that they are open to the public. Just bring your own shovel and container! Complete the Life Cycle of your Christmas Tree this season. Give your community the gift of mulch. Recycle. Recycle. Recycle. By Crystal Gwaltney

Without a doubt, one of the best things about living in Las Vegas is the mild winter temperatures, which allow us to enjoy colorful flowers throughout the year. When everyone else in the country is stuck inside or shoveling snow, we’re blessed with bright and sunny daytime temperatures that warm the soil enough to keep some annuals and perennials blooming right through the winter months. If you have a solid half-day of sun or more expect long-lasting blooms from Snapdragons or Dianthus. Both of these plants get a little taller (about 18” - 24” in height), so place them in the back of a bedding area or in the center of a container to serve as a pretty back-drop for lower growers. For an excellent focal point in your winter garden, add Vintage Stock. Its flower is aromatic. It will grow great in well-amended soils or simply in colorful pottery. Place them outside in the sun and fertilize regularly to encourage new blooms.

Dianthus Calendula offers eye-popping orange and yellow blossoms throughout the winter season. It is the perfect height to place next to your taller plants. It grows to about 12” in height and its velvety gray-green leaves are a nice contrast to its own bright flowers and the darker green foliage of nearby plants. Ornamental Cabbage and Kale bring sculptural appeal anywhere it is used and looks fantastic planted in a formal setting or mixed in with other seasonal flowers.

English Primrose

Ornamental Kale Pansies are the most reliable low-growing winter color for an area that receives full sun. It doesn’t matter what theme you’re shooting for in your garden, because there is a pansy to suit anyone’s fancy. Since they only grow to about 6”-8” tall, Pansies are ideal next to a walkway or along the edge of a container. People often think they can’t grow anything that flowers in the shade. Contrary to popular belief, there are actually several flowering plants that do well without a lot of sun. Minimal sunlight works fine with any of the following plants, though they can absorb up to half a day without a problem. Take Zonal Geraniums, in the right light, they’ll bloom nearly year-round and take a break only during the hottest parts of the summer. Then, there is the cherry red, white and pink colored blooms amongst the Cyclamen. It is the perfect flower to spruce up your entryway for the holidays. Cyclamen are also one of your best options for an area with no direct sunlight. Violas or English Primrose are also an attractive addition to your winter garden.

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Baby It’s Cold Outside…

We have consecutively had several very mild winters. Don’t forget that we live at an elevation of over 2,000 feet and cold winters, or at least very cold periods are not uncommon. Is your landscape ready for some cold? You can protect yourself against winter plant loss and irrigation system damage while keeping your yard looking its best with a little preparation. Prevention is much less expensive than cure!

Proper Watering Is Essential For Healthy P lants

Cooler weather requires that you dramatically reduce the frequency of your automatic watering. This will help preserve the health of plants through the winter. The first frost can come in early November; the last frost is usually in early March. Water too often and your plants will fail to breathe properly; this will weaken them substantially. Disease can also begin due to over-watering.

Keeping Your Lawn Green

If you wish to keep your fescue lawn green through the winter, the most important things are the timing and type of fertilizer applied. Without adequate nitrogen, lawns will go dormant after the first hard frost and will be difficult to green up again until spring. In order to make sure your fertilizer and water get to the root zone of your lawn, it’s a good idea to de-thatch and rake thoroughly first. Good quality fertilizers like Dr. Q’s Winter Gem (21-3-7) and Best Nitra King® (22-3-9) are formulated for winter application. Apply these in November, December and mid January, to help keep your lawn from going dormant. Bermuda lawns will remain dormant until spring and require no fertilizer unless they have been over seeded with annual rye.

Irrigation Systems

Because the ground seldom freezes here, irrigation systems are often not properly installed. In a proper installation, all pipes should be buried six to eight inches deep or permanently covered, with a drain valve installed at the low end of each line. Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) valves exposed to the elements need to be protected to avoid messy and expensive repairs. You can use a product like Insulated Foam Pipe Wrap to protect exposed pipes. Because it is self adhesive, it’s easy to install (also good for reducing heat loss on exposed hot water and water softener pipes). Exposed lengths of PVC pipe can be protected by prefabricated Tube Pipe Insulation. Other products are available for covering spigots. If a hard freeze is expected, close the valve to your system. Then drain your drip system by re¬moving the end cap. This will prevent damage to soft pipes by the expansion of frozen water.

Shrubs, Vines & Trees

It’s important to give soft, green summer growth the chance to harden up. Soft growth is easily damaged by frost. You can help harden up your plants for winter in two ways; Water very infrequently and fertilize with a low nitrogen, high phosphorus and potassium fertilizer like Dr. Q’s Desert Food. Also, when you fertilize, check the condition your tree stakes and vine trellises. Cold weather is often ac-companied by strong winds. Mulch is another important toll in preparing your landscape for winter. Surface mulch, over the root zone of plants, keeps the ground from freezing and allows root growth to continue all winter. Be careful about what you prune! The only plants that should be pruned in the winter are deciduous trees and shrubs. These

should be pruned around New Years, when solid dormancy is likely to have occurred. Do not prune evergreens or desert plants until early spring.

Desert P lants

Most desert type plants grow whenever water is avail-able to them. Since new growth is frost tender, it is very important to limit the water and fertilizer given to these plants, especially cactus, during the winter. Most desert-adapted species can survive a cold winter well with one good soaking at the end of October or mid November, then no more water until late February. This is particularly true for cacti, which may look shriveled, but will survive severe cold much better when it is a bit dehydrated. Spring watering will resurrect them quite nicely! However, we often (like in the past several years) experience a rather warm winter. Your watering schedule will need to adjust for and reflect this. Warm winter watering can be as often as two to four times per month. Do not prune desert plants in winter. It induces soft new growth that can be damaged by cold weather. In early spring, apply a specialty fertilizer like Dr. Q’s Desert Plant and Cactus Food to get showy blossoms.

roots, and be prepared to use physical cold barriers, like burlap, thermal plant blankets or in the case of a vine like Bougainvillea try using an inverted nursery pot filled with mulch to keep the base of the plant warm. Protection should be used if the temperature is expected to drop below 35 degrees on any night. It is preferable that the blanket or burlap not be put directly on the plant, but be used as a ‘heat tent’, supported by sticks or lumber. In a very cold winter, even extreme measures may not be enough to save tender sub-tropicals. Most should not be allowed to dry out during the cold weather. That will damage them as much as cold temperatures will.

Container P lants

Plants in containers are subject to an even greater set of extremes, since they are not surrounded by a mass of insulating earth. All subtropical and tropical patio plants should be moved inside or to a windowed garage for the winter, where they can be protected from freezing temperatures. Some plants may show symptoms of shock when moved indoors but should recover. When you put them back out in the spring, expose them gradually to the sun, or they will burn. If you want to have colorful flowers in containers through the winter, choose hardy types like Snapdragons, English Primrose, Kale, Stock, and Pansies. All benefit from full sun, but Primroses can be grown in shade.

Subtropicals

Citrus, Bougainvillea, evergreen Hibiscus and other subtropicals are very tender to frost. If you have them planted in the ground, protect with a heavy layer of mulch over their

Annual F lowers And Vegetables

Tomatoes, Eggplant, Corn and other summer vegetables will blacken after first frost. Replace them with suitable winter vegetables, including Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Radishes and Lettuce. Most of these can withstand our normal winter weather, although extreme cold can completely stop their growth until spring. Re-plant summer flowerbeds with hardy winter varieties like pansies, stock, kale, and primroses. Freshen up the soil with some Pay Dirt™ and use Gold Dust Starter Fertilizer to help them get a good start.

Watch Weather Predictions

Severely cold weather is often preceded by many hours of steady, strong wind from the north. If you observe this or hear that cold weather is expected, move quickly to protect your plants. Soak the ground around non-desert evergreens and sub-tropical. Use blankets and burlap for protection. Remove these coverings during the day unless the wind is blowing or the temperature remains below 30 degrees. Do not walk on lawns covered with frost, since footprints will be visible after the thaw. And, when you find yourself in doubt, take a quick trip to your local Garden Center – Star Nursery. Our staff will be more than willing to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have this winter season.

Simple PRUNING PRINCIPLES Remember that nature is the great pruner. For example, when trees grow too close together, branches die as they compete for sunlight and airflow. Pruning is a vital part of gardening. The key is to know why we’re sharpening our shears. Check out these three valid reasons : TO THIN – Remove to improve. Thinning is about cutting out all dead, diseased, and injured parts to let in more air and light. Most important, thinning prevents confusion of a plant’s structural line and enhances its health. TO REDUCE - In nature, most plants we grow are in some kind of isolation, trying to spread unnaturally fast. Our job is to prevent certain shrubs and trees from outgrowing their position in a yard. Sensible reducing helps the plant develop into sound structures without overstressing their limbs. Also, maximum flowering and bountiful fruit are only possible by pruning. TO AMPUTATE - It sounds crazy, but severe pruning is necessary to restore older trees and shrubs to better health. Most plants are amazingly forgiving with experimentation. Think twice, cut once, and watch carefully.

• Prune on a mild, dry day.

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• When pruning, first prune out dead and diseased branches. • Then, remove the overgrown and smaller branches to increase light and air at the crown of the tree. • In general, your goal is to keep the branches that develop or maintain the structure of the tree. • Cut branches at the node, the point at which one branch or twig attaches to another.

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The perfect hostess gift or addition to your holiday decor. Simple to maintain. • Display or place away from wind, drafts or vents. • A Euphorbia with milky sap, considered only mildly toxic to pets. • Display in a room with temperatures higher than 65-70 degrees to increase blooming and help prevent root rot disease. • Place near a sunny window with indirect light. • Examine soil daily and water only when it feels dry. Drain well.

Christmas Cactus

The houseplant

A great, low-maintenance houseplant that blooms in December and again in late spring with proper care. Joints are fragile and easily broken off when mishandled. Needs well drained soil. Fertilize with houseplant food 2-3 times a year. Don’t fertilize after October just before blooming months. Water every 2-3 days Spring and Summer, less often in Winter. Bud drop is usually a result of over watering without proper drainage. If this happens, lightly fertilize and move to a sunnier spot.

Norfolk Island Pine

a tropical-Like addition

Cute houseplant Christmas tree that you can pick up during the holidays. Once the glitz is over with the holiday season, you are left with a wonderful living plant. It is a tropical plant and cannot tolerate temperatures below 35 degrees. Norfolk Pines enjoy humidity. You can create this indoors by setting the plant on a pebble tray with water, using a humidifier in the room or simply misting the tree on a weekly basis. It loves bright light and would do fine in a south facing window.

Employee Spotlight

Ricardo Castrejon

Q: You’re a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why? A: I’d be the color Mint Green. Fresh, energetic and room for growth. There’s always room to grow. I am always growing with knowledge and brimming with as much energy as I can every day to bring a smile to everyone’s face! Mint because I love fresh minty flavors, especially mint flavored gum! Q: What were you like in high school? A: I was a bit different than I am now. I was more of that skater kid with long hair and would rock out to heavy metal. Q: What do you want to be when you grow up? A: A pharmaceutical technician at a hospital with my master’s degree in pharmacy, that or a well-known DJ artist recording and producing music. Q: What inspires you? A: My daughter, even though she was just born 4 months ago. I’ve never been more motivated and pleased to bring home food to the table and provide a roof for her like my parents did for me. It’s an amazing feeling that no one can take away. Q: How would you convince someone to do something they didn’t want to do? A: Well, it would depend on what I am convincing them to do. But in all honesty, I would never FORCE anyone to do something they truly 100% did not want to do.

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PINE CONE Reindeer Ornaments

1. Start with the collection of pine cones. Choose your favorite one. 2. Take your brown felt and pre-cut little ears. You can make them into any shape you would like. 3. Pre-cut 4" of your pipe cleaner. This will be used as a hanger. You can hang it on your Christmas tree or place it on a door knob 4. Collect some twigs to add to the pine cone for antlers. 5. Now, for the fun part. Start by gluing the red jingle bell on the narrow end of the pine cone. Let this dry for about 5 minutes. 6. Then, take a pair googly eyes and glue to the pine for the reindeer to see. 7. Next, add the twigs by gluing to the opposite end of your reindeer's nose. 8. Glue the pre-cut brown felt for its ears. If you get lost, just look at image to the right. 9. Lastly, add the pre-cut pipe cleaner at the top of the reindeer 10. Enjoy the project by hanging on your tree or gifting it to a special person.

Take a Walk in Nature

Bundle up and head outdoors with your loved ones. Mount Charleston is a great place to collect pine cones. And, you may even see some snow. So, enjoy this season with family and friends.

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