Taos News spoke with Vadito, New Mexico, beekeeper Melanie Kirby as she prepared to go to Spain to study honeybees on a Fulbright scholarship in 2019. One topic she was …
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By Cindy Brown
For the Taos News | 5/27/20 |
Mid-May is peak migration and we are seeing a flood of colorful birds in Northern New Mexico. The eye-popping Bullock's oriole is showing up at area backyards, some to nest and others stopping before farther migration.
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By Anne Schmauss
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5/21/20
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I'm not sure how merry the month of May is this year, but gardening goes on. This is the big planting month. Aside from providing food and beauty for …
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By Nan Fischer
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5/16/20
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The New Mexico Acequia Association is providing vegetable and traditional crop seeds for a limited time to farmers and gardeners."If you are in need of seed and have not yet made your request, please …
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4/29/20
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Many of you probably saw the documentary film "Fantastic Fungi" that played at Taos Community Auditorium last month and were knocked out by the astonishing photography of the multitudes of forms these organisms take.
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3/18/20
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I passed one of my neighbors on the road in the end of February. She said she had been enjoying my gardening articles in the paper but added that she only has a small flower bed in her courtyard. She was wondering when she should clean it up. I told her to look for this month's article about tasks for the garden, because now is the time to start.
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By Nan Fischer
For Taos News | 3/18/20 |
It's hard not to get excited about spring this time of year as the sun moves north and comes into the house at different angles. Days are visibly lengthening, another sign spring is …
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By Nan Fischer
For Taos News | 2/13/20 |
As I look out my window this morning in the new year, the gardens I did not clean up in fall are outlined with frozen fog. Backlit by the early morning sun, flower stalks, tree branches and wire fences seem so delicate they would break if touched.
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By Nan Fischer
For Taos News | 1/16/20 |
Some tips to keep you safe as you make a festive holiday home:
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12/13/19
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The annual ritual of buying a Christmas tree is upon us. There are several options afforded us here in Taos.
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12/5/19
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Even though there is snow on the ground and last year's gardens are a distant memory, we gardeners are planning for the upcoming growing season. Just because we are not out …
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By Nan Fischer
For Taos News | 12/5/19 |
Winter is coming but by late February and March there are just times you need a little pop of color to brighten your day. And frankly I get hungry for color at the end of winter. A solution for this is planting bulbs.
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By Debrah Dubay
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10/25/19
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Frost has arrived signaling the end of the growing season and time for garden cleanup. There are two schools of thought about fall chores. One calls for a …
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By Nan Fischer
For Taos News
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10/13/19
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The autumnal equinox occurred on Sept. 21 and we've said goodbye to the summer sun while those cooler evenings and mornings let us know the beautiful fall days are here. So take …
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By Debrah Dubay
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9/26/19
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Healthy soil is key to growing grass and crops, holding onto rainwater and snowmelt and preventing erosion.The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is offering grants to help farmers, ranchers and …
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Staff report
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9/26/19
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Patricia West-BarkerFor The Taos News"What fruit has the eye of a widow and wears the cloak of a beggar?" asks an old Spanish riddle. Answer: A really ripe fig, when the oculus on its bottom opens …
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Patricia West-Barker
For The Taos News | 9/23/19 |
As I write this, the forecast is for another 89-degree day, the umpteenth in a row. A weak monsoon season has not brought relief each afternoon, so it seems like it will never cool …
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By Nan Fischer
For the Taos News | 9/5/19 |
Do you cut flowers from your borders to bring inside and end up leaving empty spaces that affect the overall design? Do you spend too much money buying bouquets? Would you …
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By Nan Fischer
For Taos News | 8/8/19 |
Valerian, Fragrant Valerian Spanish: Valeriana Family: Valerianaceae Genus & Species Valeriana acutiloba, Valeriana arizonica, Valeriana edulis Valerian is one of the best-known medicinal herbs, …
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By Rob Hawley is co-owner of Taos Herb Company
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8/8/19
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As I write this, all across Taos, hollyhocks are stretching their bloom stocks skyward, Russian sage is in full force while thistles line the roadsides and grow in opportune open …
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By Debrah Dubay
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8/1/19
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The skin of a house - the roof and the stucco on the walls - holds early …
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By Paul Weideman
pweideman@sfnewmexican.com | 7/18/19 |
Los Jardineros Garden Club of Taos is celebrating its 70th anniversary of beautifying Taos by holding it's annual Garden and Home Tour on Saturday (Aug. 3). The tour is …
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By Cindy Brown
For the Taos News | 7/11/19 |
What is a weed anyway? To many it's simply a plant growing where you don't want it, whether it's native or "exotic," originating outside of North America. But one class of weeds is …
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By Jan Martenson
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7/11/19
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Penstemons, also called beardtongues, are starting to bloom around Taos. Most common is probably the Rocky Mountain penstemon (Penstemon strictus), which sport rich blue-purple blossoms that can be …
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By Mary Adams
TaosNPS@gmail.com | 6/17/19 |
Spanish: Cañiagre, CañiagriaEnglish: Red dock, curly dock, tanner's dockFamily: Polygonacea (Buckwheat family)Genus species: Rumex hymenosepalusCañiagre is native to western North …
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By Rob Hawley, co-owner of the Taos Herb Company
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6/13/19
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