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GARDENING: USDA issues new “cold hardiness maps”. Adds 2 new zones.

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual … Continue reading →

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What is an NCHR?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

  This article is ”almost” an answer to a JoshuaTreeStar visitor’s question posted under the “Poll-FAQs” heading: http://wp.joshuatreestar.com/?page_id=4471 “What is a NCHR? Do my taxes go up? Who’s in charge? What happens to my property value? Does it create jobs? I have … Continue reading →

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New Feature — Polls to vote your opinion

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

VOTE YOUR OPINION… a new feature to serve the Morongo Basin population I received software that will provide a simple “poll” concerning various “issues” within the sphere of influence of the general Morongo Basin region — as a public service — and have … Continue reading →

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Gardening in our desert

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Bill Ford, Founder

    This is a series of articles. Additions to this Series will follow at the end of each “chapter”. This “first chapter” is sort of an ”introduction” pertaining to gardening in our desert. We’ll cover numerous tutorial issues as time permits, … Continue reading →

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