Summer Heat Stress & Drought: A killer combo for the landscape Drought conditions, extreme heat, and abnormally lack of water has become a very oppressing issue to those living in the inter-mountain regions of the southwest United States. This includes all of New Mexico and western Texas regions. The last two decades have been the worst in 1200 years according …

We are in the recovery phase of one of the worse Artic Polar Vortex outbreaks in history. Fourteen states with major damages and millions of people affected from the record-breaking single digit to minus degree temperatures, below freezing temps, severe wind chill factors, then snow and ice conditions. Then the 4 to 5 days of duration exacerbated the onset conditions. …

January: A season of awakening Happy New Year, to all of the Hobbs News-Sun readers and gardening public, it’s already two weeks into the new year as I write this article. I am ready for the new season and the great things we all can do and achieve in 2019. The winter solstice has happened and days are lengthening with …