January
Home Weather Monitoring, January 1, 2003
Pocket Gopher Control, January 8, 2003
Get Ready for the 2003 Camp Verde Pecan Show, January 15, 2003
It's Fruit Tree Pruning Time, January 22, 2003
Genetically Modified Foods, January 29, 2003

February
Growing Blackberries, February 5, 2003
Range Management, February 12, 2003
Got Compost?, February 19, 2003
Growing Manzanita, February 26, 2003

March
Excluding Bats from Homes, March 5, 2003
Wood Boring Beetles, March 12, 2003
Drought: Past and Present, March 19, 2003
Bark Beetles and Pesticides, March 26, 2003

April
Xeriscape Plant Guide, April 2, 2003
Managing Scale Insects, April 9, 2003
Nitrogen Cycling, April 16, 2003
Scorpions, April 23, 2003
True Mistletoe, April 30, 2003

May
Dwarf Mistletoe, May 7, 2003
Natural Herbicides and Invasive Plant Species, May 14, 2003
Soil Solarization, May 21, 2003
Planting Trees and Shrubs, May 28, 2003

June
Growing Rosemary, June 4, 2003
Lady Beetles, June 11, 2003
Summer 2003 Update, June 18, 2003
Least Toxic Herbicides, June 25, 2003

July
Windbreaks, July 2, 2003
Growing Roses Made Easy, July 9, 2003
Book Review: Native Plants for High Elevation Western Gardens, July 16, 2003
Drought Management In Your Landscape, July 23, 2003
Tent Caterpillars, July 30, 2003

August
Botanical Pesticide: Neem Tree Oil and Azadirachtin, August 6, 2003
Worm Composting, August 13, 2003
Do Not Routinely Fertilize Woody Ornamentals, August 20, 2003
Avoiding Herbicide Injury in the Landscape, August 27, 2003

September
West Nile Virus in Arizona, September 3, 2003
Mosquito Traps, September 10, 2003
Catnip, September 17, 2003
Water Deficits Lead to Stressed Plants, September 24, 2003

October
Cat Repellents, October 1, 2003
Coping With Nuisance Birds, October 8, 2003
Water and Plants, October 15, 2003
Peach Tree Borers, October 22, 2003
Watching Climate Change, October 29, 2003

November
November Gardening, November 5, 2003
No Backyard Gardener Column was printed on November 12, 2003
2003 Bark Beetle Update, November 19, 2003
2004 Camp Verde Pecan Show, November 26, 2003

December
The Chinese Jujube, December 3, 2003
Christmas Tree Care and Safety, December 10, 2003
Comandra Blister Rust, December 17, 2003
Holiday Mistletoe Folklore, December 24, 2003
Pruning Landscape Trees, December 31, 2003