Another in a series of posts to bring you interesting garden-related stories. This week we have links to a few articles we think you’ll like and news about events in Southern California. A Plan to Turn Brooklyn’s Unused Acres Green: This article is about a truly great idea that a group of Brooklyn gardeners called [...]
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Gardening News
Posted in Birds, Food, Garden, Garden to Kitchen, Gardening in California, Gardening in the News, Organic Gardening, Southern California Gardening, Vegetables, tagged Gardening, Gardening in the News, Gardening Workshops, Orange County, Organic Gardening, Small Space Gardening, Southern California Garden Tours, Urban Gardening, Vegetable Garden on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday’s Tips — Easy-to-Build Raised Bed
Posted in Garden, Garden Photography, Garden to Kitchen, Gardening, Organic Gardening, Southern California Gardening, Tuesday's Tips, Vegetables, tagged Gardening, Growing Vegetables, How to Build a Raised Bed, Organic Gardening, raised beds, Vegetable Garden on April 24, 2012 | 12 Comments »
I’ve been in my house for most of the time that I’ve lived in California — 19 years. And in all that time I’ve missed having the big, productive vegetable garden that I had in Pennsylvania. There are a lot of reasons that I haven’t been growing vegetables here; too little time, not enough sun, [...]
Tuesday’s Tips — Fall Garden Cleanup
Posted in Garden, Gardening in California, Gardening in Colorado, High Mountain Gardening, Organic Gardening, Southern California Gardening, Tuesday's Tips, tagged Durango, Fall Garden, Fall Garden Chores, Fall Garden Cleanup, Garden, Gardening, Irvine, Organic Gardening, Vegetable Garden on October 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Why are we startled? Really!? Fall comes every year at the same time, yet we always seem to be caught off guard when those first cool mornings hit. For most it means the end of the growing season and a welcome respite from our garden chores. But not so fast buckaroo! There’s still the Fall [...]
Garden Journal — Master Gardener Classes and Garden Workshops
Posted in Garden, Garden Journal, Gardening in California, Gardening in Colorado, Organic Gardening, tagged Amy Stewart, California Friendly Plants, Cool Weather Crops, Cool Weather Gardening, Durango, Edible Landscapes, Garden Workshops, Gardening, Gifts from the Garden, Great Park, Irvine, Master Gardeners, Monrovia Nursery, Salad Bowl Gardens, Vegetable Garden, Wicked Bugs on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We are finally (almost, sort of) back after a hiatus for a hurricane, a wedding, and new job schedule adjustments. The “almost, sort of” refers to a horrible cold that I acquired in my travels that has laid me low for the past few days, but while I may be sick, I’m happy as can [...]
Sunday Zen
Posted in Garden, Garden Photography, Organic Gardening, Sunday Zen, tagged Durango, Gardening, Irvine, Nature Photography, Organic Gardening, Vegetable Garden, Wildflowers on August 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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Tuesday’s Tips — Fruit Set Problems in Squash
Posted in Bees, Garden, Garden Wildlife, Organic Gardening, Pollinators, Tuesday's Tips, Vegetables, tagged Bees, Bumblebees, Fruit Set, Ground-nesting Bees, Hand-pollination, Honeybee, Native Bees, Organic Gardening, Pollen, Pollinators, Squash, Squash Blossoms, Vegetable Garden, Vegetables on August 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Or we might have titled this post “Why Bees Are So Important.” In January the press reported that scientists had noticed a significant decline in bumblebee populations in the U.S. — first it was the honeybees that were disappearing and now it’s bumblebees too. Scientists are not sure why just yet, but one thing they [...]
Garden Journal — Protecting Veggies in Cool Weather
Posted in Colorado, Garden, Garden Journal, Garden Photography, Gardening in Colorado, High Mountain Gardening, Organic Gardening, tagged Cool Season Crops, Durango, Hoop Row Covers, Organic Gardening, raised beds, Squash, Tomatoes, Vegetable Garden on July 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mary Beth: This was my project last weekend for my raised vegetable beds. I got this idea from the Sunset web site and it worked amazingly well. Ray and I modified the design a bit based on how I made the beds which are on a slope and are very irregularly shaped. When I made [...]
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