Adventures in organic gardening.
Ah gardening! It's all so simple, and yet it can get so freaking complicated, so quickly. Planting seeds for instance. The simple question is, "When can I plant seeds?" And the answer is...well, there are many answers depending on many factors, but let's try to make it simple. The simple story about seeds is they... Continue Reading →
Durango, Colorado Irvine, California
Last week I was watering a plant on my windowsill when a flash of movement caught my eye. A hummingbird! She hovered on the other side of the glass and I couldn't figure out why she was looking at me through this window. The hummers in my garden are always checking out what I'm doing, but... Continue Reading →
Today's tips are meant for gardeners in Southern California, but will apply to those of you in cooler climates in a month or so. We've been having a spell of wet, cool weather. Normally things are growing at a rapid pace by now, but because the night-time (and even the day) temps have been unseasonably... Continue Reading →
Durango, Colorado Irvine, California
In Thursday's Garden Journal we wrote about using amendments to improve soil structure. Today's post is about adding amendments to improve fertility. As always we are recommending only organic amendments, which for our purposes are those that are derived from living organisms or that are naturally occurring. Let's start with one very important concept that should... Continue Reading →
Durango, Colorado Irvine, California
Tuesday we talked about when you can start working your soil. (Click here for more on that topic.) Today we're going to talk about the different types of soils and the kinds of amendments you can use to improve soil structure. In our next post we'll finish up the topic by telling you what amendments... Continue Reading →
Most of us are SO over winter at this point and all we want to do is get our hands and feet in the dirt again. But hang on a minute! Even though we're ready to get going, our gardens may not be. Working the soil now could actually harm it and create a difficult growing... Continue Reading →
