Sunday Zen

Durango, Colorado Irvine, California

Garden Journal — Protecting Veggies in Cool Weather

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...

Tuesday’s Tips — Seedling Success

Here are a few tips for making sure the seedings you started inside stay alive and thrive. Seedlings should have plenty of light to prevent them from getting leggy. Grow lights should be 2 inches above seedlings. If you have a south facing window you can put your pots close to the window and rotate...

Sunday Zen

Durango, Colorado Irvine, California

Sunday Zen

Durango, Colorado Del Mar, California

Tuesday’s Tips — Favorites from 2010

Hello? Tink, tink, tink — anybody out there? Activity in blog-land is at a near standstill and we feel like we've been talking to ourselves the past couple of weeks. Of course everyone is busy with the holidays, but still...it's a little lonely in here. We thought we'd share a bit about the past gardening...

Sunday Zen

Durango, Colorado Irvine, California

Sunday Zen

Durango, Colorado Irvine, California

Tuesdays Tips — Keeping the #@*% Deer Away

Mary Beth: Brazen, bold and more than a little scary! The deer in our neighborhood think they're in charge and they're making sure we know it. The first incident involved one of the herd and my dog, Sage. I was on the phone with Barbara a couple of weeks ago when I heard a huge...