Adventures in organic gardening.
Well that's a long title! I started out with a question about storing dahlia tubers in our warm climate in SoCal and ended up with a whole mish-mash of advice. Here goes... It's time for fall garden care and clean up. If your garden is anything like mine, it has been totally fried by the... Continue Reading →
Irvine, California The second pair of hummingbird babies that our Mama Bird has hatched this year.
Block Island, Rhode Island Irvine, California
I know, I know, strawberry season is over for most folks, but one of the big perks of living in Southern California is that we enjoy fresh fruit almost year round — even strawberries. The development of the newer day-neutral varieties means that strawberry season has been extended well into the fall in warmer climates... Continue Reading →
Mary Beth: I just returned from the East Coast where I witnessed the destructive power of Japanese Beetles. They feed on everything in their paths, chewing up flowers, cratering fruit, and skeletonizing foliage of more than 500 species of plants. They've just started their ravenous attack on every plant in our Block Island garden, so... Continue Reading →
Here again is a grab bag of tips. In some ways I like these posts the best because this is pretty much the state of my brain at any given moment — a jumble of random stuff. Drives me crazy sometimes, but on the other hand it's always interesting. Putting a little focus on it,... Continue Reading →
Colorado California
Bees and Chicks 