Fall Cleanup, the Drought and Dahlia Tubers

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...

Tuesday’s Tips — July Gardening

It's getting really hot pretty much everywhere, so we're going to focus on keeping your plants well-watered. Plants transpire (evaporate) water vapor through tiny holes on their leaves — mostly on the underside. This helps to cool the plant and draws nutrients from the soil and roots to the upper parts of the plant. On hot...

Tuesday’s Tips — Transplants

There's no theme or focus today, just a little of this and a little of that — kind of like what's going on in my head today. Tip #1 — Getting Transplants Off to a Healthy Start Now that we're all scrambling to get our baby plants in the ground, here are a few tips...