College Students Create Innovative and Sustainable Gardens Every two years the U.S. Department of Energy sponsors the Solar Decathlon, a competition of college teams to design and build houses powered by the sun. The event is being held this month at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine (last days open to the public are […]
What to Do in the Garden: October
October: The busiest month in the garden! While my October garden is not very attractive after the long hot days of August and September, it’s my favorite time of year to be out working in the garden. October is a month of garden renewal, of visions of the glorious blooms to come in late winter and […]
Garden Villain: Tomato Hornworm
End of the Tomato Season I’m so sad. I returned from a Labor Day weekend trip to discover that tomato hornworms had decimated my tomato plants. In the space of five days, they ate virtually every leaf on eight mature tomato plants. Only one plant, in a separate raised bed, escaped with minimal damage. What […]
What to Do in the Garden: September
Get Ready for the Cool Season During the hot days of September, it’s tough to imagine that the cool season is only a few weeks away! But starting in the second half of the month it’s time to plant cool season plants and get ready for one of the busiest planting months in southern California: October! Here’s […]
Garden Tips from a Backyard Farmer
Farm to Table in Montana As mentioned in previous posts, when I’m on a vacation, I always keep my eyes open for cool garden venues to visit. This month I went to one of my favorite places in the world, the Swan Valley area of Montana (not too far from Glacier National Park). We rented […]
Making Pickles: Super Easy, Super Delicious!
Got Cucumbers? Make Pickles! I grew up eating my Aunt’s homemade pickles but amazingly I never tried to make them myself until last summer. I have limited veggie garden space so I only grew one kind of cucumbers: the slicing kind. But last year I had a free package of pickling cucumber seeds so I […]
Free Succulents Garden Workshop
‘Sensational Succulents’ Workshop at the Orange County Great Park If you want drought tolerant, low maintenance, but colorful and interesting plants in your pots or garden, succulents are a great choice! University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners will demonstrate how to create beautiful succulent gardens in containers and your yard. Taking cuttings, propagation, […]
What’s Attacking the Citrus Trees?
Citrus Leaf Miner and What to do About It A few weeks ago there was a flush of new leaf growth on my lemon, lime, and orange trees. I love to see it and so, apparently, does an annoying pest: citrus leaf miner. Now I have damaged and distorted looking leaves, so sad. If you […]
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