Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labors! The long hot days of August are not my favorite for doing a lot of work in the garden! But I sure enjoy eating all the good things out there! Once I take care of the harvesting, watering, and minimal maintenance, off I go to a shady corner with […]
In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners
Get timely gardening tips from this weekly KUCI radio program You can never have enough gardening tips, right?! And sometimes you might want to listen rather than read! So in addition to perusing this great gardening blog ;-), check out the weekly gardening radio show on KUCI 88.9FM in Irvine. ‘In the Garden with […]
A Gardener’s Trip to Santa Barbara County
I recently spent a fun weekend trip to the Santa Barbara county towns of Buellton, Solvang, and Los Olivos. We rode bikes from Buellton through Solvang and on to Los Olivos, about a 20 mile round trip. It’s a great area for gardeners to visit with lots of wineries, olive oil tasting, even a lavender […]
What Everybody Ought to Know About Saving Water in the Landscape
California is experiencing a historic drought and mandatory water restrictions went into effect across the state on June 1. While the percentage of cutbacks on potable (drinking) water vary depending on the water district, virtually all residential customers will be expected to conserve water, particularly potable water used for irrigating landscape. To help you do […]
The Secret to Growing Backyard Apple Trees
I never saw apple trees when I was growing up in southern California. There were lots of orange trees and other citrus, of course, and a few neighbors had peach, plum or apricot trees, but no apples. I had heard that it didn’t get cold enough to grow apples. It wasn’t until I went through […]
Who Else Wants Non Stop Summer Flowers?
Continuous blooms, loves heat, pest resistant! Nicotiana Aztec are the longest blooming, pest and disease free summer flowers I have ever grown! I started it from seed donated by Seeds of Change to a public garden where I volunteer (the Farm + Food Lab in Irvine, CA). But that was a couple of years ago and […]
Enjoy the Fruits of Summer All Year
The wonderful fruit of summer is here! Whether from your own garden, a local farm stand or farmer’s market, it’s time to make the most of the delicious fruit of summer. The picture above is the harvest from my garden yesterday. Sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming and a challenge to use it all before it […]
What to Do in the Garden: June
June marks the transition from spring to summer. The typical ‘June gloom’ overcast mornings that often occur in southern California provide one last chance to get the garden ready to weather the hot days of July, August and September. It’s also not too late to do some planting of veggies and flowers that will take […]
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