July 26, 2010 Shasta Daisies-Burbank’s Perfect Daisy Blooming now in my front garden are the Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum maximum) that I planted during the winter. A friend was thinning out her…
July 16, 2010 Snowpeas-Are They Worth Growing? . . I planted snowpeas in March and they are still producing. For the flat, edible pods, I choose the variety ‘Mammoth Melting Sugar’…
July 13, 2010 Saving Seeds for Mustard Spinach Tendergreen I can’t believe how easy “tendergreen” is to grow. It matures in about a month, when its tender leaves are ready to use in…
July 6, 2010 Fourth of July and Visits With Hens We had visitors over the Fourth of July weekend. On our agenda was playing in the sand and water at San Simeon Beach, peeking…
July 5, 2010 Pruning Spanish Lavender The Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’) has finished blooming in my coastal garden and its flowers, a vivid purple in the spring (see…