Growing-February

Food
• Artichokes
• Arugula
• Beets
• Carrots
• Garlic
• Chard
• Lettuce
• Limes
• Rhubarb

Herbs
• Chives
• Mint
• Parsley
• Thyme
• Oregano
• Sage

Blooming-February

• Alyssum
• Gaillardia
• Ivy geranium
• Jasmine
• Narcissus
• Nasturtium
• Potato vine (white)
• Rock Rose (pink, white)
• Rosemary
• Roses (still blooming)
• Society garlic
• Sweet Pea Bush

Harvesting-February

• Limes
• Arugala
• Tendergreen Mustard Spinach
• Beet greens

Harvesting and Drying Apples Along the Coast

Apple Peeler, Corer, and Slicer

It’s been too cool along the coast this summer to do much gardening. I’ve been sitting around watching the powdery mildew cover my zucchini leaves and my green tomatoes languish on the vine. The quail eat seeds faster than I can  get them in the ground so I’ve decided [...]

Green Spotted Beetle is Up to No Good!

Spotted Cucumber Beetle in Calendula

Everywhere that I’ve lived, there has been at least one insect that I find especially annoying. In Marin and Sonoma Counties I despised the yellow jacket, often called “meat bees”. Those little monsters, similar in appearance to the sweet honeybee, would spoil every picnic we had and sting us [...]