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

Butterfly Bush Needs Attention

Butterfly bush before pruning. Looks like a weed.

I can’t stand it anymore! My butterfly bush looks dreadful. My Buddleia davidii, is acting as a host to the insect pest called the Buddleia budworm, Pyramidobela angelarum. The tiny green wiggler is actually the larvae of a small gray moth that rolls itself up in the [...]