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Rain chain and a pot full of rainwater. We’ve had some lovely light rain this fall. Our large water storage tank (1600 gallons) collects rain from the rooftop of the garage and is about half full. The pot that collects rain from the garden shed has been filled and emptied several times over the [...] 
Fresh Pumpkin Soup With Sausage & Cream I had lots of beautiful pumpkins this year and we intend to eat every one of them! Cooked fresh pumpkin is a real treat; for chickens, dogs, and people. I’ve been told that to settle a dog’s upset stomach, give them a few spoonfuls of cooked pumpkin. [...] 
'Persian Berry' is One of My Favorites Bearded Irises grow and bloom really well along the coast. I’m especially fond of the varieties that rebloom and provide color from spring to fall. Irises have thick, fleshy, underground stems (called rhizomes) that store food produced by the sword-shaped leaves. The rhizomes grow best when planted [...] 
Welcome to the Cambria Scarecrow Festival
For the past three years the creative residents of Cambria have put their talents to work to create over 200 stuffed and wired fantastical and real-life creatures to decorate our little village by the sea. Up and down Main Street and along Moonstone Drive you’ll find [...] 
"Tillie" the Labradoodle and Planter Boxes For the last month or two I’ve been in maintenance mode in my garden. Lots of deadheading and watering. Inspiration for new planting has eluded me. Most likely this is because, according to official data, we got only four sunny days here in Cambria, in all of July [...] 
Unusual pumpkin-Could it be a giant? Pumpkins are not supposed to do well in cool weather. But mine are going crazy this year. One of them is a variety that I don’t recognize. Could one of my saved seeds have gotten mixed up in my seed box? Could I have planted a “giant pumpkin” [...] 
Pumpkins are Turning in Late August What a strange coastal summer we’ve had. It has been exceptionally cool with overcast in the mornings and breezy sunshine in the afternoons. The hens in the henhouse (see Backyard Hencam) have been happy and laying like crazy but my garden languishes; except for the summer squash and [...] 
Freshly picked red kale You’d think I’d learn my lesson. Every spring I plant “mesclun” (pronounced mess-cloon). Mesclun is a mixture of lettuces and tender greens for use in salads. They do really well in our cool coastal climate and give me a variety of greens. Most mesclun seed packages contain the seeds of [...] 
Ripe Raspberries We’re having such fun with our raspberries this year. They loved all the winter rains and we’re getting a good crop. I’ve even gotten enough to make sauces and jam. Our cool coast is the idea climate for these sweet, flavorful, ruby-red berries. Five years ago we had the offer from a [...] 
Olallieberries hanging on the vine. I love surprises in the garden. One of them this year has been the appearance of ollalieberries hanging from our two vines. The olallieberry is a biennial, meaning that the berries we are getting this year are from vines that grew last year along wires we strung from one [...] |
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