Category: Gardening

Coastal gardening is a lovely experience. We can grow produce year-around in San Luis Obispo County. I write about my garden, what is blooming, what is being harvested, what is happening in our little village of Cambria, our animals, nature, and life as a gardener.

January 7, 2017

Resolutions to make gardening easier

With a little thought and planning and a few resolutions, you can make gardening easier and more enjoyable. Resolutions are sometimes needed to achieve this goal.
Things like buying and planting plants that need less deadheading is one resolutions. Planting more native plants is another.
Seeds of edible plants will be planted on a “staggered schedule” so that less will be wasted is also on my list.
I’ll look for ways like reducing the use of insectcides and fertilizer to make more pleasurable time in the garden.
November 20, 2016

Plant winter greens now, the ugly way!

I prepared the bed for winter greens by just “raking in” some home-made compost. Nothing fancy. I also sprinkled the soil (before planting) with water to be sure it was moist. I used seeds I’d saved from last spring. They are tiny seeds so they need to be planted near the surface of the soil. The “rule of thumb” is the amount of dirt to cover the seeds should be equal to the size of the seed. When planting tiny seeds must either put dirt though a sieve or do it the lazy way, like I do, and sprinkle a bit of potting soil over them. Covering the soil with torn up Amazon shipping boxes keeps seeds moist until sprouting.
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