June 21, 2010 Hencam – Getting a Better Webcam View There are two Panasonic cameras on the hens. We’ve been working on moving the outdoor camera the last few days, trying to find the…
June 12, 2010 Thinning Low Chill Apples June is a good time along the coast to thin apples on your apple trees. Cutting off the 1″ apples growing in clusters (after…
June 7, 2010 Rosie’s Pecked Head-Bottom of Pecking Order Rosie is balding. She’s been been getting the feathers picked off her head for some time now. Poor Rosie. She is at the bottom…
June 6, 2010 Basil-Pinching Back Herbs Those of you who live along the central coast know that growing basil is a challenge. Growing tomatoes and basil is nearly impossible! The…
June 1, 2010 Arborvitae in Pots It took us a month to find pots to fill two corners of our deck. Since the Monterey Pines came down between us and…
May 26, 2010 Central Coast Rose-Can You Name It? Do you recognize this rose? Everyone who visits our garden asks me what the name of it is. Of course, it is the one…
May 23, 2010 “Broody” or “Setting” Hens We are putting buckets in the nest at 4:00 p.m. each day after the hens have finished laying their eggs. After 21 days…
May 18, 2010 Cambria Garden Tour a Success The big day finally came! The Cambria Garden Tour, sponsored by New Dawn Montessori School each spring, always has a big turnout from people…
May 10, 2010 Planting Vegetables Along the Coast Mid May is still a good time to plant vegetables along the coast. We’ve had real changes in weather this year, more rain and…
April 29, 2010 Garden Club Annual Spring Trip The Cambria Garden Club has hosted an overnight annual spring trip for the past 30 years. This year it was no different. For most…
April 22, 2010 Chickens Eat My Garden Because I have six hens and love to garden, people often ask,”Are chickens and gardens compatible?” My answer is, except for cleaning up bugs…
April 19, 2010 Spanish Lavender Blooming On the Coast Spanish lavender is always the first lavender to bloom in my garden. I love this variety called Lavandula stoechas for its flower heads topped…
April 14, 2010 People and Chickens-First Time Visitors It’s really heart-warming to see folks visiting our chickens for the first time. Some have never seen a hen close-up. Some have never…
April 11, 2010 Shallots-Easy to Grow We’re getting a little rain today, but so far, wind has upstaged moisture. Knowing that a storm was coming, I got out and harvested…
April 5, 2010 April Gardening Along the Coast I’ve been working on the vegetable beds. They are pretty much filled up now. Snow peas, arugula, lettuce, strawberries, komtsuna (tendergreens), carrots, and beets…
