October 11, 2013 Back In the Garden Again I once wrote that I was a “Terrible Garden Blogger”. I was referring to the fact that I just couldn’t get into a…
July 27, 2013 A Praying Mantis Lives in Our Garden The California praying mantis lives along the coast and into Oregon. They are good bugs who eat harmful insects.
July 3, 2013 A Balancing Act in the Garden Three easy ways to create balance in your garden. Feeding plants on a regular schedule will keep it green and growing. Don’t overwater or overfeed. Keep weeds under control by mulching and weeding invaders are yound.
May 29, 2013 A New Book for Quick and Easy Gardening I can’t resist new gardening books. The title of this one is Sunset Western Garden Book “The 20-Minute Gardener”. I received this paperback when…
March 27, 2013 A Fall in the Garden I’ve had to put aside my computer for the last month. I took a fall in the garden and have been in the hospital…
November 27, 2012 Healthy Chicken Treats I’ve been wanting to put together a blog of what you can feed chickens as treats. At last! I found lots of information on…
August 1, 2012 Lacecap Hydrangeas-Memories of Hearst Castle I’m not very proud of my garden now. We’ve had a lot of company this summer, the gophers have moved in, and we are…
June 20, 2012 Constructing a Garden Room We’re building a “garden room” or conservatory in our garden. It will be a place for plants, dogs, a place to hang jackets, take off boots, and “sit a spell”. Plants and trees in the garden have had to be removed to make way for construction.
May 23, 2012 Pepino – Unique and Tasty “It’s a pepino plant,” she announced. “A sweet cucumber,” My neighbor handed me a tiny 4-inch cutting she had started in a 4” pot….
May 9, 2012 A Garden Tour in Cambria – 2012 Cambria Pines by the Sea is full of gardeners and people come from all around to participate in the Cambria Garden Tour. Cambria has had…
May 1, 2012 New Sunset Western Garden Book, Do You Need It? There’s a new Sunset Western Garden Book out and I had to buy it. Sunset Western Garden Books and I go way back. When I…
April 22, 2012 Gophers, Gophers, Everywhere A colony of pocket gophers has set up residence in our yard, and Maddie, the labradoodle decided to expose them. She dug a hole,…
April 11, 2012 Growing Cymbidium Orchids on the Central Coast Cymbidiums orchids do well in our coastal climate, and just about anywhere else in San Luis Obispo County, if given filtered sunlight, water, and…
March 14, 2012 How Many Vegetables Do I Need to Plant? It’s decision time for most of us on the Central Coast. We need to plan what and how many vegetable seeds to…
February 15, 2012 February Gardening on the Central Coast There’s lots to do in Central Coast gardens in February. Weeding, planting, and light fertilizing is a good start. Consult frost dates and chill hours in your area before you beginning planting seeds and selecting fruit trees. Some flower seeds can be planted this month as well as some vegetable seeds. Finish pruning deciduous plant and Mediterranean plants after flowering.
