October 28, 2010 Sundried Tomatoes Without the Sun I’ve harvested the last of the ripe tomatoes. We’re eating them fresh at every meal. This wonderful “flavor of summer” won’t last long so…
October 19, 2010 Two Labradoodles in the Garden I’ve not had a moment to garden in the last six weeks since Matilda or “Tillie”, the chocolate Australian labradoodle, came to live with…
September 14, 2010 Garden Accessories That Work I’m not big on garden accessories. I believe that they detract from the plantings. I think that too many trinkets tend to make a…
August 5, 2010 Green Spotted Beetle is Up to No Good! Everywhere that I’ve lived, there has been at least one insect that I find especially annoying. In Marin and Sonoma Counties I despised the…
July 26, 2010 Shasta Daisies-Burbank’s Perfect Daisy Blooming now in my front garden are the Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum maximum) that I planted during the winter. A friend was thinning out her…
July 16, 2010 Snowpeas-Are They Worth Growing? . . I planted snowpeas in March and they are still producing. For the flat, edible pods, I choose the variety ‘Mammoth Melting Sugar’…
July 13, 2010 Saving Seeds for Mustard Spinach Tendergreen I can’t believe how easy “tendergreen” is to grow. It matures in about a month, when its tender leaves are ready to use in…
July 5, 2010 Pruning Spanish Lavender The Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’) has finished blooming in my coastal garden and its flowers, a vivid purple in the spring (see…
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 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 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…
