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 27, 2012 Events for Gardeners This Weekend April 28-29 in Cambria There are several events here in Cambria this weekend that should be of great interest to gardeners and appreciators of the beauty of flowers….
April 27, 2012 Tulip the Ameraucana Has Passed Away Tulip, the Ameraucana, also called an Easter Egger because she lays green eggs, has been sick for six months now and passed away yesterday…
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 12, 2012 Hens Need Their Nails Clipped Our hens needed a manicure. We have to clip the nails of our two labradoodles nearly every month. But with our hens, once a…
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 30, 2012 Chickens Clean Up Bugs and Snails We’ve been letting the hens out in the late mornings to scratch around and clean up snails and bugs. This is a good time…
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 29, 2012 Ameraucana (Easter Egger) Laying Shell-less Eggs Have you noticed that Tulip, the Ameraucana (Easter Egger), has not been laying? We tally the number of eggs laid on the white board…
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.
January 30, 2012 Choosing Plants for a Seaside Location Gardening along the coast presents special challenges. Choosing the right plants is the key to success. There are common plants that can take salt spray, intense sun, and wind. With a little planning your seaside garden can frame views and add seasonal color.
January 13, 2012 Growing Rhubarb Along the Coast I’m looking around my garden to see what needs to be done, what worked this past year, and what didn’t. The rhubarb looks really…
December 31, 2011 A Sustainable Year in the Garden I wrote some garden resolutions a few years ago for our local newspaper and the ones regarding sustainability are still relevent. We hear the…
December 31, 2011 Waiting for Eggs After a Molt It’s the last day of the year and I’m up before dawn in anticipation of a visit from my eldest son and his “lady…
December 24, 2011 A Rooster Visit We thought the girls might enjoy a visit from a rooster on this “Merriest of Eves”. Not so……They think he is…
