Vegetable garden update – June 24th. WTF!!! With the intense heat…my zucchini, bell pepper, kale and cauliflower plants which looked fantastic last weekend did not make it. With the temperatures reach between 105-110 degrees…they didn’t make it. According to this website: http://www.plantanswers.com/garden_column/june03/4.htm High temperatures speed Read More …
So far the cherry tomatoes are kicking in…primarily the normal cherry tomatoes, chocolate cherry and the super snow white. I will have to say the snow white cherry tomatoes are absolutely sweet and delicious and definitely will continue to plant those. Costata Romanesco and Striata Read More …
For those who have been following my organic vegetable updates will know that I put quite a bit of time (and money) into container gardening since January 2017. Please visit: The One about My Vegetable Garden Plans for 2017 The One about Planting Seeds During Read More …
When it comes to taking care of plants or vegetables, there is so much more involved than your standard water and sunlight. Granted, while I got by with water (before California’s major drought) and sunlight, I learned so much more then about how to keep Read More …
As the frost is coming to an end and the spring time is the time to plant some vegetables, if you are a person who wants to sample vegetables from other countries, planting seeds are the way to go. You can purchase many kits from Read More …
This year, California has received so much rain that it has helped alleviate our drought problem. But still, we need to practice safe watering because we are not necessarily out of the woods yet. And that means, I will need to find other means of Read More …
When you read things like… “Never buy celery ever again” or “Never buy green onions/scallions again”. As I tend to use these vegetable for dishes (or eat my celery with almond butter), it caught my attention. Celery As I eat celery M-F and go through Read More …
Typically, I would prepare my back yard by getting my vegetable garden ready by tilling and getting the soil all set. Purchasing the seeds and begin planting them. But unfortunately, due to the severe drought in California, I have been focusing on doing my part Read More …