Have you ever tried to make a tidy row of seeds with gardening gloves on? Or with an –um– short, unskilled helper? So I’m not really that OCD to make seed tape, am I? Anyway, if you like to keep track of what you’re planting where, and you want to encourage your kids to help …
My little Camembert babies have to be flipped every day for the first week in order to develop their first bloom of mold properly. The black dusting is vegetable ash, which gives the surface more tooth for the mold to develop. The sushi mat keeps the bottom surface from sitting in any moisture on the …
I’m always gardening on a tight budget, and there’s nothing more fun on a budget than getting a great deal. Especially for the low, low price of FREE! So how do you find free plants in your own garden? 1. Reconsider your “weeds”! I grew up gardening in the hard clay of the Santa Clara …
What an extraordinary day we had exploring Russian Ridge! One of our member families lives up near the ridge and suggested a wheeled toy outing. So all the kids brought their scooters/trikes/bikes/push cars and we circled the lake. The sun was out and the sky was absolutely beautiful–you feel like you’re right up in it, …
Dance–any kind!–helps kids to learn balance, rhythm, fine motor control, sequencing, and so much more. My daughter caught the bug at 11 months old, and her first steps were on tiptoes, just like the ballerinas she insisted on watching over and over again on YouTube. Finding a good dance school was a defensive measure–I was …
Our native trilliums here in the woods are just finishing their bloom, and a rainy day like today is the perfect time to divide them for larger clumps next year. If you have trillium in your woodland garden, have a look at this quick how-to by Margaret Roach. It’s not often that garden timing here in coastal California … Continue reading »
This week’s Master Gardener class at Filoli was all about weeds. You all know I’m a big fan of “free plants” but I had no idea how useful weeds could be! Check out this short video by Fred Bove, local expert: Continue reading »
I started this blog with the intention of talking about the gardening challenges specific to the south coast–those of us straddling the shifting boundaries of Sunset zones 15 and 17. Gardening in a coastal climate has special challenges, and while we’re fortunate enough to have mild winters that allow us to grow food twelve months … Continue reading »
Just when I was beginning to feel sorry for myself this morning, my new favorite blogger came along with just the perspective I needed on my hobby. Thank you, 23Thorns. Looking forward to more! 23Thorns, on Where the Hell I’ve Been If you haven’t checked out this blog yet, don’t miss Gourmet Cooking. Just don’t drink … Continue reading »
Looking under the hood at “God Made a Farmer” ad Love this realistic assessment of the “God Made A Farmer” superbowl ad that has stirred up so much controversy on the web. This was a great article, too, on the whitewashing aspect of the commercial, although I haven’t seen much discussion on women farmers. Since … Continue reading »
For the PTA Bake Sale last week, I was all out of mixes and had zero time to stop by a store. Normally, in the city, I’d just pop out to Trader Joe’s or CVS or something and pick up some squishy brownie or neon pink cake mix. Out here, the closest CVS is 35 … Continue reading »
Dave Wilson Nursery, a wonderful supplier of fruit trees for the coastal climate, just released a really nice video about late winter pruning for fruit trees. Since I just mentioned it in my last post, thought I would share this with you all. If you’re just beginning, there’s a lot he doesn’t cover, but he … Continue reading »
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