Gardening Guides & Tips
My First Attempt at Growing & Curing Homegrown Sweet Potatoes
Around September I start getting really nervous about having enough space for the Winter garden. There's always this back and forth in my mind about what plants need to be pulled, which plants I can't bear to let go, and how is the weather going to cooperate. This...
Grow Your Own Everlastings: Flowers for Growing & Drying
Are you ready learn about some of the most incredible flowers ever?! I've been dabbling in growing everlasting flowers for the last several years, and I seriously considered dedicating an entire flower patch to them every year because they are so worthwhile,...
Growing Peppers~ My Tips for Zone 10 & Pepper Trial
Let's talk peppers! Instead of a step-by-step to growing peppers, I just wanted to chat about the main things I've experienced growing peppers here in zone 10 and my personal, pepper growing philosphy.This year was my best pepper year ever. I won't pretend I didn't...
5 Flowers to Grow Through Winter in Southern California
In my last post, I covered the main crops I grow during the cool season here in zone 10b, but did not quite get around to the discussion of flowers---which really bothered me because you know I love flowers. ♥ This article will go over some of my favorite Winter...
A Fall & Winter Gardening Guide For Southern California
Friends, let me sing the praises of the Fall and Winter gardens. Both of these cooler seasons have so much to offer us gardeners if we only do some simple planning beforehand. In fact, the first time I ever grew a garden in Winter, I vowed to never miss out again! In...
What Type of Garden is Right For You?
This article has been a long time coming. Since 2016, we have installed a wide assortment of gardens around our urban homestead, which has helped me to form a pretty good idea of the pros and cons of the different kinds of gardens. As always, this blog is about my...
How to Succession Plant to Maximize Your Harvest
I'm calling all gardeners, both beginning to advanced, to share in this discussion of succession planting. While the idea behind succession planting is simple to understand, the practice itself can be vastly different and challenging. I say this not to scare you, but...
Garden DIY Projects Using Branches, Sticks & Twigs
Many of you know that I am always looking for ways to add a little whimsy to my backyard garden. One way I do this is to create my own garden structures and supports. Luckily, the more fruit trees we add to our space, the more we accumulate pruned branches and sticks...
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