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Winter Vegetable Planting in Southern California
If the chill in the morning air is any clue, it's time for winter vegetable planting here in Southern California. Today I'd like to share how I set up the garden this year. 2022 will mark my seventh year planting a winter garden, and the tools and tips I've picked up...
Updates to How I Amend and Prep My Garden Soil
It's been a couple years since I've written how I amend and prep my garden soil organically. Being a self-taught gardener, I’m constantly experimenting with new techniques in the garden and observing what my plants love (or don’t). In the years since my first article...
How to Collect & Save Ranunculus Seeds
Most days in my garden I often think 'I have no idea what I'm doing.' The funny thing is, it's from that very thought that the most enjoyable projects and experiments in my garden start. Having read next to nothing about growing ranunculus from seed, I decided to just...
A Unique DIY Tomato Trellis Design
Over the years I've grown a lot of tomatoes. In the process, you can imagine I've developed my own way of doing things and stumbled upon "what works for me." This year we are building a DIY tomato trellis that checks all the boxes and I can't wait to take it for a...
Get an Early Start on Dahlias With Pots
Sure, it's a little more work to start dahlias early, but these flowers are worth it! This little potting up technique I'm sharing today is a great way to get a head start on the season and makes sense for gardeners who are trying to use their space intensively too....
Growing Dahlia Flowers From Seed
Have you managed to get your hands on some dahlia seeds? You might wonder 'what's the big deal? Gardeners grow from seed all the time!' but growing dahlia flowers from seed offers many unique opportunies. I'm by no means an expert, but today I'll be sharing how I grew...
My Garage Indoor Seed Starting Setup~ 2022
It has been hard to resist starting Summer seeds, but it's finally time to prepare and get going! This year, the biggest change is going to be growing seeds under grow lights for the very first time. Due to space constraints in my home, this will be a garage seed...
From The Garden Gyozas
You might have heard by now, but I grow napa cabbage almost solely for these gyozas and kimchi. The minute the cabbage heads are ready, we gather together and make lots of these gyozas to eat and to freeze for future meals. Our favorite way to round out the meal is to...
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