How to Grow
Dahlia Growing Tips for Hot Climates
The best gardening tips I ever learned came from failure---ideally, failure followed by success. Growing dahlias in Southern California comes with its own set of challenges, but it hasn’t stopped me from truly enjoying these flowers and being fascinated by their...
Grow Spring Bulbs in Containers
Do you want to join me this Fall and grow some bulbs in containers? Let me share how incredibly fun it is to create a gorgeous spring bulb display for your garden! Planting flowering bulbs in containers or pots comes with many benefits, but first and foremost your...
How to Deadhead Roses After Blooming
Despite a gloomier than usual Spring, the roses bloomed in a magnificent display of color this year. While I consider roses to be fairly low maintenance, there are some things that just need to be done if you’re looking forward to another flush of blooms---one of...
Pros & Cons of Growing a Multi-Graft Fruit tree
It’s the beginning of June, and we have been harvesting enough peaches to enjoy chopped over cereal every morning for a few weeks. But guess what?! We also have some peaches that are still green and won’t ripen until mid-July. How is it possible that we will have...
Planting a Strawberry Patch from Scratch (Bare Roots)
Today I’m sharing with you my “strawberry patch from scratch” adventure. This was my first time planting strawberry bare roots, and I’m hooked! Basically, this project was jumpstarted by my sudden desire to increase the amount of berries we grow at home after a...
Planting Asparagus Bare Roots in a Raised Bed
Did you know that I have failed at growing asparagus once before? Honestly, I still get mad at myself because I was so darn close to homegrown asparagus. Technically, I did actually sample one spear and it was delicious! Today I’m going to share about planting...
Learn How to Grow, Harvest, and Use Lemongrass
Anyone else like to plant fragrant things in the garden? Arguably, it’s even better when those things are also edible, but in reality I just like to walk around the garden and smell good things. The garden should be a full sensory experience. There are a few garden...
A Love Affair with Growing Turnips
The other day I was eating a freshly harvested turnip from the garden and I asked Sam, ‘why do we always forget to grow more turnips?’ No joke, we both LOVE eating turnips, yet every year we seem to prioritize radishes and beets instead of growing more turnips! So,...
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