How to Grow
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...
Why I Plant and Grow Yarrow
My favorite flowers to grow are flowers that serve many purposes in a garden. As a drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly cut flower, yarrow definitely meets that criteria. Today I want to share the many reasons I plant and grow yarrow in my garden, along with some ...
How to Grow Corn in a Backyard Garden
Corn is one of those crops that really disappointed me as a beginning gardener. I remember trying to grow corn in my small garden for the first time. At the time, I knew nothing about pollination or pests, and my corn grew sad little cobs with no kernels. The...
5 Herbs to Buy at The Nursery Instead of Starting From Seed
When I first started gardening, one of the most frustrating things was not knowing that some plants are really hard to start from seed. I'm not saying these herbs are impossible to start from seed, but they often pose more difficulty or expend more resources than...
Tomato Growing FAQs: Grow Your Own Delicious Tomatoes
One of the first articles on my blog was The Basics of Growing From Seed. In that article I wrote, "the experience of growing a sweet, luscious Summer tomato from seed is one I want everyone to have." A homegrown tomato is truly a beautiful thing and I hope this FAQ...
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