YouTube: Saving Celery & Dill Seeds
This week's YouTube video is all about saving celery and dill seeds. They are easy to save and abundant in supply.
Field Trip: Organic Solution – High-tech Worm Castings
Last week I was invited to geek out with the guys at Organic Solution, a Southern California worm castings company. A pleasant drive out to Camarillo yielded more than just…
Prepping for Storage
Preparing fall greens for the refrigerator.
Seed Viability Test
Test questionable seeds for germination rates.
YouTube: Planting Potatoes in Pots
Our latest YouTube video is live, and it's all about planting potatoes in pots. Here in Southern California we can plant potatoes in fall or spring. For those in cooler…
Harvesting Honey Like the Pros
Late summer/early fall was the perfect time for harvesting honey, and while we've done it in the past on a small scale, our latest harvest required the right equipment to…
Tips to Freeze What You Grow
Today's guest post comes from Rachel Thomas, an ex-babysitting pro as well as a professional writer and blogger. She is a graduate from Iowa State University and currently writes for…
1 Year Since Sandy
Climate change is undeniable since Hurricane Sandy.
Radishes and kale planted in Square Foot Gardening fashion
Fall Gardening in Progress
While cooler climates are closing down the garden for winter, we're just getting started here in So-Cal. Fall gardening is commonly known as the "best" growing season here because we…
YouTube: Harvesting Compost
We've been busy making instructional videos, and the latest one is all about harvesting compost. Here you'll learn simple tricks and tools to get your compost from the bin to…