Photo by Andrew Cheeseman
Harvesting Glass Gem Popping Corn
The moment of truth has arrived. We just harvested the Glass Gem Popping Corn we grew this summer. Between the rats and corn worms, we lost at least half the…
The pest looks like a tiny figure eight or an hourglass standing upright on a leaf.
Asian Citrus Psyllid in My Backyard
It's here, in Mar Vista, in our backyard. The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) has been in found in Los Angeles, but just last week we discovered it on a weak…
The bees enjoyed the flowers of bolting kale and mustard greens.
Review: Natural Beekeeping Conference 2016
I had the good fortune of being a speaker at the first ever Natural Beekeeping Conference that took place this weekend in Pasadena, CA. Honeylove.org organized the event. They gathered…
Side shoots form tiny heads of broccoli you can harvest for at least a month.
Ask Gardenerd: Saving Broccolini Seeds
This terrific question came in from an inquiring mind this week: "Last spring I had a very tasty crop of Broccolini. I was impressed enough to save seeds at the…
Green bean overload. We filled a 1 gallon bucket from our 4 square foot patch of bush beans when we got home.
What to do with Overgrown Green Beans
It happens to even the most savvy gardener. You go out of town on vacation and when you return, there are beans...lots of beans. Not just any beans, overripe beans.…
Brambles of black and raspberries lined pathways.
Field Trip: Community Gardens in York, England
If there's one thing the English do well, it's gardening. Many of our traditions and ideals about what a proper garden should look like come from the English. As a…
Tomatoes Under Eucalyptus
Learn about how eucalyptus might be affecting your tomatoes.