Dill You Be Mine?
Once again, it's confession time. I've killed a lot of dill in my day. You name it - transplants, from seed, little hopeful plugs - I've killed them all. I…
Propagating Lavender from Cuttings
Here's a question from a former student: "Hey Christy,, I took your Organic Gardening Class at SMC a few months back and I am well on my way to creating my first Organic Garden! I was wondering if you had any information on starting plants from cuttings. We have a giant English Lavender plant next door and I'm not sure how to start a plant by cutting. Thanks Christy! Gurie
Dragon Tongue Beans
A while back I mentioned that I was planting a new heirloom variety that I'd never grown before. Well, today the first harvest of said heirloom plants. Dragon tongue beans are making quite a show in the garden, right next to the ...
Woolly Pocket Wall Garden
In preparation for this weekend's Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, I wanted to create a display that demonstrates how wall gardens are yet another way to grow
food in small spaces. So I took up the challenge of figuring out how to hang Woolly Pockets on my backyard fence that is completely destroyed by termites and is hanging on by wishful thinking
and wire.
Ordinarily Woolly Pockets can be attached to any wall, ...
2010 Gardens of Gratitude
It's almost time for the 2nd Annual Gardens of Gratitude event. It takes place on April 24th and 25th, 2010 in
Los Angeles, and if you have a space that you want to transform into a vegetable garden, this is your chance to get help from your community (not to mention compost, advice, and a chance to
make new friends).
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Biointensive Workshop at Ocean View Farms This Saturday!
If you've ever wanted to take the Small Space and Container Gardening Class that we offer in our Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series, but haven't been able to make
it, you can come get similar information this Saturday for FREE. I'll be speaking at Ocean View Farms organic community garden on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. about many different
methods of growing a lot of stuff in a little bit of space.
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MinifarmBox© and the Land Grab
Oh sure, I've got plenty of growing space in my raised beds, but sometimes that's just not enough. Sometimes you have to take over the
place.
I feel like a warrior -- or maybe a gold rush prospector; I've just made a minor land-grab in my own
back yard.
Let me e'splain: I met up with Conor Fitzpatrick on the last day of Tomatomania, where I ...
Materials for Raised Beds
It's spring, and everyone is out in the garden. This question came in this week:
"What type of material do you use for constructing raised beds? We've done some raised beds in redwood, but we are concerned that they will rot. What is a safe and long lasting sealer to use for
wood raised beds? or are there other economical composite materials to use in constructing beds? Thanks, Yasi"
Great question, Yasi. I've built raised beds out of many different ...
3rd Year Asparagus …and they’re off!
(cue movie voice-over guy)
It's been three years in the making...
and one woman has been waiting a lifetime...
but will she be ready for...
ASPARAGUS HARVEST 2010!
(fade in on woman in garden hat, carrying gardening pruners, running from the kitchen door to the asparagus bed. She snips a few spears with a smile on her face, runs back to the
kitchen.
Clock shows that 5 minutes passes. ...
Front Yard Veggies in Manhattan Beach
We got one step closer to our goal of replacing all lawns in Los Angeles with useful growing spaces. The Winship family had a front lawn that
wasn't serving them, and it was the only area of their property that had full sun for growing vegetables (as is the case with many homes).
I met with them to discuss what they wanted in a vegetable garden: raised beds, enough room to grow herbs, and something they could ...