Like the mechanic that never fixes his own car, my poor yard can suffer terrible neglect in the spring when the nursery is busy. But now that things are winding down, I’ve had the time and energy to play in…
California is in a pretty serious drought right now so I’ve scaled back my vegetable garden considerably, choosing to focus on maintaining larger plants like fruit trees and shrubs with the water I use. I have limited myself to only…
“Let’s put the social back in Social Media and the responsibility back where it belongs–with us.” I follow many passionate, opinionated friends on Facebook. My newsfeed is constantly flooded with posts about saving animals, banning pesticides, stopping fracking, etc. which…
I get a lot of questions this time of year about dealing with bugs. They normally start out with, “Something is eating my lettuce, beans, strawberries, (insert your newly planted babies here).” And it’s frustrating. I know. Putting out a…
It’s time here on the Central Coast to prune our roses. This year most haven’t even gone dormant and some are already leafing out. But they still need a good pruning if they are going to do well in the…
January can be an odd month on the Central Coast. It can be cold, wet and rainy or warm and sunny. You can go from wearing shorts one day to protecting tender plants from frost the next. The most important…
While browsing the news online this morning I came across an article from the Smithsonian which talks about a study that found a link between the neonicotinoid pesticides like Imidacloprid and a decline in local bird populations. The pesticide has…
