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…
Central Coast Garden Checklist for January
Do it for the Birds–Ditching Imidacloprid
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…
Surprising Squash
I spent most of my childhood covered in dirt and have been a gardener for most of my 51 years. Sometimes it included entire backyard plots while other times were limited to a few containers on the balcony. At this…
When the Garden Turns to Chaos
At some point every year I hit a couple of weeks where I just can’t seem to get time out in the garden. If I’m lucky, this doesn’t happen during a heatwave, but sometimes it does. And if I’m really…
$5 Hack Blasts Bugs off your Plants!
I was tasked with presenting a new product at our nursery managers’ meeting a month ago and the product I presented was the Bug Blaster 30 inch Spray Bar with Nozzle. You can follow the previous link where you can…
When Ladybugs Go Bad!
Growing up I was thrilled to get a visit in the garden from both the red and the yellow ladybugs. The red ladybugs were always the first to visit. They would arrive in early spring. The yellow ladybugs always came…
