California Gardening Guides

May 27, 2020

...ith your vegetable garden: Burpee California Planting Guide Vegetable Gardening Handbook for Beginners (by friend of the blog Yvonne Savio) Sacramento Vegetable Planting Guide UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Monthy Garden Checklist San Joaquin Valley Planting Guide San Diego Vegetable Planting Guide Happy growing!...

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Favorite Plants- New Zealand Spinach

Homegrown Neighbor

October 13, 2009

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...r morning scrambled eggs along with dill and cheese.” I have so much in my garden right now that I may do a big harvest and blanch, chop and freeze it for later use. I make a lot of green lasagnas with massive quantities of NZ spinach. I saute it with onions and garlic and put thick layers of spinach sandwiched between noodles and cheese. When life gives you greens, you can’t go wrong. I have heard that it is edible raw but I prefer it cooked. Giv...

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Saturday Linkages: Composting People, Jujubes, Bumpy Eggs and More

Mr. Homegrown

September 20, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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...http://hencam.com/henblog/2014/09/a-bumpy-egg/ … Death Enhances a Garden | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/09/death-enhances-a-garden.html … Monsanto Woos Mommy Bloggers – Modern Farmer http://bit.ly/XOx1SA Cool #ecotip How to store vegetables and fruit without plastic: http://www.washingtonsgreengrocer.com/everything-else/storage-tips/how-store-vegetables-fruit-without-plastic.htm … Hot? Get a fan: http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2014/09/ci...

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Direct Seeding vs. Transplants

Mr. Homegrown

May 21, 2014

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

34 Comments

...ng in the new raised beds–nada! This year I tried to direct sow the summer garden instead of growing trays of seedlings and I have to say I’m not getting good results. A week of temperatures over 100° F didn’t help. Nor did the long delay getting the vegetable garden planted while I attempted to evict skunks from the backyard. I know I sound like the president of an excuse factory. Let’s just say it’s good that we’re not trying to subsist on our h...

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Gardening in an Apartment Windowsill

Mr. Homegrown

July 12, 2008

Gardening

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...leeks, tarragon, beans, endive, dill, arugula, oregano, parsley, stevia, green onions, thyme, strawberries, mustard greens, lemon grass, and what Helen describes as “a curryish plant that is awfully nice for smelling but underwhelming for cooking.” Read an interview with Helen about this garden here. Gardening is not about the quantity of space one controls or the weight of the food harvested. It’s about a love for beauty, an attention to detail...

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