I have several goals for my fall/winter garden, as follows: 1.To harvest cool season crops into October; I plant these in the main garden: carrots, beets, kale, kohlrabi, pac choi, cabbage, radish. I use both seeds and seedlings that i started in the Aerogrow. 2. Plant seeds that will germinate very early next spring and…
The drought is far from over and may continue into next year. In general, my drought adaptation strategies worked. Here are some of the most valuable lessons: 1. I brought my high-value veggies inside the back yard so that they would get over spray from the lawn sprinklers, which we can run3 times a week.…
A few weeks ago I harvested and ate fresh new potatoes and peas. All the frustration of this garden season vanished. Those mouthfuls were well worth my efforts. My output is down at least 50% this year. I didn’t plant as much and what I did just isn’t up to par. However, I have and/or…
It’s been a while since I have posted! I was certain that the gardening season was over when we got the “no outside watering” notice. However, the City lifted the ban after 3 days…so I am watering again. Somehow, things are still trying to grow. The season is not a total loss. I picked eggplant,…
We got notice this morning: no water use outdoors…at all : ( Hopefully this will only be for a few days, until water towers fill. Not much else….we will see what makes it.