To Prune or Not to Prune One of the joys of gardening is obviously watching our plants grow. Sometimes with tomatoes they show off by their growing power by turning into a tomato jungle. One year my plant swallowed up a trusty garden tool and it reappeared at the end of the season. Although it…
Spring Watermelons? The first time I heard about watermelon radishes, I was intrigued. How could they get a radish to be red on the inside, with a white rind and a green skin, without genetic engineering? Who wouldn’t want to grow a radish that looks just like a watermelon? I chose the watermelon radish in my very next…
PERK UP YOUR GARDEN WITH THIS CONTAINER TREE A few years ago, I had the pleasure to tour a central coast rare fruit farm. I got to see and and sample some of the exotic trees that we don’t usually associate with California gardening. One of my favorite plants on the tour was a coffee bush. And technically, the coffee…
The Difference Between Heirlooms, GMO and Hybrids Have you wondered what is really means to be an heirloom, GMO or hybrid seed? There are some distinct differences that make all these plants very different. Heirloom plants are the only ones that truly breed, as they passing down traits from generation to generation. Hybrid can…