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October in the Garden: Plant Now for a Productive Fall and Winter
October is here, and with it comes some of the best planting weather of the year in Southern California. At Las Flores Community Garden, we keep our plots active year-round, and October is when cool-season crops really take center stage. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting to explore fall planting, now is the…
Cover Crops
Organic cover crops create happy, healthy soil. Cover crops like red clover, buckwheat, fava beans (in the picture above), daikon radish, ryegrass, hairy vetch, and peas revitalize the soil with natural nitrates, suppress weeds, improve water retention, discourage pests and diseases, reduce soil compaction, and attract beneficial insects to the veggie garden. Dirt is a…
Easter Bunnies are not our garden friends
Bunnies and more Bunnies As we all get ready for Easter this Sunday it seems we see those cute little bunnies everywhere we turn. Yes, they are adorable everywhere, except in our garden. I planted my garden last week and came back the next day to show off my planting to my husband. Imagine my…
Zucchini Pizza Recipe
My garden is bountiful this year with Zucchini. I was hoping for a better turn out with my tomatoes and making delicious tomato sauces and roasting my tomatoes. So, when life give you Zucchinis, you make pizza! I decided to try a new recipe and it was delicious! Zucchini Pizza Fresh Pizza Dough – You…
June in the Garden: Pick, Enjoy, Repeat!
Ah, June — the garden is buzzing, the sun is high, and your plots are (hopefully!) overflowing with the fruits of your labor. From the first juicy tomatoes to the unstoppable wave of zucchini, this is the season we wait for all year. But did you know that harvesting regularly is just as important as watering…
Improve Your Soil Without a Compost Pile
It’s All About The Soil We all know that a big part of successful gardening is a healthy and strong foundation. Plants need soil that is high in well-rotted and decomposed organic matter that came from similar vegetable plants that worms, fungi and microbes digested and converted into nutrients that plants need to grow. The best…
