How and When to Fertilize

If this season has felt a little unpredictable, you’re not alone. Here in Southern California, we’ve had stretches of unexpected heat followed by cooler days that finally feel like early spring. For gardeners, that kind of swing can be confusing — and sometimes frustrating. March is all about adjusting. Your garden is shifting, your plants…

Phil Hof shared this informative article written by Stephen Scott about the very invasive bindweed that we have all experienced seeing in the garden. Click this link to read the article bindweed Happy Gardening! And Happy Weeding! Mary Church

Attracting Butterflies to a Garden Butterflies are some of the most beautiful and interesting creatures on Earth. I found simple joy in watching butterflies dance around my garden and yard. A butterfly garden is an easy way to see more butterflies and to help them, since many natural butterfly habitats have been lost to human…

With year round gardening required at the garden, you may be wondering what to plant. If the thought of deciding what winter crops to plant is daunting this year, consider doing a cover crop. Cover crops are close-growing plants sown in rotation with food crops, or inter-seeded between food crops to cover bare ground Cover…