Question: What’s the best way to harvest and store produce from my garden? Answer: It depends on what you are growing! BY Donna McClay Here’s how: Most backyard gardeners know what, when and how to plant our favorite veggies; but we also need to know how and when to harvest them for peak flavor and […]
Nonnative plants rob native species of water, nutrients, space to grow BY LINDA JONES (This article originally appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune on August 13, 2022) Have you noticed dead Canary Island palms (Phoenix canariensis)? Hills covered with bright yellow flowers in spring or with dried nonnative grasses in summer? Maybe you’ve seen waterways […]
By SHARON REEVE While everyone is aware of, and recognizes, a common European honeybee, most people wouldn’t be able to recognize a native bee. A good reason for this is because they come in a large variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from barely visible to large glossy black carpenter bees. It is very likely […]
Pay attention now to what works well with low water, low effort BY LYNLEE AUSTELL (This article originally appeared in the June 9, 2022 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) It is customary for us to think of drought and climate change as being the same. They are not. Climate change requires us to change our […]
They’re hardy, but they still need love By Wendy Van Diver (This article originally appeared in About Town Magazine) For the past decade, succulents have become increasingly popular and prevalent in San Diego’s gardens. Forgiving and fascinating, their thick, sap-filled leaves provide nourishment through long spells of dry, warm weather and they require little […]
