Let’s Grow Together San Diego! On KPBS.
Master Gardener Sommer Cartier discusses the new Let’s Grow Together San Diego outreach program.
Get Garden Tools in Shape
by Jodi Bay Winter is the time for gardeners and the garden to rest. During this slower gardening period, take the time to check and prepare garden tools for the tasks that begin in spring. Repairing, cleaning, and sharpening garden tools now will make them easier and safer to use plus preserve your investment. An […]
Manage Weeds Before Planting
By Michael Harrelson April showers bring May flowers… and weeds, lots of weeds. A weed is defined by the Weed Science Society of America as, “Any plant that is objectionable or interferes with activities or welfare of mankind”. It isn’t just a thistle, foxtail or crabgrass you recognize immediately as unwanted and pluck it out. A […]
Starting a Victory Vegetable Garden
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” -Audrey Hepburn By Jodi Bay Vegetable gardens have been and continue to be havens during difficult times. George Washington Carver promoted the idea of edible gardens in personal residences during times of war and coined the phrase ‘Victory Garden’. Ever since, Victory Gardens arise during times […]
Tomatoes 102
By Sommer Cartier Spring is here! The season we await so we can enjoy the pleasure of biting into a plump, juicy, vine-ripened, homegrown tomato. As San Diegans, we live in perfect tomato climate—an ideal combination of sunlight, heat, and an extended warm season. This lends to easy tomato growing, even for the most challenged […]