By Jon Lewis (This article was originally published in the February 14, 2026 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Planting seeds and watching them grow can be truly rewarding for you and your children. Do you have a garden at home? Are your children interested in gardening or learning where their food comes from? Whether […]
Lakeside couple’s dedication has led to dozens of new varieties, making them one of the most prolific U.S.-based plumeria seedling developers by Kim Schultz When an ornamental horticulture professor at Cuyamaca College asked him to draft a design for a plant nursery, Carl Herzog looked at the bare, decomposed granite hillside beside his Lakeside house […]
Hearty root vegetable should do well if started from seed in loose, well-draining soil BY JODI BAY (This article first appeared in the January 9, 2021 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Carrots are an easy vegetable to grow, and many varieties exist, one of which will surely do well in your garden and delight […]
Enhancing soil with mulch, compost gives garden a better chance to thrive BY MARY BERUBE (This article originally appeared in the November 12, 2022 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Did you ever wonder how your neighbor gets those beautiful tomatoes every summer? Or how that one house has landscaping that just looks so healthy? One […]
BY LISA MARUN (This article originally appeared in the October 8, 2022 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) From seed vaults to neighborhood seed libraries, there is a wide range of scopes, methods and locations for ensuring that the world’s plant species are viable into the future. Seed banks and seed libraries have different roles; […]
