Drought-tolerant container gardening
Here's what I am doing for the flowerpot / container section of my garden
Hydrophobic: What to do when your soil is too dry
You pour water on your garden soil but it rolls right off the surface. It won't soak in! Here's what to do.
What should I plant?
You stop by the garden center, the colorful display at the entrance is so enticing. You grab a spontaneous buy. ... but how does that plant fit into your overall garden ecosystem?
What is good mulch?
Nature abhors bare soil. — Emila Hazelip, French Permaculturist Next time you take a walk in a nature space, say, the Santa Monica Mountains, notice the soil surface. Left to her own doings, Mother Nature covers her soil. Shrubs and…
What is good compost?
In the organic gardening world, you’ll often hear “add compost.” But what’s okay compost, what’s good compost, and what’s great compost? To become a better gardener, I invite you to think about soil and compost from your soil organisms’ point…
Garden Planner and Journal for 2022
What do you use to plan your vegetable garden? Up til now, I’d use a handful of documents: a calendar, my what-to-plant-when list, and some random scraps of paper to collect my garden dreams. As I browsed those luscious garden…
How to grow a garden in an apartment or rental
Just because you're in an apartment or rental doesn't leave you out of the gardening fun!
Seedling Care
Where do you get the best vegetable starts? I hear that question often. The ultimate is to start your own babies from seeds. When you start from seeds, you gain access to the huge selection of scrumptious heirloom vegetables (drool…
Help in planning your Cool Season Garden
Resources from my talk at the Seed Library of Los Angeles: VegGardens365 app Vegetable Crop Rotation Wheel Why rotate your crops? The Legume family Crop rotations in Southern California – when to change seasons The Secrets of Soil Building John…
Gardening on Crutches
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already heard that Summer 2019 is the year of gardening on crutches. In early June, I fell and fractured 3 bones in my ankle (if you’re gonna do it, do it…
