Question from Maureen: I attended your talk at Roger’s Garden last week–loved it. I am a somewhat new organic gardener. Just put in a 4×20 raised bed for veggies (squash, cantelope, tomatoes, potatoes, radishes, herbs). I have purchased compost and will be layering top soil over. Based on your lecture, I sent away for Humic […]
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Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April,May,June Spacing: 18-24 inches, rows 2 to 21/2 feet SpecialTips: Needs heat, Cut fruit, don’t pull off stem, stake plants with green bamboo to hold them up, especially Oriental varieties. Harvesting : Fruit should be glossy, filled out, and big enough to eat. Flesh should […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Debbie: I recently moved to Temecula and want to know what gardening zone I am in? Answer from Pat: Most of Temecula is in Sunset Zone 18, but if you live on an air-drained hillside you might be in a tiny microclimate that is more like Zone 19. Bougainvillea can be grown in […]
Categories : Garden Q & A
Question from Sue: I live in Santa Ana and my Sunshine Blue blueberries are in full bloom. Will the plants have 2 crops this year or will I lose my summer berry season. Answer from Pat: Unusual weather conditions and special micro-climates can force flowering followed by fruiting at unusual times of year not only […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Comment from Gary: Just want to say how much I enjoy your website. Please drop by and see what we have that may interest you in heirloom tomatoes. tomatofest.com Response from Pat: It’s nice to hear from you. Thanks so much for your compliment on my website. Are you the same Gary who used to be […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Q. I live in Zone 10 Orange County, CA and am ready to start my planting. What herbs/veg/berries/fruit can I begin to plant? Is there a site that guides me by month? A. First: There is no exhaustive list of jobs to do online for your climate zone, but my month-by-month Southern California garden books […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Month by Month Gardening
Question from Christy: I have just removed ice plant from my bank and would like to go with native/drought tolerant/succulent/and maybe even some edible plants. I live in San Diego and the bank gets full sun. I have a good idea (from your web-site) about the first three types of plants but I am not […]
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June. Spacing: thin to 12 inches apart in rows 5 feet apart or grow in mounds 6 feet apart. Special Tips: large-guage hardware cloth held up by metal fence posts makes good support.Weave plants onto support. Don’t let cukes go dry or they’ll […]
Q. I live in Santa Clarita, CA. up by Magic Mountain. I’ve always wondered exactly what “zone” this is considered?? A. Thanks for your wonderful email. It sounds as if you’ve got your priorities straight! By the way, the book you had in storage is 20 years old, but I am glad to hear how […]
Gardening Question from Michael: My peach trees are about 7 yrs old and I have never trimmed them because I do not know how. I live in Illinois . About 4 yrs ago I had a good yeild of peaches and i canned them. Every year after when I get peaches, they seem to be […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
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