Question from Wu So Fai: I am very interested in making a time lapse video of the artichoke blooming. I live near Boston. I now have 2 artichokes growing in my garden. I heard the full bloom may take about 2 days. I want to set up a camera to take pictures of the artichoke […]
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Vegetables & Fruits – Page 14
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Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Maureen: We live in Palos Verdes…I attended one of your talks this spring and got re-invigorated about my vegetable garden. I have about 10 tomato plants that I fertilized regularly and started with sea bird guano. The plants are huge and over grown with more foliage than tomatoes. My tomatoes are all still […]
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A few years ago a friend of Lou’s and mine planted a vegetable garden for the first time. George and his wife Sally lived in an old house high on a hill with an ocean view. Their land sloped south and was windy, buffeted all day long by a salt breeze straight from the sea. […]
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Question from Mark: Love your books, but have a quick question about my vegetable garden. I planted it about 30 days ago, and everything was doing really well, growing very very big (too big for the space I had it in). So I built an additional raised bed garden area and transplanted some of the […]
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Question: I would like to ask you about a couple of things you mentioned in your talk last night – one was about there being no such thing as short-day onion sets. I have purchased what I understand ARE just such a thing. Here is one source: <a href="Q: I would like to ask you […]
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Vegetable Gardening and Edibles in a New Garden
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
July
23rd,
2011
at 03:50 AM
Be sure to choose fruit trees well adapted to your mild climate zone, which is probably Zone 23, the thermal belt of the coastal zones which is right next to the coastal fog belt, Zone 24. Sunset Western Garden Book has excellent lists. Be sure to follow the recommendations. Don’t try growing something in the […]
Categories : Garden Design, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Sally: I live in Vermont and I am thinking of you guys out there in sunny California growing tomatoes. This thought is driving me crazy with envy. Here in Vermont we are having a cold rainy summer here in Vermont so far and my plants are barely out of the ground. My corn […]
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Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April-August Spacing: Thion to 18 inches apart Special Tips: Grow mildew resistant varieties along coast. Harvesting:frequently to prevent overgrown fruit. Cook male flowers also. Recommended Varieties: Sunburst Hybrid, SpaceSaver, Kuta, Sunglo, Spineless Beauty. Step-By-Step Method For Growing Great Organic Vegetables By Pat Welsh Author Of […]
Question from Olivia: Before writing you with this question I visited your blog to find an answer to my question but I wasn’t able to fully find one therefore I thought I should send you a quick email. My husband is building a raised bed vegetable garden for me. The redwood and cedar are very […]
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