Question from Sagar: I was brainstorming/talking with Robert Abe of Chia Nursery in Carpinteria a few days ago, and he mentioned how inspiring and informative your talk and stories of your adventures in your vegetable garden at the SB Horticulture society meeting was. I hear you are full of garden wisdom and simple tools that […]
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Vegetables & Fruits – Page 3
Tips for Building Raised Beds and Planting Vegetables with the Seasons
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
December
8th,
2014
at 03:50 AM
2 Comments
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June Spacing: Put plants 12 inches apart Special Tips: Spray with 1 Tablespoon of Epsom salts when flowers appear. Harvesting: green or allow to go red. Recommended Varieties: Anaheim, California Wonder, Chocolate Beauty, Golden Bell, Purple Beauty, Ancho, Early Jalapeno, Fajita Bell. Step-By-Step […]
Question from Sally: My radishes and onions have really nice green leaves and don’t bulb my radishes where like the size of my little finger. What could be the problem? My soil in my raised beds test great but they tested having like NO nitrogen. I put aged chicken manure in the beds 2 or […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Strawberries for Groundcover and for Fruit
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
November
26th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Stanley: I live in Nevada City, California. This is my latest landscape project. (I am a computer programmer, but try to knock out a couple of home projects a year to make myself feel useful and adequate.) I had intended to plant creeping thyme or something aromatic like that. (The water is stubbed […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Evelyn: My little child Annie loves watching your videos! We had to turn it off the other night and she got so upset wanting to watch you more!! My question is does that carrot trick, with hot water, work for any seeds? herbs? other veggies? THANKS! Answer from Pat: The boiling water trick […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Cherie: I was wondering if you could suggest a good place to buy potato seedlings in Southern California. I live in La Verne, CA and it seems local nurseries don’t carry them. Answer from Pat: Potato Garden Ronniger Potato Farm LLC Milk Ranch Specialty Potatoes LLC Two companies – one new name – Potato […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: (Year-round) Spacing: Thin plants to 7″ apart,in rows 14″ inches apart. Special Tips: Rich humus-filled soil, rapid growth, no fresh manure. Needs plenty of light. Harvesting: 50 to 70 days, pick when small, plant successive crops. Recommended Varieties: Tokyo Cross, Purple Top White Globe, Shogo […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Fred: We are a bit confused about what to plant our Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes in. I have a 10 gallon container and need to know whether to use potting soil or potting mix and whether the brand is important. Also, if I use potting soil what kind of fertilizer (or tomato food) […]
1. Choose a site in full sun. 2. Build raised boxes or plant in ground. 3. For raised beds: Nail 1/8 1/4 hardware cloth on bottom of each box to keep out gophers. 4. Fill boxes with good-quality topsoil. 5. Cover the ground surrounding the raised boxes with landscape cloth or newspaper, 10-sheets thick, and […]
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: March-July Spacing: 12 inches apart, rows 6 feet apart Special Tips: Don’t prune along the coast, if disease has been a problem in past years. Prune inland for bigger fruit. Plant deep. Use special fertilizer for tomatoes. Water deeply and infrequently to avoid blossom end […]
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