by Greg Alder | Sep 27, 2019 | Misc |
Three nights each week I’m responsible for feeding our three children. My wife works long shifts at the hospital as a nurse. I often struggle to make quality meals, as the kids are young — five, three, and one — and after a twelve-hour day with them,...
by Greg Alder | Sep 13, 2019 | Misc |
I crack up whenever I think of this comment someone made to my wife: “I really like your husband’s blog, except there are so many words.” Maybe not this week? Here are ten photos that capture aspects of this past summer, with captions that I’ve...
by Greg Alder | Jul 26, 2019 | Misc |
I was innocently making lunch when my mind started following trails about where I got each ingredient, and by the time I ate the avocado toast I tasted not only bread, avocado, lemon, onion, and tomato, but a lot of memories too. The bread wasn’t one of them....
by Greg Alder | Jul 19, 2019 | Misc |
Here I’ve selected just over a dozen posts on topics relevant to summer food gardening in Southern California. These are the posts that I reread this time of year. Enjoy! WATERING The best way to water a vegetable garden How much to water a fruit tree in...
by Greg Alder | Jun 21, 2019 | Misc, Vegetables |
Just when I thought my vegetable garden was humming, I visited Roy’s. Actually, before I visited Roy’s garden, he handed me three bags stuffed full of pickings. One contained heads of romaine lettuce. Another had zuchinni, yellow squash, spaghetti squash, and...
by Greg Alder | Jun 7, 2019 | Misc |
When I write my weekly Yard Post I’m often sitting in my garage, where my view out of the door used to be a weedy hillside but is now this: a dedicated Bee Garden full of color. The notion to grow a Bee Garden has been germinating for years, and finally last winter I...
by Greg Alder | May 17, 2019 | Misc |
Join me this evening (Friday, May 17) at 7 PM at the Oceanside campus of Mira Costa College for the meeting of the California Rare Fruit Growers, North San Diego County chapter (guests are welcome), where I’ll be talking about “Early season fruit tree...
by Greg Alder | May 3, 2019 | Misc, Resources |
An easy and free way to get a gardening question answered is by calling or sending an email to your local Master Gardeners. I’ve spent many hours as a Master Gardener volunteer in San Diego County answering phone calls and emails from the public at the University of...
by Greg Alder | May 1, 2019 | Misc |
If you live down south, please join me at the Imperial Beach library to talk about avocado trees, citrus, and using rainwater in your garden — all on Tuesday, May 28 at 4 PM. ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens...
by Greg Alder | Apr 9, 2019 | Misc |
This evening (Tuesday) I’ll be joining the San Diego Geranium Society to talk about Home Food Gardening — growing vegetables and fruit trees. Visitors are welcome! The meeting begins at 7 p.m., we’ll discuss the topics for around an hour, and...
I'm Greg. My goal is to help others grow some food at home, with a focus on vegetables and fruits -- especially avocados -- in Southern California. I write a new "Yard Post" every Friday. 
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