Watering Cheat Sheet for vegetables and fruit trees
I'm always trying to make watering vegetables and fruit trees more turnkey. I don't want to have to solve math equations every time I water in order to water within the range of effective and efficient, but I also don't want to be shooting in the dark each time I turn...
Fertilizing avocado trees
In 2018, I visited the largest organic avocado farm in California. It’s those hills in the photo above -- they're covered with hundreds of acres of avocado trees. And I felt vindicated when I saw that they care for the soil under their trees in essentially the same...
UC Riverside seeks to deliver mRNA vaccines through lettuce
According to a press release dated September 16, 2021, the federal government has given $500,000 in tax dollars to UC Riverside and collaborating researchers at UC San Diego and Carnegie Mellon University in order to figure out how to “turn edible plants like lettuce...
Planting avocados in poor soil
The best thing you can do when planting an avocado tree in poor soil is to plant on a mound. How? Why? We’ll get there, but first: What is poor soil? For avocados, poor soil is soil that is not deep or has slow drainage or has high clay content. Not deep means less...
Growing onions in Southern California
Timing. There's not much to growing onions successfully in Southern California beyond timing. If you sow the seed or plant the plant at the right time, you’re almost guaranteed a nice bulb to eat. So many times I’ve heard people say their onions didn’t grow well, and...
Coyote Bush for bees in October
See this video by Jepson Herbarium describing more about Coyote bush plants. All of my Yard Posts are HERE
Fall and Winter Fruit Tree care: upcoming presentation
Next week on Tuesday, October 26, I'll be talking about "Fall and Winter Fruit Tree Care" with the North County San Diego chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers. All are welcome. That means you! The meeting will be held at the Norway Hall at 2006 East Vista Way...
Summer 2021 weather wrap-up
“It’s been so hot this summer,” said a friend a few weeks ago, at the end of summer. Why would she say that? I thought. “Has it?” I asked. “I record the temperatures almost every day and I was just comparing this summer to last summer. Do you know how many days over...
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