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...
Comparing my compost and Recipe 420 for starting vegetable seeds
Can I find a mix that grows vegetable starts better than my homemade compost? For years, I've been growing my vegetable seedlings in compost that I make at home, but I've desired to discover whether another mix might work better. I want to grow the fastest, strongest...
Nabal avocado tree: a profile
Six minutes of video profiling the Nabal avocado tree: Coming soon is a full, written profile of this variety. All of my avocado variety profiles are HERE All of my Yard Posts are HERE
Getting more fruits and vegetables from less water
On September 23 I made this presentation for Sustainable Ramona. Below are the slides I used. Even though some of them are scant on information and in need of explanation, others should be useful by themselves. I've included every slide. Keep in mind, however, that...
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