The upcoming storm system is set to arrive this evening. It is a good time to go through the garden and harvest before the rains come. The garden had plenty to offer. I harvested the last of the onions and peppers as well as ripe tomatoes. I plan on condensing the tomatoes inti a nice thick sauce. Then I will decide which dish gets the … Continue reading Approaching storm

Wise Moon Gardens bonsai enthusiast Mark Vargas is creating a forest out of two year old coast redwood trees that he started from seed. Select the container you will be transplanting into before you begin. Mark made a wood box to house the newly planted bonsai forest. Then he thoughtfully selects the trees he will be working with to create a forest composition. The process … Continue reading Bonsai: Making a Forest

Fresh harvested strawberries and lettuce from the garden become a delicious salad. Summer has arrived! The strawberries are ripe and ready for the plucking. Strawberries can be grown in ground, raised beds or containers. They only require about a square foot of quality soil for every plant to produce. Mulching the bed with straw helps conserve water and keep your berries off of the dirt. … Continue reading Strawberry Balsamic Salad

Often I find it easier to plant trays of seeds, than finding them a suitable spot in the garden. Preparing the garden beds for planting is a little more work. What work is needed has changed on my location. When we lived in Redding Ca where the summer time temperatures are sweltering hot the tomatoes, strawberries and peppers ripened effortlessly. The lettuce and greens rapidly … Continue reading Garden Plans

A truck load of soil mix and a heapful of aspiration is what this garden needs. Here is a glimpse of the progress. The Summer Solstice is quickly approaching! What little was growing in the green house is ready to be planted up. Two new raised beds were added with a soil mix from the local landscape yard. The slugs munched through the first batch … Continue reading New Soil and Garden Aspirations

Slugs and snails can be a problem for many gardeners. I have never seen a slug problem like the one here on the coast. Below is a article about natural ways to keep slugs off your plants. We utilize a myriad of the methods mentioned in the article. I can not say there is any just one method that is a stand alone. Hand picking … Continue reading Establishing a Slug Free Zone

The arrival of spring brings an excitement, people are out walking, the birds are busy building nests. Along with the promise of warmer days there is an anticipation to get the garden prepared for planting. Sanitizing all the pots and grow bags before replanting in them is one of the first steps of Spring cleaning. This ensures any pathogens or bacteria that may have accumulated … Continue reading Spring Cleaning