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
Bonsai : a potted plant (such as a tree) dwarfed (as by pruning) and trained to an artistic shape also : the art of growing such a plant Merriam Webster Dictionary Continue reading Bonsai Podcast
There is a different book for each topic, serving its own area of expertise. Here are a few of my personal favorites. Continue reading My Favorite Gardening Books
Here is a map of local garden supply stores and nurseries here in Humboldt County. Continue reading A Map of Local Garden Centers
What happened? Here I thought winter was over and we get snow, snow? We never get snow here. The mountains certainly, but here, not snow much! It was a delightful surprise to see snow outside my window this morning. I couldn’t help but admire the snowflakes twirling around and the way the snow dusted the trees and plants. It’s not often we get to see … Continue reading Wait, What the Snow?
I had a bag, well two bags of potatoes that started to sprout. I cut them down into smaller pieces and let them dry or scab up before planting. At this point they can be put into a bag to encourage sprouting, or I can plop them in the soil and let them go to work. It does help to buy organic potatoes or ones … Continue reading One Potato, Two Potato
Wondering what is the Moon phase today? Use the Farmer’s Almanac 2023 Moon Phase Calendar to find dates and times. — Read on http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon/calendar/zipcode/95501/2023-02 Continue reading Moon Phases Calendar 2023: What’s the Moon Phase Today?
https://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-calendar/zipcode/95501 The Farmers Almanac has been used as a reference for gardening by farmers and garden enthusiasts for decades. It was a publication I saw often at homes of those I knew as a child, decades later a copy would sit upon my shelf as my spouse and I followed the moon charts for our small family farm. It wasn’t until later when I was … Continue reading Farmer’s Almanac Planting Calendar
I know can anything other than bacon really taste like bacon? We thought we would try and see if the mushrooms could really take on a bacon flavor. They definitely took on a smoke flavor and were tasty. Not exactly an exact replacement for bacon though. It still brings on that deep smoke flavor to add depth to dishes. Continue reading Making Fakin’ Bacon
Wise Moon Garden 