The Coastal Gardener

"Something is devouring my rose bush! It looks like a tiny caterpillar. I have tried picking them off, but they are so tiny it is hard to see them. I have sprayed it with BT but that doesn't seem to be helping. Once it was a beautiful rose bush, now the leaves look like Swiss cheese.

How my training as a UC Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver helped me become healthy after a heart attack. About three quarters of the way into my certification training for UCCE Master Food Preserver, I experienced a heart attack which resulted in stent placements.

THE VEGETABLE GARDENER'S GUIDE TO PERMACULTURE by Christopher Shein This is very much a how-to approach to permaculture practices and principles. It is a great companion to GAIA'S GARDEN with specific and concise information about methods, plants, processes.

First grow more artichokes than you and your neighbors can eat! No, really, this is where the story of our friend Dick (1921-2003) comes in; Dick was born and raised in San Francisco just off Broadway and Columbus and was a fine cook.

What's wrong with my rose?! There is a section of this rose bush where the new spring leaves are small, yellowed and odd shaped. The shoots are stunted and narrow. Also, malformed flower buds are present. This is a typical symptom of phytotoxicity.