Napa Master Gardener Column

Keyhole Garden for Worms.

November 2, 2018
By Penny Pawl, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County Some time ago I wrote a column about African keyhole gardens. These innovative gardens are circular and have a place in the middle for worm composting bin. The design has performed so well that you can now buy a wooden kit for such a garden.
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Brugmansia. Brug--what??

October 19, 2018
By Cindy Watter, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County The first brugmansia I ever saw was growing in an enormous pot someone had placed against the wall of an otherwise insalubrious alley in Eureka, California.
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Coleus, Pretty, and Pretty Easy to Grow.

October 17, 2018
By Denise Seghesio Levine, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County A seed packet of Rainbow Floral Strain Mix of coleus is on my table and that is pretty exciting. Better than a box of mixed chocolates, this non-caloric envelope of a potential rainbow of eye candy is waiting to be sown and nurtured.
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