Under the Solano Sun

Blog by Nancy Forrest One plant that grows in abundance in my yard is the Calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica). This morning, after the rain, I noticed the first bloom and beginning of the Calla plants “patch” that comes up every year in my side yard. The Calla is from the Zantedeschia genus and belongs to…

Blog by Lisa Rico This last summer, I befriended a praying mantis. Confession, they were not my favorite. Besides being a bit freaky looking, they eat things I don’t want them to eat. For example, I had one that lived in my artichoke plant and would literally “hang out” near the flower, just waiting for…

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Blog by Brenda Altman  When the temperature drops, you have to protect your temperature-sensitive plants. For myself, it’s my 4-year-old avocado tree.  To date, it has not flowered. I want it to survive another winter. Previously, I just put a plastic bag over it when the temperature was near…

Blog and photos by Nanelle Jones-SullivanI live on a clay slope and rely heavily on containers for my edible gardening. Shallots are cool-season vegetables and meet my criteria for being easier/cheaper/ or more interesting to grow than buy. Shallots share with their allium cousins a preference for…