Under the Solano Sun

I know as gardeners we sometimes make great discoveries by accident, that solves long standing problems. My discovery came when a large rosemary bush growing in my yard died because of the freezing days this past winter. I cut it down but stopped short of throwing it in the green waste bin.

For the past four years I've grown almost every kind of vegetable I thought I'd like to eat, multiple varieties of each. Somehow this rampant experimentation has not extended to flowers.

Companion planting is a well known practice to many gardeners. Companion planting is defined as planting two or more plants in proximity to each other so as each plant benefits from the presence of the other. By providing positives such as, support, shade, protection from each others pests, etc.

Several weeks ago, I traveled to Santa Rosa to visit and explore the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens. a registered National State and City Historic Landmark. It is also an ASHS (American Society for Horticultural Science) Landmark. Luther Burbank was an important figure in Horticultural Science.

When is the best time to start tomatoes from seed? This has been an ongoing debate I've had with other gardeners. Debates like this are pretty common, and because so many of them come down to preferences alone there's often no right or wrong about them.