- Editor: Teresa Garbini
- Author: Paul McCollum
To all the lovely people,
Left, a straw bale conditioned with fertilizer and water creates an ideal medium for growing plants; and Joel Karsten in his yard setting up a straw-bale garden.
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- Editor: Teresa Garbini
- Author: Paul McCollum
How to Plant and Care for the Dahlia imperialis or “Tree Dahlia”
To all the lovely people,
I had never seen or heard of a “Tree Dahlia”until I enrolled in the Master Gardener class in 2004. I was familiar with the Dahlia tuber and grew many large and beautiful tuberous Dahlia’s over the years but this plant was new to me. Like many or even most of the Tree Dahlia’s grown by Master Gardener’s in this area the original canes most likely came from the garden of...
- Editor: Teresa Garbini
- Author: Paul McCollum
To all the lovely people,
4 Reasons to Eat More Kale
Like water? Who doesn’t? But if you really like it, you might want to also start liking lentils,
- Editor: Teresa Garbini
- Author: Paul McCollum
To all the lovely people,
Spring is coming soon and so is the 2013 garden season. I hope some of you are growing some of your own food - Here is a chart of germination times for a few of the most popular food crops.
Write if you have gardening or composting questions - Compost Tea and Rose fertilizer will be available soon - let me know if you are interested.
Paul
Vegetable Seed Sow Times
- Author: Paul McCollum
- Editor: Teresa Garbini
To all the lovely people,
Well, it's happening, spring is almost upon us. Just a few more weeks! The pines are blooming as are the acacias and the pollen has been covering everything! Here are a few things to consider for your garden right now. In my seed starter I planted hot pepper seed and Berkeley Tie Dye tomato seed (from Wild Boar Farms) that I picked up at the National Heirloom Exposition in Santa Rosa last summer - I'm looking forward to a good crop from them.
Write if you have gardening questions of comments.
Paul McCollum MG'04
Start Warm Season Crops from Seed
Start seeds of warm season crops such as basil, tomatoes and peppers indoors...