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There is nothing more satisfying than tasting the fruits of your labor...literally.  The garden is booming this year and this simple pizz...

Photo: Woolly Aphids on Apple Tree Photo: Crushed Woolly Aphids on a Napkin I noticed something that initially appeared to be whit...

Photo: Grapes Developing on Vine After three years of waiting, our grapevine has finally produced three bunches of grapes!  They have ...

Photo: Last Season's Scallion Seeds Sprouting Photo: Scallion or "Green Onion" Seed Head Turn left over green on...

Photo: Canby Raspberry Ripening  Photo: Canby Raspberry Buds Developing Into Fruit I ordered my Canby Raspberry canes from eBurges...

Did you know over-watering your tomato plant can dilute the taste of the tomato?  You can also water your plants with sea water or brackish...

Borage Seeds from last year are emerging from the soil Happy Earth Day everyone!  Sunny and warmer days are finally here, and I have b...

I love California for many reasons, but one of them is being able to garden throughout the winter!  Here are some of the things still growin...

Photo 1: Butternut Squash Flower  Photo 2: Young butternut squash growing on the fence.  Photo 3: Butternut squash almost ready for picki...

Photo 1: Korean Star Melon Photo 2: Korean Star Melon Seedlings.  I threw scraps of Korean Star Melon into my worm compost bin weeks ago....

Photo: Danver's Half Long Carrot It is difficult to tell whether carrots are ready for picking by just looking at their leafy, green to...

Photo 1: Tomatillo fruit Photo 2: Tomatillo flower My tomatillo plant is finally forming fruit!  See Photo 1.  I was getting a little worr...

Photo: Young pumpkin plant I planted a couple of pumpkin seeds directly in the soil earlier this month.  I hope I planted them in time for ...

Materials   5 gallon bucket or brown grocery paper bag   Garden shears Strainer with 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch holes Lar...

Photo: Attempting to repair a split tomato stem with strips of plastic from plastic grocery bags I was careless in the garden with my Pink ...

Photo 1: Bok choy plant forming seed pods Photo 2: Sunlight is illuminating the bok choy seeds inside the pod. Photo 3: Bok choy seed pods...

Photo: Danver's Half Long Carrots and Mixed Lettuce Leaf I harvested a few Danver's half long carrots the other day.  They roasted ...

Although tomatoes are easy to start from seeds, I purchased several different varieties of heirloom tomato transplants from Home Depot.  Th...

Photo: 4 ears of corn cost $5.99 at our local Safeway The price of food is rising.  You may have already noticed or at least heard about th...