Growing garlic in an urban garden is easy, but be prepared to wait! I grew garlic for the first time with great success. I chose soft-neck garlic for my warmer climate and bought Early Italian and Italian Late garlic from Seeds of Change. Click photo to watch on YouTube. Knowing when to harvest is the big […]
Make it a learning experience is my motto. That’s how I approach every encounter in my garden. From neighbors walking by who want to learn, or have something to teach me, to encountering pests and issues, I’m always on the lookout to absorb or share. I was up late working on a new episode of “Late Bloomer,” and […]
Planting my parkway food forest for the sixth time included three pineapple guava trees to create more of a food forest. Each season, I’ve cleaned off the entire 6.5’x20′ space and started planting on a fresh canvas. This time, I was influenced by Patrick at OneYardRevolution to combine annuals and perennials to create a food forest. […]
A great resource makes all the difference. When you are a beginning gardener you can get overwhelmed with all there is to learn. (It’s like a film photographer learning Photoshop! You’ll never get it all, but try you must!) From seeds, sustainability and soil health to pests, diseases, flowers and fungi, there is SO much to […]
Sprouting seeds simply was the only way I knew I’d ever get into sprouting seeds. I walked into my local nursery last week for garden amendments and spotted a new display near the rack of Botanical Interests seeds. They have just added a Seed Sprouter to their product line. I stopped to look, and might have […]
Winter Garden Update 2014 is long overdue! It’s been since December 7th since we checked in. Get an update on Kaye’s front yard garden, watch the joy and excitement of two young girls visiting and harvesting vegetables, and don’t miss the bloopers! Editor Megan Oldfield does a great job with my blooper reel each episode. […]
Late Bloomer is TWO today! This is the second anniversary of my urban garden web show “Late Bloomer” and I want to thank everyone for your support! We are into our third season of episodes, and a lot has happened in these two years. I’m continuing my on-the-job education of learning to garden and grow […]
Growing Sweet Peas was my main preoccupation with my third winter garden. I grew four varieties last year and had such good luck, I tripled the number of vines and doubled the number of varieties. In other words, I went for broke! All through December, I had gorgeous white and magenta blossoms. Beginning of January, […]
Going gaga over tomatoes is what happened to me in December when I found myself on Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. I ordered eleven varieties of seeds, one in every color and shape. And then, garden friends sent me a few seeds from four more varieties. Other than direct-seeding a handful of Yellow Pear tomatoes last […]
Winter Harvest is Beginning! Cool season crops are maturing in Southern California. It’s time to finally see the fruits of my labor, started back in October. It sounds like I’m bragging, but, as much for my own edification, I wanted to list all that I have growing in my tiny front yard garden. Most of […]
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