Tag: warm season

Memorial Day Garden Questions!

Memorial Day Garden Questions!

| May 28, 2012 | 2 Replies

Oh, it’s blissfully quiet on my street! Except for aircraft (jets high, coming in to LAX south of here, small planes going up and down the coast, occasional helicopters heading over the mountain), I don’t hear a thing! Not even the incessant barking of the dog at the end of the street. No drone of […]

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What’s Eating My Amaranth?

What’s Eating My Amaranth?

| May 24, 2012 | Reply

What’s Eating My Amaranth? Something’s eating the tender shoots. When this much of the shoot gets eaten, there’s not enough energy in the plant to recover. I confess I planted Amaranth because the description on the seed packet sounded so enticing. “Elegant burgundy plumes add rich color to the back of a border. Striking maroon leaves […]

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Ecstasy and Agony

Ecstasy and Agony

| May 12, 2012 | 8 Replies

Ecstasy and Agony – I love going out to the garden in the morning to see what’s happening. Sometimes it’s a good thing, like getting a good look at my first corn tassel shooting up. I planted two Double Standard seedlings March 24. Or, discovering my first tomato on one of my five seedlings, all […]

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