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My adventures in low-budget, limited-space, environmentally-friendly container gardening. At times I also share fun projects and resources I've discovered.

FuchsiaPot

7/13/16

Possible rose blackspot cure, thinning lettuces for salad, untangling fuchsias.

I'm hoping to continue writing guest posts on other gardening blogs. So far, I have one up on the GrowIt! site...
PaintedPots

7/7/16

Painting pots, brewing manure tea, growing tomatoes, a colorful yard.

I've continued exploring methods of decorating flowerpots. At this point, I can recommend Patio Paint...
Penstemon

6/27/16

Discovering bright flowers, learning about plants in a more northern climate.

Just back from camping in the Sierras, so all I've done gardening-wise recently is the bare minimum...
Callas

6/20/16

Watering procrastination, pink flowers in bloom, identifying a volunteer bush.

First day of summer!! I've never been the sort who uses more than one exclamation point, but it's just so warm and beautiful...
Radishes

6/13/16

First radishes of the year, decorating pots, compiling the blog posts.

Last Thursday, I pulled the squirrel-proof netting back from my vegetable patch area to see how things were growing...
Nasturtiums

6/4/16

Nasturtium recipes, more lilies blooming, squirrels thwarted.

I'm happy to see that most of the "crops" I re-seeded weeks ago are finally sprouting. Lettuces, kale, fennel and dill...
Seedlings

5/27/16

Indoor projects, daisies, impatient with seedlings, discovering earthworms.

I've finished writing about building a terrarium, and have combined the text with photos to create a resource to share...
OrangeLilies

5/20/16

Watering and fertilizing, flowers everywhere, gardening as an inexpensive hobby.

It's getting summery around here! We've had a lot of hot days this week; some mornings start out with a foggy drizzle...
Honeysuckle

5/13/16

Honeysuckle, re-seeding veggies & herbs, a year of blogging.

Often when driving around town at this time of year, or walking through the neighborhood on my way to the beach...

HerbBundles

5/4/16

Houseplants, evaluating sun levels, hedges in bloom, abundant herbs.

My indoor plants are looking good these days. The maranta is twice the size of when I bought it in January...
Salvia

4/27/16

Squirrel damage, pest control research, drought-tolerant choices.

Some of my recently planted seeds have become lovely little plants, growing quickly in the spring sun...
MorningGlories

4/19/16

Planting projects, yard maintenance, the bright flowers of spring.

It was a productive Saturday. I watered everything, since it hasn't been raining, and mixed bloom-boosting fertilizer...
LipstickPlant

4/11/16

Indoor investments, seaweed fertilizer, beginning composting.

I've been spending lots of time out in the yard on the weekend or evenings, but indoor gardening-related endeavors...
RosebudsLily

3/31/16

Planting edible things, evaluating sun exposure, being organized.

One of the gardening goals I expressed in an earlier post was to have at least four plants in bloom at every point of the year...
CherryTree

3/24/16

Traveling, a mushroom recipe, copper tape as snail repellent.

I've recently returned from a week's vacation in Sonoma and Marin. It was great to see the beautifully landscaped grounds...
ByPorch

3/9/16

Clusters of containers, plant varieties in my garden, tidying up.

Sunday was nice and sunny, so I spent about 4 hours out in the yard. While there's still so much to do, I am proud of myself...