There are a handful of grapevines growing out at the Urban Farm and it’s pruning season! Some of them they let ramble, while others they focus on maintaining for good quality fruit. We went to work on the maintained vines and I learned a lot.
Last year I attempted to prune my two grape vines and [...]
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Pruning Grapes
March 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments
February Veggies
February 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment
I am feeling the rush of gardening season as the soil becomes workable again! The Urban Farm has a nice head start on the season inside their greenhouse, which houses some of our latest seed starts and lovely greens that are already reaching maturity.
Most of the larger vegetables in the ground are lettuce varieties: red [...]
Tags: seeds · vegetables · winter vegetables
When to Plant
February 18th, 2010 · 8 Comments
There are a few rule-of-thumb planting dates among the gardening community that we enjoy repeating every year. One is to sow your peas on President’s Day. Another is to plant potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day. These are general rules though which will not apply to you if you happen to live in sunny southern California [...]
Tags: gardening · row covers · seeds · tips · vegetables
Winter Gardening
February 3rd, 2010 · 4 Comments
It is that time of year to start planning the coming season’s garden and get our seeds going indoors. I have to admit that I haven’t started a thing yet and I am already feeling really behind. Hopefully this weekend will allow me a sliver of time to get my seed starting organized.
In the mean [...]
Tags: gardening · urban farm · vegetables · winter vegetables
Problem Solver: Evergreen Huckleberry
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
Planning and planting typically keeps my mind on the garden even in winter. As I have learned, it can take years and years for a garden to really come into it’s own. The process I chose for my home garden was drawing out a planting plan for the trees, large shrubs and structures. As time [...]
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