October 26, 2016
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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This video makes a great point: it takes 5 months to grow a pumpkin from a seed to a large gourd, and a lot of resources. In the ever-diminishing window of time between ‘fall decor’ and ‘winter decor’, (it … Continue reading
August 18, 2016
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Comments Off on 08.16.16 This Week in the Garden, Begin Again
Returning to the garden after two weeks sans irrigation things were looking pretty desperate. It’s been a horrible year for tomatoes– sporadic watering, dry hot conditions, and dust blown up from the adjacent residential neighborhoods ‘mow and blow’ gardening conspired to create … Continue reading
July 6, 2016
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Posting pictures from my dad’s garden in San Diego this week. I had honestly given this space up for lost– the soil is root bound by a beloved family tree– and trying to make the vegetables thrive in the midst … Continue reading
June 16, 2016
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I’m beginning to think of Los Angeles’ weather in two halves–a colder, wetter season from January through mid-July, and a warmer, parchingly dry season that runs from August through December. I’m always surprised when a pumpkin grows wide … Continue reading
June 8, 2016
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Comments Off on 6.7.16 This week in the garden: Balcony Tomatoes and a Growing Pumpkin
–a weekly garden status post inspired by Soulemama— Summer feels like it arrived early–the mystery squash volunteer looks like it will be a pumpkin, the kids at the school get really excited about how fast it grows. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
May 31, 2016
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Comments Off on This Week in the Garden: Going Wild
Tidy gardens have never been my forte. I know people whose gardens are both tidy and productive, but I also know people who get so hung up on tidiness that they seem to loose track of the point of vegetable … Continue reading
April 11, 2016
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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Spring is springing, and a new volunteer emerges from the chard. In Sourhern California pumpkins and squash always seem happiest when allowed to operate on their own schedules and when they select their own locations. I’ll let … Continue reading
February 11, 2016
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September 3, 2015
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
Comments Off on This Week In the Garden 9.1: Begin Again
Fall planting begins at the school garden. I have some enthusiastic second graders on board this year, and our goal is to grow lots of carrots, potatoes and lettuce. Kids love pulling stuff out of the ground and eating it … Continue reading
July 6, 2015
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
Comments Off on In the Garden 7.6.15: OB Garden
[simple-flickr set=”72157655548368435″] In another attempt to keep the vegetables growing in spite of water restrictions, I took a new approach with the garden at my family’s home in Ocean Beach. Rather than assigning one plant per drip line (or even … Continue reading