I know it’s not spring yet, but in my neck of the woods (which I affectionately call “the land of 72 and sunny”) it already feels like spring, and it even looks like spring too. I guess that prognosticatin’ groundhog was right after all — spring is near, and this is what I’m seeing around [...]
Semillas
So tomorrow is Groundhog Day, and for the last 126 years, it’s been up to Punxsutawney Phil — wide-eyed and bushy-tailed from his slumber — to predict the fate of our gardening season. Will he see his shadow and cast another six weeks of winter upon us? Or will we be blessed with an early [...]
Here in Los Angeles, nasturtiums are wildly weedy, growing all over hillsides and gardens and reseeding with wanton abandon. This weediness makes them very underappreciated as a bona fide vegetable, and even moreso as a pickled delicacy. While much of the country doesn’t see the seed pods until late summer (when intense heat causes nasturtiums [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for seeds. Lots and lots o’ seeds. And one of my favorite suppliers of seeds is a small heirloom house called Baker Creek, headed by Jere Gettle and his wife, Emilee. This homegrown operation has a feel-good family vibe to it, and since we’re all family [...]
Ahhh… The days are getting longer, the air is getting warmer, and many of us are starting to think about sowing seeds for spring. After our non-winter this winter (we had only two days of rain and cold before the weather jumped back up to a summery 80°F this week), I’m eager to leave behind [...]
Seed saving is one of the little joys of gardening. Now that we’re nearing the end of the season, my kitchen counter is lined with paper towels and saucers of all sizes, with seeds of all kinds splayed out to dry. Still more fruits, vegetables, and seed pods are sitting in baskets or paper bags, [...]
Very exciting week! My autumn seed order arrived! I always feel so giddy when I get that big yellow bubble envelope rattling with seed packets inside. I like to spread them all out and admire them for a couple of days before I put them away. Anyone else with me here?? These are all new [...]
