Punch List: Tomato triumphs
Roxborough community service youth group plants a community agriculture garden. Here, Damon Dutton, helps Hutson Thomas, 10, put a cage around a tomato plant as Reina Arora, 9, watches. (Lindsay...
View ArticleDiggin In: Garden includes hundreds upon hundreds of flowers
In the middle of summer, Lorenza Darden is outdoors early - at 6 a.m., tending to his southern Virginia yard for a few cool hours. At age 84, the heat is a little hard on him, but it doesn't deter him...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Feed shrubbery, plant pansies, harvest...
By Jack E. Christensendailynews.com Posted: 03/04/2013 04:33:06 PM PST March 5, 2013 12:38 AM GMTUpdated: 03/04/2013 04:38:33 PM PST It's time to fertilize camellias and other shrubbery. (Photo of...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Harvest Satsuma tangerines and navel oranges,...
By Jack E. Christensendailynews.com Posted: 02/17/2012 05:49:23 PM PST February 18, 2012 1:56 AM GMT Updated: 02/17/2012 05:56:40 PM PST...
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View ArticleJoshua Siskin: Partial-sun ground covers boast eye-catching foliage
By Joshua Siskin, Garden Columnist Posted: 10/29/2011 03:00:00 AM PDT Fairy crassula (Crassula multicava) (Joshua Siskin/Los Angeles Daily News) Of ground cover it could easily be said that "You can't...
View ArticleGardening July 2013: Tomato troubles - Home and Garden - The Sacramento Bee...
Everyone deals with tomato troubles now and then. Here are the most common and frustrating ones: Tomato hornworm: Follow the missing leaves until you find a huge, green caterpillar, plump after a diet...
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By Michael Mills Inquirer Gardening Columnist Consider this weekend as a deadline and turning point in the garden. Several tasks should be completed as soon as possible, because putting them off will...
View ArticleJoshua Siskin: Exotic plants are living legacy of nurseryman Gary Hammer
By Joshua Siskin, Garden ColumnistPosted: 09/10/2011 01:00:00 AM PDT Jujube fruit (Ziyphus jujuba) (Joshua Siskin/Special to the Daily News) This column is dedicated to Gary Hammer, noted Valley...
View ArticleAnswers for your springtime problems
The third week in May brings questions from gardeners about growing quandaries. Readers this week are puzzled by azaleas and peonies that just won’t bloom, problematic buttercup, where to apply mulch...
View Article>February garden tasks
February typically brings a few days of false spring. Don't let these deceptively warm days fool you. This month can also bring heavy rain and freezing temperatures. Complete winter pruning of dormant...
View ArticleFebruary garden tasks
February typically brings a few days of false spring. Don't let these deceptively warm days fool you. This month can also bring heavy rain and freezing temperatures. Complete winter pruning of dormant...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Make a relaxing family feast with garden...
By Jack E. Christensendailynews.com Posted: 08/31/2012 09:17:18 PM PDT September 1, 2012 4:23 AM GMTUpdated: 08/31/2012 09:22:55 PM PDT 1 It's a holiday weekend, so enjoy the fruits of your gardening...
View ArticleMarch garden essentials
March is the month when the fierce winds, called westerlies, blow in off the Pacific Ocean. These winds make the garden seem colder than it is. But this month, finally, the weather will warm. Check...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Plant winter vegetables, flowers and Swiss...
By Jack E. Christensendailynews.com Posted: 08/24/2012 06:05:47 PM PDT August 25, 2012 1:19 AM GMTUpdated: 08/24/2012 06:18:56 PM PDT 1 Summer days are often too hot to do much in the garden, but it's...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Water citrus trees, wait on navel and...
By Jack E. Christensen Posted: 12/02/2011 04:58:52 PM PST Updated: 12/02/2011 05:00:37 PM PST 1 Citrus trees need continuous soil moisture as the fruits ripen, so be careful to continue irrigating...
View Article5 things to do in your garden: Shock autumn tomatoes; trim avocado, orange...
By Jack E. Christensendailynews.com Posted: 10/13/2012 05:55:54 PM PDT October 14, 2012 1:5 AM GMTUpdated: 10/13/2012 06:04:19 PM PDT 1 In autumn tomatoes often grow beautifully but stop producing....
View ArticleGardening Calendar for March
As spring approaches, the tasks ramp up in Rogue River, Evans Valley and throughout the Rogue Valley. Planning Plan the vegetable garden carefully for spring, summer, and fall vegetables that can be...
View ArticleJoshua Siskin: Fresh ideas for flowering, drought-tolerant gardens
By Joshua Siskin, Garden Columnistdailynews.com Posted: 03/23/2012 08:17:08 PM PDT March 24, 2012 3:24 AM GMT Updated: 03/23/2012 08:24:41 PM PDT A rainbow-colored succulent garden (Joshua Siskin/Los...
View ArticleHere's how to segue into spring
Spring is here, but you still need to protect your flowers. Don’t get too confident and think you can start planting warm-season crops. The fourth week of March still is too early to set out...
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