“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.”
John James Audubon
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From the monthly archives:
June 2009
Last year I was talking to my friend, Jeanne, about her spectacular plumeria tree. Specifically, I asked how she always got her tree to have such a heavy bloom every year and she told me she used SuperBloom. That was a surprise because I would never have thought to use SuperBloom on a tropical, but her blooming success speaks for itself. What do I know?!
I saw Jeanne a few weeks back and asked her when I should put SuperBloom down and she said it’s time. She actually put some on her plumeria a few months back, but she said her tree bloomed early and she probably pushed it too soon because it bloomed before it had leaves!
I went by there today and her tree seems to be sorting itself out, but an interesting lesson. I’ve never used Superbloom so I’ll probably go lighter than heavier with the application, but I’m going to give it a go.
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I rented this DVD and just finished watching it. The movie is about a self-taught gardener in South Carolina who has built up his property against the odds with amazing, unusual topiaries. It is an interesting documentary. Check it out – A Man Named Pearl.
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At the Fair, I found Mr. Worm Guy, and we had a good talk about worms. My “kids” don’t seem to be eating fast enough and I learned that I started with too low a number of worms when I first set up my new little Worm Factory stacking composter. I think I collected about [...]
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Yesterday was my yearly trek to the Del Mar -oops- San Diego County Fair, and I had a great day with friends and family. Once we checked the Pig Races off our list, we ate food that was really delicious but broke the meter on greasy, and we rode the Ferris Wheel mainly for the [...]
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I read this essay a couple of days ago and got a kick out of it. She makes some great points, and she made me laugh out loud! An Essay By Philomène Offen With an 11,000 sq. ft. lawn-afflicted lot, and only a 1,600 sq. ft. home, my husband and I are plagued by nightmares [...]
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As I walk and ride around town, I’m amazed at the time, energy and money people are still putting into their lawns. Enough already. I’m not a fan of grass but I can understand if you have little kids and need a little place for them to play. Otherwise, gardeners are getting creative and curb [...]
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Nearly one third of native plants in California are rare, endangered, or threatened.
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The first time I saw one of these plants in bloom I just couldn’t get over how interesting it was, and pretty, too. The blooms, not the plant. The plant is pretty ordinary and it’s one of those plants that needs to be in a corner someplace because it doesn’t do anything spectacular most of [...]
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My first official sighting of the year. tttsssssttt! tttssssstttt! It must be summer!
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I had some old bananas this morning so I took them out to the Monster for a potassium hit (staghorn ferns love potassium). We had such a problem with roaches last summer and the bananas in the staghorn were a big part of the problem so this will be the last meal of bananas for [...]
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