From the monthly archives:
This was a beautiful aloe, now it's a hole.
To the Cockroach who stole my beautiful aloe:
Gardeners share, they don’t steal. 
If you had asked me, I would have happily, and generously, given you a pup from this plant. Instead, there’s a hole in the ground. May you feel guilty every time you look at your conquest.
P.S. Nice touch, taking the time to pull out all the flowering stalks and leaving those behind for me.
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Well, ‘instant’ probably isn’t the right word to use when referring to succulents, but I’ve reached a point with a lot of my specimens that I can take some pretty hefty cuttings and make new pots of great plantings that look fairly mature when I’m finished with them. The pieces that break off can be tossed into a pile and eventually they’ll sprout. Patience is a virtue! Seriously, you have to be a patient gardener with succulents, but the payoff is totally worth it.
Here’s a short sequence of my project yesterday. Put your mouse on the pictures for more detail.
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No, not the guy with the orange hair. Although he can be a bit creepy. What I’m referring to is actual tops of carrots, the greens. They are toxic. Who knew? When you thin carrots out they look so cute. Well, it turns out they are cute AND toxic. This article from the NY Times delves into this and some other toxins lurking amongst our vegetables. The bottom line: Just because you are growing it doesn’t mean you can eat it. Food for thought. 
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Do you know the difference between Sweet Potatoes and Yams? They are both edible tubers; otherwise, they have very little in common. Just a little educational minutae to throw into the mix when that certain family member starts to steer the topic at the dinner table into those toxic zones of religion, politics or philosophy! [...]
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I came across this catalog and thought it contained a lot of great info about bamboo, and pictures, too, so I’m passing it on. New England Bamboo Company, now GreenTop, LLC CATALOG Tag, you’re it!!!
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I bought this plant at a garage sale last year, feeling lucky that I’d found something unusual for my succulents collection. I repotted it, hung it up and have been ignoring it until about three weeks ago when I found it looking like this. It’s taken about 3 weeks but the buds are blooming sporadically [...]
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Chomp marks are not a good sign. Darn it! My brussel sprouts are under attack. AHA! Cabbage worms. Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) or Spinosad will take care of these.
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San Diego County is a recognized biodiversity hotspot and home to about 2,000 native plants. Unfortunately, the county also contains more threatened and endangered species than any other county in the continental United States, most of which are plants. Read more about what the SD Zoo is doing to preserve biodiversity here: SD Zoo This [...]
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