Thin it out

August 22, 2010

In some of the reading I’ve been doing about my fruit trees, the prevailing attitude is that it is important to cull fruit when it first starts developing. Last year I had an apple tree that, despite the fact that I pinched off blossoms, still developed a lot of fruit. I harvested about seven nice [...]

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Russian Seed Bank

August 21, 2010

My mom sent me this article about a Russian seed bank, the world’s oldest, that is in danger of being dismantled. And I’m happy to say that it looks like the seed bank stands a chance to be saved, via of all things, Twitter. OMG, technology saves the world!!! Nice….

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Cup of Gold (Solandra maxima)

August 18, 2010

My elderly neighbor has a Cup of Gold vine growing in her front yard and the plant was sending shoots straight up into the air. She wanted them cut but her gardener hadn’t been showing up, so I took on the task. I cut four stalks down and then cut those in shorter pieces to [...]

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How Considerate….

August 17, 2010

Thank you.

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Miscellaneous Monday

August 16, 2010

Canning foods is gaining momentum as home gardeners try to figure out how to use all their produce and people are trying to figure out how to stretch a dollar. Floral arranging is becoming “in” again and this New York Times article offers some pointers. I love the simplicity of this fence idea shown in [...]

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Garden Bloggers Day – August 2010

August 15, 2010

This is what’s happening in my garden today.

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Fresh Dirt

August 14, 2010

That’s the name of SUNSET Magazine’s blog and the best part is that they mentioned 3000Tomatoes.com today in a post!!! Check it out!

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Cheap-O Design

August 12, 2010

I bought this vase at a garage sale for fifty cents, put some succulent cuttings in, and topped it off with an abalone shell I had on a shelf. Not my best arrangement, but I like the simplicity and the cost!

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Hort Education

August 11, 2010

If you are seeking to raise your level of knowledge in the field of Horticulture, there are lots of opportunities to stretch your wings. Southwestern College offers classes including: Plant Identification, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, and Floral Design, to name a few. Classes start on August 17th. Log on to Southwestern College’s website for more [...]

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What are you harvesting?

August 8, 2010

What you are harvesting this week? Let me know and, if you like, send a picture to: coronadogardener@aol.com.

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Hawkeye

August 7, 2010

No wonder the little birds haven’t been coming to my birdfeeder! I think this is a Cooper’s Hawk and it perches on the Magnolia tree across the street from my house.

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