Rain teasers and gratitude
Some rain is better than none, and I’m grateful that we’ve had several little “storms” pass through in the last
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Leave the leaves
Happy fall – or is it? What fun last week’s weather brought! A little rain, thunder, rainbows and wonderful sunsets.
Read moreLabor Day weekend – preserving, planting and celebrating
It seems right on cue to have a warm Labor Day weekend. The angle of the sun has changed, it’s
Read moreSummer abundance; looking towards fall
Amazingly, it is August. Gravenstein apples are ripening and their namesake festival is next weekend! My pepper plants finally have
Read moreWater challenges, fruit abundance & care, succession plantings
“Dry” is the primary descriptor that stands out for me for our garden conditions at this time. If you’re in
Read moreSummer lettuce
It IS possible to grow good lettuce all summer in full sun in Sonoma County. People often have poor results
Read moreThinning and spacing
Once again, I’m grateful for these blogs serving as a Sonoma County gardener’s journal. We had very high temperatures at
Read moreKeeping moisture in the soil
How lucky we are that several storms gave us a few more inches of rain in the last week! Rainwater
Read moreOur world transformed
A month ago it felt that the natural world around us was slowly dying. No grass for the grazers, no
Read moreGardening during drought
Hooray! Finally a little rain! I’m glad that I waited until today to post what I wrote yesterday, as this
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