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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Common Causes of Soil Toxicity
June 11, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
It's common for gardens to fail as a result of toxic metals or other toxicities.
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Introduction to Soil Toxicity
June 7, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Soil toxicity is anything in soil that is harmful or could be harmful to plants, people, pets, or wildlife.
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Growing Vegetables in SoCal’s Inland Valleys: May Tasks
Growing vegetables in one of Southern California’s warmer inland valleys? May and June can be transition months with cooler spring weather giving way to early summer heat. Here are 8 tasks for May: Monitor plants regularly, at least every other day during warm weather and every day during hot weather to catch wilting, irrigation, pest, […]
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Growing Vegetables Near SoCal’s Coast: 9 tasks for May
Vegetable gardening near Southern California’s coast? Here are 9 tasks for May: Monitor plants regularly, at least every 2 to 3 days during cool-to-warm weather, every other day during warm weather, and every day during hot weather to catch wilting, irrigation, pest, disease, weed, and other problems early. Maintain or add mulch. Harvest thinnings and […]
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Timing
April 24, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Intuitive recognition of environmental conditions and patterns, and experience with the "feel" of successful timing in a given season, climate, and area is as important or more important than fact-based knowledge or anything that can be learned from research.
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Seasonality
April 18, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
Much of California has a dry Mediterranean climate with mild, rainy winters and warm-to-hot dry summers, often with little or no rain from spring to fall or winter.
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Growing Vitamin C: A Guide to Planting Citrus Trees
March 24, 2020
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By: Ann Clary
Citrus trees are an excellent source of Vitamin C. Most citrus trees grow well in the Mediterranean climates of coastal California. And spring, after all possibility of frost has past and before the heat of the summer, is an ideal time for planting. Planting. Proper planting of fruit trees is critical to their long-term health […]
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Planning for New Vegetable Gardens: Siting and Sunlight
March 22, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
How challenging is it to succeed with a new garden? Harder than you might expect even for experienced gardeners, but problems are solvable.
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Gardening as a Refuge in Troubled Times
March 19, 2020
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By: C. Darren Butler
If you haven’t felt it yet, undoubtedly you will at some point in the coming weeks and months: frustration, weariness, or the numbness that follows prolonged stress. When faced with perpetual uncertainty during the Coronavirus pandemic, with many options for relaxation and fun curtailed or unavailable, gardening may be one of the very best candidates […]
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