Video: Container Garden Update 32: Time to move again and also — roots!
The sun has moved and so, again, must the containers. With the sun higher in the sky, I move the containers back to the south side of the driveway for Continue Reading
1st Anniversary for Container Garden Update
One year ago I started my Container Garden Update video series. You can see where it all began (and all the videos in the series) in the playlist below. Watch Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 31: Lettuce and lavender…and geraniums,too
This frugal lettuce is working, but the high heat is also causing others to bolt. I take cuttings from our 17-year-old geranium and also some lavender in hopes of making Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 30: Pots on the bench are sprouting and growing!
Checking in on the potting bench today. Geraniums and lantana are starting to sprout. Jacaranda trees are continuing to grow and the oregano is sprouting.. Can’t see the video above? Watch Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 29: At the potting bench with palm and locust
I spend some time at the potting bench today, checking on those things we planted previously and adding a few more, including a palm seed found in the neighborhood and Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 28: Lettuce harvest and working through the potting bench
I harvest some baby buttercrunch lettuce to give more space to remaining heads and then work through everything on the potting bench to check for success and failure. Finally I Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 27: Potting up Epiphyllum and scented geranium cuttings
My friend offered up 2 Epiphyllum cuttings and also 3 types of scented geraniums. Even with today’s 100+ heat, I got them all potted up an don the bench.Fingers crossed Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 26: More cuttings and some progress on our first batch
It’s raining — in Los Angeles — in May! Almost unheard of! Still a few sprinkles can’t keep us out of the garden. I check in the containers including the Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 25: Lemon Thyme, frugal lettuce fail and make-do potting bench
I plant some lemon thyme we picked up at the Southern California Spring Garden Show, we check on the frugal lettuce and see why it failed and I fix up Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 24: Nasturtiums arise, basil pinching and checking the rosemary cuttings
Putting a new camera to use today, so this is the first episode at 1080p resolution. We check in on the nasturtiums, which are just coming up, the frugal lettuce, Continue Reading