My Favorite Garden Things for April 2013 – Douglas E. Welch
As always, let me know what types of interesting items you would like to see and I will keep an eye out for them especially. — Douglas Garden / Japanese garden Continue Reading
Garden Vocabulary: Bolting
Bolting “Bolting is when agricultural and horticultural crops prematurely produce a flowering stem (or stems) before the crop is harvested, in a natural attempt to produce seeds[1] and hence reproduce. 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
In The Past: Planting Vegetables in 2009
I came across these shots from April 2009 in my TimeHop.com feed today. I think it is always great to look back on what you have done and where you Continue Reading
Video: Organic Gardening Spring Kick Off – Recorded Version
Join hosts Holly and Joey Baird, along with myself and several other guests for this recorded version of a LIVE Google Hangout on Organic Gardening. Subscribe to the Wisconsin Vegetable Garden Podcast Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 20: Slow going and some frugal lettuce
The containers are slowing down as the hot days arrive here in Los Angeles. A lettuce root from the store provides both lunch and a new start in a container. Continue Reading
Garden History: Your victory garden counts more than ever!
It isn’t just during times of war that your Victory Garden counts. I wish that they had never gone out of style. Once food rationing finished and food was freely Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…March 14, 2013 – Sweet Potatoes rising, an unknown squash and more
“In the garden…” is a series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. Sweet Potatoes rising, an unknown squash and Continue Reading
Video: What Douglas Dug…Show 009 – March 11, 2013 – Photoshopped flowers, carrots, rosemary topiaries and more!
Our ninth episode of What Douglas Dug…, our regular review show of neat gardening items I have found in my Internet travels. In this episode, A Cheap cold frame, garden sculpture and more! Continue Reading