Question from Andrea: I recently planted pole beans Kentucky Wonder and next to them I planted beets. I just read they they stunt each others growth. Should I pull out the beets? Thanks. Answer from Pat: The idea that beans and beets “stunt each other’s growth” most likely has no real basis in fact. I […]
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Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Maddie: I recently planted bareroot berries (black/boysen/raspberries) can I plant beets, swiss chard around them? any problems with that? Answer from Pat: There is no problem with planting beets, Swiss chard or any other vegetable near to berries. However, it’s wise to leave a wider path next to berries than for other crops […]
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Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Next to October, March is the best planting month of the year. If you planted cool-season flowers last fall, however, your borders are already overflowing. So take advantage of March’s other virtue: It’s the first month of the year for planting summer vegetables. As soon as the ground is no longer soggy, dig up a […]
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Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Planting
Seed starting in trays-lid on or off during the day
Wednesday,
October
29th,
2014
Question: For simplicity, water conservation and my own energy conservation (I have a very spread out container garden) I am starting my seeds (no beets or carrots or root fellas) in seed trays. I have these nice little Jiffy Triple Greenhouse trays with a plastic top, that forms like a hot greenhouse for them. During […]
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Categories : Organic Gardening, Seeds
Question from Chad: I am just installed a raised 13 1/2 foot by 5 1/2 foot veggie bed in mu back yard that will get great amounts of south facing sun. I have filled the bed with good quality organic soil. I am using a soaker hose that is hooked into the irrigation timer. I […]
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Vegetable Garden Problems and How to Cure Them/Grow-Camp garden system
Saturday,
October
27th,
2012
Question from Jon: I put in a raised vegetable bed this spring. It’s called a “grow camp” which is a 20″ high box x 4′ x 8′. It has a greenhouse type system with screen netting you can pull down over the top and also plastic covering for when it gets cold. I was reading […]
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Categories : Garden Q & A, Vegetables & Fruits
Planting with the Seasons and Crop Rotation
Wednesday,
November
4th,
2015
Gardening Question from Tressa: Thanks for such a great website. I am somewhat confused about crop rotation and year-round growing in Southern California. For example, I just planted bush beans, when they are done, I will plant leafy winter vegetables. Do I have to wait 3 or 4 years before I plant beans again? (The […]
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Q. I live in Zone 10 Orange County, CA and am ready to start my planting. What herbs/veg/berries/fruit can I begin to plant? Is there a site that guides me by month? A. First: There is no exhaustive list of jobs to do online for your climate zone, but my month-by-month Southern California garden books […]
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Categories : Garden Q & A, Month by Month Gardening
A few years ago a friend of Lou’s and mine planted a vegetable garden for the first time. George and his wife Sally lived in an old house high on a hill with an ocean view. Their land sloped south and was windy, buffeted all day long by a salt breeze straight from the sea. […]
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