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Seeds – Page 2

Bottom Heat for Sprouting Seeds

Q:  I do use a fair amount of planting material when I do a new installation, and am always striving to use the best I can. I have been using City Farmer’s soil as my favorite topsoil, but it is quite a drive from Encinitas. I have been using prepared amendments and fertilizers, but want […]

Self-Sowers & Plant Volunteers

I once asked my gardener Raymundo why he never weeds. “Because in your garden, Senora,” he replied, “you can ‘t tell the difference between a weed and a flower!” He had notice d that in our mild Southern California climate many garden plants are self-sowers, plants that drop fertile seeds which germinate to become “volunteers,”little […]