Category: Gardening

  • July 2022 Garden Update – Topic, Hydrophobic

    July 2022 Garden Update – Topic, Hydrophobic

    It’s July. Time for a quick garden update. We’re officially a couple of weeks into summer here in Southern California. Temperatures have consistently been in the low to mid 80s. Couple that with the fact that we’re under Phase 3 watering restrictions, and some plants are fine while others are not. The veggies in the…

  • Conserve Water with Terracotta Spikes & a Living Mulch

    Conserve Water with Terracotta Spikes & a Living Mulch

    The official start of summer is around the corner and the days are getting hotter here in Southern California. We’ve had a very mild spring, and while I’m personally not looking forward to hot days, the hotter days will allow me to observe how my gardening experiments perform when stressed by heat and plant growth.…