Friday, June 25, 2021114 Benefits of Crop Rotation. Working with Clay Soil.
Crop rotation isn’t just for farmers. Backyard gardeners can improve their food and flower production while improving their soil at the same time, sim...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021113 Avocado Growing Tips. The Coral Yucca.
If you live in USDA Zone 9, chances are you have attempted to grow an avocado tree. Sure, it’s easy…if you live in Santa Barbara, Ventura or San Diego...
Friday, June 18, 2021112 Does Mulch Rob Soil Nitrogen?
Making the rounds in gardening pages on social media: mulch will rob your soil of nitrogen. College horticulture professor Debbie Flower (retired) and...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021111 Tips for Establishing Low Water-Use Plants. The Smoke Tree. Tart Cherries.
Much of the Western United States, right now, is under extreme drought conditions. Watering restrictions are already being established in many places....
Friday, June 11, 2021110 Tomato Troubleshooter Part 2. Harvesting Garlic
Last time, here on the Garden Basics podcast, we were talking about Tomato Troubleshooting with Don Shor, owner of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis, Cali...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021109 Tomato Troubleshooter, 2021 Pt1. Feather Grass.
Gardeners around the northern hemisphere have their tomato plants in the ground. They’re growing, but some of them are developing problems, already! W...
Friday, June 4, 2021108 Water Trough Gardening
Using livestock water troughs to grow plants is a great idea. You can grow just about anything from food crops to flowers, shrubs and even small trees...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021107 Worm Castings. Poppies. Supermarket vs Homegrown Nutrition
You’ve seen it with the bagged soils goods at the nursery: worm castings. What role should they play in your garden? The Plant of the Week is a big fa...
Friday, May 28, 2021106 Should You Remove the First Tomato? White Knockout Apricot.
Another dubious garden idea is making the rounds on social media: if you prune out the first tomato you see on your plant, you’ll get more tomatoes a...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021105 High Chill Apples for Low Chill Areas. Plant of the Week: Weigela
High chill apples. Known for their great flavor, these apples that supposedly require a lot of cold winter temperatures to thrive, are finding a new h...
