A novice's attempt to get 15 percent of his food from his suburban fifth acre
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2010
I have been dutifully waiting for the apple trees to go dormant so I could do a little grafting. However, in my waiting for the last leaves to drop I forgot something that I have gloated about on several occasions this winter: the character of my hometown. In San Diego we don’t really get frost, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2009
The Butternut, Pink Banana, and Table Queen Acorn Squash has had several weeks of robust growth. Vines burst through the netting that covers my raised beds, climbing and unfurling 15-inch-wide leaves of deep green, the vines healthy with flowering female fruit. But the squash that grew rapidly to the size of a sneaker have all [...]
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