About Rosemary The Rosemary plant is a perennial evergreen shrub that is native to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The genus name Rosemary comes from the Latin words ros and marinus, which mean “dew of the sea.” Rosemary has been used since the time of the early...
A hugelkultur bed conserves water—a godsend in drought-stricken California. The base of a hugelkultur raised bed contains a layer of dead logs and branches—organic material that, in the old days, I would have tossed into my yard waste bin for my city’s green waste...
Composting is not an exact science, it occurs naturally in our backyard heaps, just as it does on every forest and prairie floor. While maintaining ideal temperatures in a bin or pile takes some attention, the problems that arise when making compost are few and the...
More and more people are interested in grow bag gardening because it is easy to do and does not require a lot of space. Advantages of gardening in grow bags Extra Space When You Need It: When I plant a crop in my raised bed garden that takes a while to grow, it limits...
If you live in a place other than the cool Northwest, you probably can't provide ideal growing conditions for lettuce for more than 60 days each year. The rest of the time, it's either too hot or too cold to grow decent lettuce. But gardeners who love a challenge can...
