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Video: Herc at Work in the Garden
Hercules is our four month old dachshund. He is adorable and a certified yard terrorist. Anything that looks like it needs a little digging gets thoroughly dug
Photo: Last Sunset of Spring 2024
Last night was the final sunset of Spring 2024. Here's a photo from the deck looking west over the Pacific. The first full moon (strawberry) of summer tomorrow.
Make a Garden Twine Dispenser from a Gourd
If you use twine in your garden, then you could probably use a twine dispenser. Here's how to make one quickly and easily with a gourd and a few simple tools
Ugly Carrots Still Taste Good
My carrots will never make the cover of a magazine (unless the magazine is all about ugly vegetables). But at least they're colorful and still taste good.
Garden Design with Grocery Store Onions
Don't throw out those onions just because they sprouted! Plant them in the garden and they'll reward you with a show of amazing flowers that look like lollipops
Happy Memorial Day
Thank you to all who gave their lives for our nation.
What’s on the Other Side of That Gate?
Using the terrain, landscaping and a few structures, it's easy to create cool garden "rooms" that feel like you're in a secret, and a tad magical, place.
This Chicken Ranges a Little Too Freely
When your chickens feel free to come in the house and wander around, they've taken "free range" too far. Remmy the Rhodey is a perfect example of a hen too far.
Mid-Spring Garden Check-in – How’s it Growing?
How's your vegetable garden doing in mid-spring? Here in San Diego County, we're off to a slow, wet start, but hopeful it'll catch up the last half of spring
April Showers Do Bring May Flowers
I tried to displace invasive mustard with native wildflowers. The birds ate most of seeds and the mustard came back, but there's 1 little patch of spring color.
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