Sage\'s Acre Organic Home & Gardens

About Sage Osterfeld

I’m just a guy with nearly an acre of dirt, a nice little mid-century ranch house and a near-perfect climate. But in my mind I’m a landscaper survivalist craftsman chef naturalist with a barbeque the size of a VW and my own cable TV show. I like to write about the stuff I build, grow and see here at Sage's Acre.

19 01, 2023

Self-Starting Winter Tomatoes

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Self-Starting Winter Tomatoes

By Sage Osterfeld|2023-01-19T12:05:28-08:00January 19th, 2023|Garden|

Despite 10 inches of rain and freezing nights, the keyhole garden continues to defy expectations. Here are Tigerella tomato seedings sprouting in mid-January.

17 01, 2023

Simple, Bulletproof Plant Propagation

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Simple, Bulletproof Plant Propagation

By Sage Osterfeld|2023-01-17T14:53:00-08:00January 17th, 2023|Garden, Projects|

Got the mid-winter garden blues? This is the perfect time to propagate some new plants! All you need is a milk jug, some soil, and a little patience. Here's how

6 01, 2023

Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

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Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

By Sage Osterfeld|2023-01-11T15:53:12-08:00January 6th, 2023|Garden|

Jade Plants are low care, easy to grow plants you can shape into anything from elegant shrubs to weird martian trees based on how you care for them. Here's how:

31 12, 2022

Christmas Cactus and a Bear

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Christmas Cactus and a Bear

By Sage Osterfeld|2022-12-31T10:01:13-08:00December 31st, 2022|Photos|

Got a Christmas Cactus from the $1 bin at the nursery in 2019 and wanted to show how nice it looked in bloom. All the camera wanted was the bear on its back

28 12, 2022

How to Refresh a Keyhole Garden

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How to Refresh a Keyhole Garden

By Sage Osterfeld|2022-12-28T13:22:26-08:00December 28th, 2022|Garden, Projects|

Keyhole gardens produce an amazing amount of food with little effort, but to keep them productive, you'll want to renew the bed every now and then. Here's how.

25 12, 2022

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

By Sage Osterfeld|2022-12-25T12:10:13-08:00December 25th, 2022|Photos|

Whatever your beliefs and however you celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful holiday and spend it with the people you love the most!

21 12, 2022

Last Sunset of Autumn 2022

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Last Sunset of Autumn 2022

By Sage Osterfeld|2022-12-21T11:20:21-08:00December 21st, 2022|Photos|

Did you feel Autumn pass into winter today? Me neither, but I did catch the last sunset of Fall last night. Also, this Christmas weekend looks to be wonderful.

20 12, 2022

Holly Wood California

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Holly Wood California

By Sage Osterfeld|2022-12-20T08:25:22-08:00December 20th, 2022|Garden|

The Toyon is a California native tree whose deep green foliage and bright red berries in December earned it the nickname "Hollywood"

12 12, 2022

Gray Day, Orange Aloe

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Gray Day, Orange Aloe

By Sage Osterfeld|2022-12-12T14:43:18-08:00December 12th, 2022|Photos|

This little 6" orange marmalade aloe chose the biggest Pacific storm of the year as the perfect time to put out this foot tall bright fuchsia bloom.

9 12, 2022

Mariner’s Kalanchoe in Bloom

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Mariner’s Kalanchoe in Bloom

By Sage Osterfeld|2022-12-09T11:29:11-08:00December 9th, 2022|Photos|

Rescued a piece of a Mariner's Kalanchoe from a trash bin in 2019. Today it's flourishing in the succulent garden and blooming like there's no tomorrow

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