Life on the Parkway, or, Second Thoughts about the Tree. Curbside gardening is an interesting prospect. Just when you think you have things under control and figured out, they change. If you have followed the Late Bloomer web series, you may remember how this whole gardening thing started for me. Our parkway Acacia tree died, […]
Celery and a Fig Beetle had my interest today. I just planted celery seedlings in the parkway where my corn was. I read in “Golden Gate Gardening” that celery would like to be planted in pure compost, so I obliged with a whole bag of biodynamic compost between six seedlings. It also needs a lot […]
I was doing some research last night trying to find out what was wrong with my lemon tree. Though I have more than a dozen green lemons developing, the leaves don’t look so good. I decided to take a closer look. On the undersides of a few leaves, I saw cottony puffs and an ant madly […]
Create an insectiary in your garden to attract beneficial insects! In “Wild Farm,” episode 15 of “Late Bloomer,” we meet Lisa Putnam and her sister Kathleen, who are master gardeners and they take us on a tour of Lisa’s family farm in Woodside, CA. Lisa explained that her insectiary brings in beneficial insects which eat the […]
Patty pan squash is ripe! My young neighbor Sophia and I planted this Cucurbita pepo Balmoral, or Patty Pan Squash, over Memorial Day weekend. Here’s the first harvested one. The tag says 55-65 days to harvest. I took the first one off today at 51 days. You can see us planting the seedling near the end (3:32) […]
Please watch me struggle to grow flowers on the 6.5′ x 14′ strip of parkway between the street and the sidewalk in “My Flower Island – Episode 12” of “Late Bloomer.” Buckwheat saved the day. For anyone curious about how we are making “Late Bloomer,” this episode was shot over the course of two months. […]
Biodynamic Compost at One Gun Ranch. I made a return trip up to One Gun Ranch (see Episode 6 of “Late Bloomer”) this week to get a better look at the making of biodynamic compost. Ranch manager, Balta, had his sons hard at work with him. I saw Farmer Jack there guiding Balta on preparing the compost. He […]
Kaye gets a lot done in the garden over Memorial Day weekend, with help from Sophia and Rene! Please share with your gardening friends! Thanks for watching! – Kaye
Kaye visits One Gun Ranch in Malibu, California, to learn about their biodynamic garden and compost operation, and taste their tender greens. Please watch and share! Thanks! – Kaye
If you have watched “Curbside Cauliflower” – Episode 2 of “Late Bloomer,” you know I am growing cauliflower in the parkway, and you heard me say, “One morning, you go out and it looks like this…and the next morning, this is staring back at you.” And there is a photo of a fully-formed white cauliflower […]
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