by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 29, 2007 | Uncategorized
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by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 29, 2007 | Uncategorized
… make lemonade, lemon bars, and lemon meringue pie. In Sacramento, it’s criminal not to grow citrus. Despite touchy frosts and occasional freezes, we can walk out front or back and pluck oranges, lemons, kumquats, mandarins and other citrus fruits right...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 23, 2007 | Uncategorized
I contacted the company to see where Perfectly Natural Weed ‘n Grass Killer could be purchased in greater Sacramento. Green Acres is apparently the only garden center selling it. Picked up a gallon yesterday, having gotten good results from it last year. Only...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 23, 2007 | Uncategorized
I came home with some fun stuff– Coleus ‘Royal Glissade’, Canna ‘Intrigue’, Agapanthus ‘New Blue’, Salvia ‘Purple Pastel’, Salpiglossis Royal Purple and ‘Black Heart’ potato vine. It was a hot summer...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
I thoroughly enjoyed Blithe Tomato. It was written by a small farmer, or rather, a man who farms organically on a small California farm and sells his produce at farmers’ markets. The book reads more like a series of personality profiles rather than an unfolding...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
My friend “Weeder” gave me seeds of Impatiens balfourii last year or the year before and I’m happy to see it reseeds prolifically in my front porch pots. It requires shade here in the Valley and in my experience, its water requirements are average....
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
and it’s me. Weeds are getting out of control (I ran out of clove spray), there’s lots to deadhead, and I still have plants not hooked up to drip despite the fact that I’m leaving for Mendo (woo hoo!) in a couple weeks. On the plus side,...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
and according to my blog stats, that’s what’s on your mind too. You’re also thinking about agapanthus, because it’s blooming now and even though it assaults you at every intersection, you have to admit it’s really pretty and comes in such...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
No longer confined to the Bay area… looks like it’s heading our way. Light Brown Apple Moth larva Female Light Brown Apple Moth Male Light Brown Apple Moth (Photos by David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary...
