by angela@diggingbliss | May 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
Weeder and I went to POW, Capital (Sunrise) and Windmill on Monday. Here’s what I got: POW 1 5-gallon ‘Tropicanna’ canna… nice big plants right now 4 1-gallon Chondropetalum tectorum 3 1-gallon um, um, um, oh, what the hell are they called? 3...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 28, 2007 | heatwave, tomatoes, vegetables, veggies
In a quest to find more tomato varieties suited to the hot-summer Central Valley, I’m starting to grow varieties bred for heat tolerance. Up first is ‘Heatwave’, a healthy specimen of which I picked up on impulse at Home Depot. Our summer days often...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
Fremont Community Garden website Map of 14th St & Q St Sacramento, CA 95814,...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
Here is the Phygelius I mentioned that was about to bloom in my backyard. I love the pinky coral color and contrasting creamy yellow underneath. I’d love to plant phygelius where I could look up at its nodding florets. Might have to try it in a tall container...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to believe lilies are so easy to grow. The energy and beauty stored in their bulbs makes me appear to be a more attentive gardener than I am. I just plant and water and wait for the...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 24, 2007 | Uncategorized
Check out this contest sponsored by Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI) and Mother Earth News. How to enterEntries must be received by 5pm Eastern, November 1, 2007. All entries must be submitted using the official entry form and submitted either by e-mail to...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
From a single passalong cutting (thanks, Cheryl and Cheryl’s friend), came this obscenely beautiful epiphyllum. I don’t know its species and/or cultivar name because it was given to me as “red orchid cactus”. Who cares, though, right?...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
Calandrinia grandiflora, commonly known as Chilean rock purslane, is one of my new favorites in the garden. It’s new to me, anyway. Last summer or fall, I spotted it in bloom in one-gallon cans at Emigh Hardware. The fleshy, silvery-grey foliage reminds me of...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
New front in war in mosquitoes Real estate agents urged to report untended pools, ponds. By Jim Wasserman – Bee Staff Writer Last Updated 12:06 am PDT Monday, May 14, 2007Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 To report unmaintained pools in your...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Editorial notebook: La fruta del diablo Published 12:00 am PDT Monday, May 14, 2007Story appeared in EDITORIALS section, Page B4
