by angela@diggingbliss | Dec 10, 2006 | book, compost, mcgrath
Hey, this book looks fun. If you remember Mr. McGrath’s writing in Organic Gardening Magazine, where he served as editor for several years, you can safely assume it’s also funny… as anything compost-related should...
by angela@diggingbliss | Dec 10, 2006 | basil, peppers, seeds, squash, summer, tomatoes, vegetables
about which summer veggies I’m going to grow in Summer of ’07. TomatoesEarly Girl gave a steady supply of roughly 3-inch fruit with good, though not spectacular flavor. Costoluto Genovese (Thanks, Don) was my second-best producer, and was not only...
by angela@diggingbliss | Dec 7, 2006 | annie's, bargains, fall, nurseries, nursery
Just a reminder… to myself and others… that we only have until December 31 to get the 15% discount on plants at Annie’s Annuals. We’re nearing the end of the northern California prime planting season, but heck, I’ve seen plants go in the...
by angela@diggingbliss | Dec 5, 2006 | Uncategorized
Anyone found a good online company selling custom seed packets where you upload your own photo and graphics? The ones I’ve found so far have high set-up costs and/or high minimum orders. There has to be at least one company catering to home gardeners who want to...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 30, 2006 | freeze, weather
My citrus and tender ornamentals are covered for the most part. Even coastal towns will experience frost. I think this is a record breaker. Aqua blue = FREEZEDarker periwinkle blue = FROST More weather info from the...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 29, 2006 | dahlia, dahlia imperialis, tree dahlia
10 feet tall. A frost came dangerously close to nipping these in the bud, but the flowers managed to open for me....
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
As a fellow vermicomposter, this gives me the warm fuzzies. Be sure to check out Bee reader comments. Juicy stuff. Worm wranglers to the rescue California Environmental Protection Agency officials have turned to some unlikely allies to help curb the amount of waste...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 16, 2006 | Uncategorized
(photo from Wikipedia)I wanted to share a recent revelation about the baked potato. All my life, I’ve been told “russet potatoes” make the best baked potato. Fine. All my life, I’ve thought a russet was a russet and the baked potato was a nice,...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 13, 2006 | Uncategorized
… coming soon! Oh, the anticipation… I feel just like Steve Martin in The Jerk, when the new phone books arrived. * Hardcover: 768 pages* Publisher: Sunset Pub Co; 8th Rev&Up edition (February 2007)* Language: English* ISBN:...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 11, 2006 | Uncategorized
And when you do, what will be left? Nothing a cloud of brown dust and you, standing on your front porch in your bathrobe, blades of grass stuck in your teeth, foundation plantings missing, and your belly swollen like a rabbit’s in a carrot patch. Blueberries...
