by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 28, 2006 | Uncategorized
After a trip to Costco last Thursday, I now have two bags of tulips chillin’ in the meat bin of my fridge and bags of daffodils and alliums sitting on the counter, waiting to be planted. I wasn’t planning on buying bulbs that day, but the display got to...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 24, 2006 | Uncategorized
(Photo from UC VRIC) Center for Disease Control (CDC) Spinach E. coli Outbreak UPDATES http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/ More spinach news–Spinach E. coli: Farmers Warned a Year Ago KXTL – TV/DT SacramentoSalinas Farmers Warned About Spinach...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
In case you missed it… Wiggly Wigglers podcasts dish the dirt on gardeningAmy Stewart, Special to The ChronicleSaturday, September 23,...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 20, 2006 | Uncategorized
Back in July I put out a call for salsa recipes and got a few good ones from Lesli, blogging at The Peterson Farm in Georgia, Rachelle, The Accidental Gardener and Sierrabella at Sierrabella’s Garden in the California foothills. Yesterday, I finally managed to...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 19, 2006 | Uncategorized
His nose is a little underdeveloped, but I had to remove him from his mold because the zip ties started stretching from pressure! There must be an art to this thing. I was able to pry the back mold off immediately, but the face wasn’t budging. I waited about an...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 18, 2006 | Uncategorized
Ok, now some of you may find this disturbing on several levels… just plain wrong… but if you’re the type of person whose heart races a little at the thought of a yellow zucchini sporting a man’s face, then Vegiforms are for you. I strapped...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 16, 2006 | Uncategorized
Did you know you can download Victory Garden “vodcasts” onto your video iPod? God, I love modern technology… Ok, now who’s representin’ the West Coast with a gardening video podcast? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/victorygarden/rss/vodcast.xml...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 13, 2006 | Uncategorized
(Photos courtesy of NatureSweet Tomatoes)Listen to Larry’s interview on Capital Public Radio (official press release)$5,000 AWARDED TOSACRAMENTO BACKYARD GARDENER FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA (Sept. 9, 2006) — NatureSweet Tomatoes congratulates Larry Williams of...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 11, 2006 | Uncategorized
I replanted my little terra cotta teapot and coffee cup with succulents. They look pretty cute and can go longer without water than when I had pansies in...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 9, 2006 | Uncategorized
Digging Dog Nursery unearths unusual plants Mendocino hideaway’s grounds offer horticultural trip around worldMiriam Owen, Special to The ChronicleSaturday, September 9, 2006 Demo gardens? A kaleidoscope of Kniphofia colors? A short drive from Mendocino?...
