The Guerrilla Gardeners Guide to the Recession: A Short Story

It isn't one of those sweet, cozy garden stories. This is gardening with a bit of an edge. And here's the description I posted on Amazon: As one home after another falls to foreclosure, it's up to the Garden Gates Garden Club to keep the struggling town blooming.

But when seed-bombing and weed-whacking are no longer enough, the guerrilla gardeners are forced to extend their gardening skills in order to keep their little community intact. Hope you enjoy it!

I know that for some people gardening is little more than digging holes and sticking plants in them--and it is surprising how much success you can have doing just that. But to my way of thinking, it's hard to separate gardening from the more complex and, I think, more interesting issues that surround and bubble through the garden--issues like pollinators, soil health, pest control, disease prevention, microclimates, and on, and on, and on.

I think gardening becomes more fascinating and more successful when you start to embrace those other topics--and that, according to Christy Wilhelmi's way of looking at things, is when you officially become a "garden geek. Gardening for Geeks helps you to see your garden more as an ecosystem and work to keep it in balance. It is basic enough to be understandable to newbie gardeners in fact, I would highly recommend it to new gardeners but seasoned gardeners will also find new or old techniques to try. There is a substantial emphasis on edible gardening but much of the information will apply to ornamental gardening as well.

The only thing I didn't like about this book is the title. Depending on how you interpret the word "geek," it can be a little misleading. I confess I was expecting a much more tech sort of book with a lot of information on gardening apps and gadgets, but people looking for that will be disappointed and people who might be scared off by the tech-y sounding title will be missing out on a really good gardening guide. This is a book that any gardener can grasp and utilize. Posted by Claire Splan at 8: Monday, May 06, Dahlias: James Gaither The San Francisco Botanical Garden is holding its huge annual plant sale tomorrow and it seems like they will have something for everyone, or at least something for everyone's garden.

Over 20, plants will be for sale representing over varieties, including some hard-to-find special treats. Here are some of the highlights you can expect to find: Several kinds of South African restios, including the very hard to germinate Cannomois virgata, a lovely, tall, reed-like plant.

A gorgeous selection of tropical vireya rhododendrons. SFBG is one of only a few nurseries that grow them. Many rare hellebores, including Helleborus foetidus, a hard to find winter blooming evergreen. For more information, visit www. Posted by Claire Splan at 3: This is the only planet we have. Sunday, April 14, All the Dirt on Greensand. I have an article up on SFGate.

Greensand improves the structure of your soil and delivers a longer-lasting benefit than most fertilizers. If you think your soil could use a boost, check it out. You've waited through months of cold and rain with one thought in your mind: There will be daffodils.

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And then, finally, there are daffodils. But what there are a whole lot of are leaves and stems topped by brown, papery, dead-looking buds that never open. You've just been bud-blasted. It happened to me this year. And I was so ashamed! I thought I must have done something wrong. Most of my daffs have been in the ground for several years and aside from dutifully letting the leaves die down after blooming before I clear them away, I haven't done anything with them.

I've added some compost now and then, but no special soil amendments. So I figured my neglect was probably the cause of these dead-on-arrival buds. But after a bit of research, I've found that there could be some other reasons why my daffs suffered this fate.

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According to the American Daffodil Society , while lack of feeding may be to blame, other possibilities are not enough sun they need at least a half-day of sun to set a bloom , unusual weather heat waves or excessive rain the previous spring when the bulb would have been forming the next flower, or a need to divide the bulbs if they've been in the same place for more than a few years. There are other possible causes having to do with planting or even viruses, but they don't seem to apply to my particular bulb problem.

So here's my plan for beating bulb blast next year: Fully illustrated with beautiful color photography of the "how to" steps and plants, California Month-by-Month Gardening keeps your garden prosperous through all types of California weather and terrain. Also available as a Nook ebook. Cool Springs Press, California Fruit and Vegetable Gardening Written for beginning to intermediate gardeners, this book guides you through the basics of gardening building good soil, planting techniques, small-space gardening, efficient watering, and plant nutrition and helps you select the best edibles to grow in your California garden.

Covers selecting, planting, caring for, harvesting, and pest and disease issues for 62 fruits, vegetables, herbs and nuts. As one home after another falls to foreclosure, it's up to the Garden Gates Garden Club to keep the struggling town blooming.

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