Toolshed Tales
Apr 17, 2023
Companion Planting Four Favorite Summer Herbs Within Your Garden
Companion planting has always been a must for our growing urban space to maximize the area and create a biodiverse e...
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Mar 21, 2023
Incorporating Grow Bags into your Growing Space for Tomatoes, Summer Herbs, and Potatoes
Once living in and now residing near downtown, we've had to be smart about how to plant our urban garden of homegrow...
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Feb 15, 2023
Spring into Action - Top Seed Starting Tips!
After doing this for a few years, I share these top tips with friends who are just starting their fruit and vegetabl...
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Feb 6, 2023
Peas Peas the Magical Fruits
Peas, peas, the magical fruits. That's right. Pea pods are technically botanically considered fruits because they hol...
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Jan 25, 2023
Sow and Grow Radishes in the New Year
Around here it's still considered a new year, and it's the perfect time for growing zones 9 & 10 (SoCal friends,...
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Jan 9, 2023
Grow a Salad Bar of Lettuce, Onion Greens, and Calendula Flowers
Zone 9 and 10 friends. Do you want a weekend January project that allows getting your hands dirty while filling your...
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Oct 19, 2022
Master Composter Program Top Weekly Takeaways - Week 5
I really didn't know what to expect when I signed up for this program, but I've been a fan of the Solana Center for ...
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Oct 17, 2022
Master Composter Program Top Weekly Takeaways - Week 4 (Plus a Field Trip!)
It's hard to believe we only have one more weekend meeting for the Master Composter Program offered by the Solana Ce...
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Oct 10, 2022
Master Composter Program Top Weekly Takeaways - Week 3
Throughout this program from The Solana Center, the biggest overall takeaway so far: Mother Nature does 99% of the w...
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Oct 3, 2022
Master Composter Program Top Weekly Takeaways - Week 2
Last week our Solana Center instructors put us into teams, and this week they put us to work! Each group was assigne...
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Sep 26, 2022
Master Composter Program Top Weekly Takeaways - Week 1
As part of my desire to compost and make an impact, I'm also sharing my top takeaway learnings from each week. So learn along with me, and maybe we'll both start to feel less intimidated and more impactful when putting less methane into our air and recycling more beneficial nutrients into our soil.
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Sep 19, 2022
Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall
So, why do leaves change color from vibrant green to fiery autumn hues? It starts with green-pigmented chlorophyll, which is concentrated within plant cell walls. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight and initiates photosynthesis, nature's process of taking light from the sun and converting it into glucose (food) for a plant.
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