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Apr 28, 2019
4 min

My Secrets to Prevent Transplant Shock

Hello VEGheads, I'm Very Excited to be sharing my secrets to what I do to prevent transplant shock. I very rarely deal with transplant shock. What I do is different than what I have seen people do, this is what works for me and is what I've been doing. My reason for growing transplants are even different than most. I need to buy myself and my current growing plants some time. Time to prep the beds and time to finish out the previous season. I start seeds outside in little con

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Apr 5, 2019
5 min

What's Growing On: April 2019

Hello VEGheads, So far it has been true. April has already been very showery, meaning May flowers are on their way. For us in zone 9, our gardens may be on the cusp of full harvest mode. I've notice that I am behind in this years garden from where I would like to be. These are some cute little flowers that my nephew picked out and one of my favorite planted that my sister gave me as a gift. Sowing: I just sowed Zinnia's and Nasturtiums today. I'm still planning to plant Mari

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Mar 31, 2019
3 min

Plants that I Don't Mention

Hello VEGheads! While I'm all for growing food, I love growing edibles and always will. When it comes to gardening a vegetable garden is always what first comes to my mind. However, this year I am working on growing some flowers just for looks. I have grown Nasturtiums, Marigolds and Zinnas all of which have purpose and also are in fact edible. The plants that I mention in this post are not my main priority and I sometimes neglect these plants, because maybe, I'm just less ex

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Mar 22, 2019
4 min

The Life of a Carrot: Sow to Harvest

Hello VEGheads, Are you thinking about growing carrots? Are carrots your plant that you simply can not grow? (Every gardeners has one, I have a few) I have grown carrots every year; Every year I get better and better carrots. I typically like to plant them as a fall crop, but they can be planted year round in zone 9. The reason why I don't like to grow them over summer is because they like to receive consistent watering and if they don't they will crack. However if you can pr

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Mar 8, 2019
4 min

My First Garden Expo; Fresno Home and Garden Show 2019

Hello VEGheads, Last week I attended my first garden expo ever, I'm planning to attend more, they're fun. With over 500 vendors, I was overwhelmed and honestly not expecting there to be SO many people knowing that it was going to rain. The trade show included many home vendors for cabinets, counters, blinds, roofing, etc. While I felt their weren't as many garden related vendors. I had 5 booths in mind that I wanted to stop and talk to whom I knew were going to be attending t

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Mar 1, 2019
7 min

What's Growing On: March 2019

Hello VEGheads, March has arrived and she's bringing Spring!! It may not seem like it now, but remember in like a lion and out like a lamb. Even though the weather is nasty, warmer days are on their way; we need to make sure our plants are ready for that warmer weather. Here's what I got growing on in my garden this month. P.S. I took the photos when it was very overcast outside and I feel like my camera was having a difficult time focusing. Sowing: This month I'll be watchi

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Feb 22, 2019
4 min

5 Vegetables that I always plant in my garden

I'm still working on planning out my garden and have yet to start seeds for my raised bed. I know, I'm slacking. It's hard for me to start planning my summer garden when my winter garden in still producing and we've been having cold weather so I don't see any reason to pull out the plants yet. I've been thinking about the plants that I'll be putting in my garden, I have some new plants to me, like eggplant. I've never grown it, but would like to add it to my garden. Then I ha

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Feb 15, 2019
3 min

How I Still Garden When It's Raining

We've had rain for most of the week. (If I could show the mid west what Californian's consider rain, you would have a good laugh), but we have had very high winds as well. With all this nasty weather it leaves gardeners trying to garden indoors. Here's a list of things that I do when it's nasty outside. 1. Daydream I like to sip some tea and daydream of my Spring/ Summer garden. I usually start with my own seed collection and then look through seed catalogs that I already ski

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Feb 8, 2019
5 min

Selecting Seeds and Thinking Local

With Spring right around the corner you may be looking for some options of seeds to purchase. I'm a large advocate for supporting local companies and wanted to highlight some California based seed companies. I have a few things that I look for when I'm searching for a seed company. Here's the list in order of importance to me: 1. Heirloom seeds - Heirlooms are old varieties that are unpatented and able to be saved carefully year after year and get the same crop. Not to mentio

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Feb 2, 2019
6 min

What's Growing On: February 2019

Hello VEGheads, February is here, love is in the air, Spring is around the corner! February is where it's at. Seeds planting indoors, according to the ground hog, Spring will be early this year. In Zone 9, our last frost date is expected to be February 15th so toward the end of this month we will be transplanting and sowing seeds outside. I do love this month. So much new life happening. Sowing: This month is HUGE for planting. I will be planting pretty much everything that I

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Jan 26, 2019
2 min

Organizing My Seed Collection

Any gardener has a seed collection. I have kept mine in a kitchen drawer. Then when that became invasive. And at the bottom of the bag was a bunch of seeds, some I could identify (corn). Others were a little harder, (spaghetti squash or zucchini) And further more down right impossible. (broccoli, cabbage, beets) I almost never planted them, occasionally I would just to see what happened. I came across a "hack" to use a photo book as a seed organizer. It worked wonderfully unt

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Jan 4, 2019
4 min

What's Growing On: January 2019

While January is not a major gardening month it's time to start getting excited about what to grow in the coming season. My California g

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Dec 27, 2018
1 min

2018 Gardening Round Up

This year has been the best gardening year in my apartment. Mostly because this has been the first year gardening at my apartment. This year I grew or plants a total of 60 types of plants in my 400 sq ft apartment backyard and was able to harvest a little over half of them. Being in Zone 9 and having two growing seasons definitely helps. I had so much to write in this blog that I chose to sort it all in a simple infograph. If you have any questions you would like to ask or a

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Dec 15, 2018
2 min

Gardener's Most Sustainable Food

You may giggle at my hopes of becoming sustainable in my little 400 sq ft backyard. While I know I will not raise chickens or wheat, I'm doing the best I can. I have a list of favorite meals that have come from my backyard, including herb roasted potatoes and rabbit. 16 different fruits, vegetables and herbs have been collected in the first year I've been at my apartment and brought inside to be prepared for food. I believe that nothing compares to the freshness of the produc

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Dec 9, 2018
3 min

5 Life Changing Reasons to Garden

You wouldn't be here if you weren't at least interested in gardening. Here are the reasons that I enjoy gardening so much and why I will always have a garden in one form or another. 1. Food! This is the reason I started gardening. The need for cheap fresh food. My very first year I spent $13 on seeds and soil, used ANYTHING I had as a container. Butter tubs, a kiddy pool, coffee containers, old planters, etc. I knew that my garden wouldn't be pretty but as long as I was grow

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Dec 1, 2018
4 min

What's Growing On: December 2018

Hello VEGheads, December is here! With all of the holidays in full bloom the garden tasks often get forgotten about. While many areas will simply be prepping the beds for winter. Some may already be experiencing deep frost... or snow. In zone 9 we'll be expecting our first frost this month. Here's what I am growing in my garden this month and some of my plans for what I need to plant and some garden chores that need to be done. Pomegranate tree: Leaves have been knocked off b

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Nov 11, 2018
3 min

Pesky Pests: White Flies

You've ordered french fries, after your friend said didn't want french fries. Only to then have them sneaking them off your plate before... Or you've been the person to not order your own fries. *guilty* This is how I feel when it comes to pests in my garden. Don't get me started... As an organic gardener I try to go the least evasive route when it comes to pest management. This often means allowing the pests to do their damage in hopes that the ecosystem will bring in a gard

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Nov 3, 2018
4 min

What's Growing On: November 2018

Hello VEGheads, November is here! Here's what I am growing in my garden this month and some of my plans for what I need to plant and some garden chores that need to be done. Eversweet Pomegranate tree from Four Winds Nursery - We do not plan to do anything with the tree this month. Little Finger Carrots - we planted in the same wine barrel around the pomegranate tree in a circle. Oddly enough only half of the circle has sprouted so far, already thinned out. They will continue

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Oct 24, 2018
2 min

Pesky Pests: Rollie-Pollies (pill bugs)

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