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

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

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

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

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

For all my Pinterest readers... I put the recipe at the top for you. You're welcome. I'm so excited to be sharing this with you. Last year was the first time I made shelf stable lemonade and it is now a tradition I will forever do. With Spring right around the corner you may be lemon'd out trying to use all the lemons on your lemon tree. Now you can preserve winter's brightest fruit for summer's favorite drink with out taking up space in your freezer. First I pick the lemons

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

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

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