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Growing and eating Green Malabar Spinach Who’s growing and eating green malabar spinach? I think everyone should grow them and eat them. What the heck is green malabar spinach (Basella alba/Basella cordifolia)? If you don’t know it’s an edible vine that is very delicious. There are two different types of them but today we are […]
Basic Steps to Gardening in the Summer Hello and welcome back to my site. I read and heard people asking, when do I start gardening? Today I will go through a few basic steps to gardening in the heat. If you are new to the area or the desert southwest. You’re going for a while […]
Why do people celebrate earth day Why do people celebrate earth day? We have one earth and we like to be grounded. Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 in the US to increase Americans’ awareness that, hey, all these free radicals, pollutants, and big gas guzzlers are killing our ozone layer and we need to […]
Some of the best companion plant for strawberries are listed below. Planting just strawberries are great alone but if you want the flavor to be enhanced for sweeter, protection, and production you might want to plant some best companion plants for strawberries to help each other. You want to plant some that will deter some pests and […]
Seeds indoors Okay, my fellow gardeners fall has arrived and the weather is getting colder. However, we can always start growing seeds indoors! If you have been following me so far you know that I love to watch my plant grow from seeds. I get so giddy. However, there are vegetables that can be grown […]
Things NOT to do during a heatwave I know we love our plants and don’t want them to die but there are things we must NOT do because of too much love. Don’t water in mid-day Don’t transplant or seed Don’t prune Don’t fertilize As much as we love our plants don’t water them in […]
When you’re in the garden with mother nature who sings in the garden when you’re by yourself? Turn on that speaker and jam until your heart is content. Oh yeah!
Root Slayer Round Head Shovel Nothing beat the root slayer round head shovel when you run into roots from existing trees that are around your backyard garden. Don’t you hate when you run into some roots that are so big and long that it’s affecting your vegetable garden, especially when you are growing root vegetables […]
I had the pleasure of visiting the Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden in the heart of the city of Yuma, AZ. A hidden Gem in Yuma, Arizona. You’ll love it.
Summer is approaching and I will be talking about flowers that love sun heat. Living in the desert has its pros and cons. What I love about Yuma, Arizona is that we don’t get too cold, the weather here is a paradise for 6 months and sunny 360 days of the year. 5 days of […]