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I'm sure that would be just as good an option. As long as it like the most horrible soil conditions and lots of gophers, that is.

That's not an option. A front yard is all we have for the children to play in because the dogs are in the back yard and the bottom portion of the yard is for our livestock. Frankly, I cannot stand xerographic landscapes, either. I have lots of fruit trees in the front and lots of room for the...

I have done my due diligence on this type of grass and YES I KNOW THIS SPREADS so PLEASE before ANY lectures are offered about how fast this grass spreads, etc, I want to let anyone interested know that there is not a single portion of my yard that touches another person's yard where I plan on...

Not a peep from cragislist, but when I was talking with my neighbor and he offered me a small loquat tree and some of his grapes, I remembered that his neighbor on the other side has a giant fig tree! I'll be able to get cuttings from there! I love how things work out!

You can always try to hand pollinate since it seems as if the beneficial insects are passing them by. You can use a soft bristle paint brush or pick the smaller male flower and rub it on the larger female flower.

1 acre in San Diego County and I have lots of dogs, cats, chicken, ducks, sheep and fruit trees. I want even more (except for more dogs and cats, lol)

I found this recipe because I wanted to try something new with thie years harvest. My biggest question is, though, If I were to make large batches, how could I preserve this better? Pressure canning because of the eggs (or would that ruin it) or Freezing (wouldn't it separate)? How much...

I have more hips than I know what to do with so I will try the tea and the jelly! I will let you know who it went and the reception from the family upon tasting!!! Thank you so much for the recipe!!!

I have made arrangements with a landscaping company to take their green waste, a home brewer (maybe more soon) to get the spent grains and a horse riding school to take their manure - If I can't turn this decomposed granite around I am going to die!!! How do them darn gophers get through...

Can you make a jam from rose hips? There has got to be something other tan tea - love my tea but I'm thinking rose hips are far more deserving of just a tea, lol

Hello! I am hoping that someone or anyone in San Diego County may have some of what I need. I can do buy or trade or with help, grafting?? I'm looking for the following fruit trees for grafts: fig apricot plum apple starts from: banana kiwi loaned hives or info on where I can get info to...

Most of what I grow is edible...that's kind of the rule of green thumb around here. I do not have enough calendula to do anything with. I used to sprinkle it on the girls pancakes and they got a kick out of that. Rose hips, on the other hand - well I have an absolute ton of those off my...

We went this weekend and I got a perfume quince, a pear and tamarind. The quince was rather small and looked to be 2 trees. When I got it home I removed it from the pot and looking more closely, it actually was 2 trees. I was able to gently separate the roots and get each planted. The same...

Just found my first one today and t was almost 2"....but because I'm turning a new leaf and not killing anything much 'cept gophers, I put it in the children's butterfly keeper with some extra leaves so it can transform. It was on my green pepper, too...just inches from the toms.

Mine are long and pointy as if they aren't even bells. I am container gardening but that is the only thing I am doing this year.

What type of grafting is it when you scrape the stems/branches, then wrap in foil & soil? What types of trees does this work best for and what is the actual process? How long should you wait before using a tree for grafting? Is there a certain age you would use as root stock? I just picked...

I think I will try my hand at the rosemary rooting. My bush has been kept in a container because I did not want it to get out of control. I've had great success at getting the basil to root and grow, too, so I never though about seedlings. I keep my soil moist on most of the herbs, except...

I was wondering it it was wiser to keep 1 large bush/plant for the herbs that I use more often or keep a bunch of little plants in succession? I am starting to use more and more basil, and as my plant gets taller it starts to flower. I pinch when I see thm, but am wondering if it's just wiser...

They are huge pots from what I can remember so I think it would work. I never used anything other than giant stock posts, myself for water baths.

Black Corinth Grapes, aka Zante Current!! It was like total coincidences that I was in Costco and they finally had them again. Now, my next step is locating a nursery that carries them!