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I am a kale addict! I grow it all year (spoiled here near San Francisco). It is much easier to grow in the winter because there are no bugs then and we rarely get a frost. In the summer I get cabbage worms but they are pretty easy to deal with, I just pick them off. I have to keep an eye out...

I am no expert, but I've read that blueberries grow slowly. I planted mine last spring and they didn't grow much during the first year. This spring they grew a little bit (not much) but they look healthy and happy and are producing fruit. I don't know what can be done to get them to grow...

I've read that artichoke roots are best split up and replanted in the winter, but I never got around to it. I just finished the spring harvest (yum) and cut them back, and I'd really love to split it up and move it now. It is HUGE and I really want it in a different place. I am okay if it...

I LOVE the arch and all of the flowers! Here is my front yard renovation, small and still in progress, but I love coming home to it.

Hi Pat, thank you so much for the advice. You confirmed a lot of what I've been thinking: leave with the weeds around the tree as I'll never get rid of them, but perhaps beautify them if possible. Makes sense. The reason I wanted to dig up the rest of the strip (away from the tree) is that...

Hello, I have a strip of ugly weeds between the sidewalk and street that is about 30' long and 6' wide. For the outer 10' sections, I am going to dig out the top ~4" of weeds/roots/soil,then sheet mulch with compost/cardboard/compost/mulch with ground cover and stepping stones. I am probably...

Hi Ninnymary, I am in oakland, probably near you! Thanks for the welcome. I have been on the sister site backyard chickens for years and I really love the community. I once saved a chick's life because of advice I received on the site. Hopefull I can now save some plants :). Good luck with...

Doh!! I didn't know coffee grounds were high in nitrogen. I thought I've been balancing out my green (chicken poop) with coffee grounds from my office. I really need to get better about balancing my compost. My compost is really more of a volunteer worm bin. I threw some red wigglers in...

Well I'm probably too late but you can get free compost and wood chips Bayview Green Waste in SF. If you have or can borrow a pickup, they will fill it up for you (I tell you it is an awesome experience!). More info below, plus info on free compost from Berkeley. I think the El Cerrito...