Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Summer Crops

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Fig. 1    Plums ( Prunus domestica  'Santa Rosa') S ummer seems like a paradoxical blessing for the gardener.  While it is the...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Ivy Geranium

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Ivy geranium (Pelargonium peltatum) At this time of the year, when summer is about to give in to autumn, ivy geranium ( Pelargonium peltatu...
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Friday, September 9, 2011

Adventitious Roots and Shoots on Kalanchoe panamensis

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Fig. 1   Adventitious roots on  Kalanchoe panamensis K alanchoe panamensis is a very interesting plant.  Depending on the surrounding moist...
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Friday, September 2, 2011

Haworthia reinwardtii: Discovering a Problem

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Fig. 1      Haworthia reinwardtii A year ago during our trip to Southern California, we visited some friends in Oxnard. They gave me this ...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

New Residents

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Mrs. Quail sits under the canopy of a lettuce plant. Quails don't walk slowly when they know I am in the garden.  They fly away.  When ...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Sally Holmes: She Shines in the Shade

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Clusters of tight pointy buds emerging in creamy-apricot color. I am currently traveling in Colombia with my family.  Colombia is such a bo...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Front Yard in June

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Every year is different.  We have had a lot of rain this year. Normally in the month of June my garden is somewhat starting to wear out the...
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