Mastering Horticulture

Science and art expressed through gardening.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Cymbidium Season

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T here is a season for everything.  In my garden, now is cymbidium season.   While the rest of the plants are just beginning to awa...
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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Spring Flowers Meet the Rain for the First Time

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First Flowers:  Cherry Plum ( Prunus cerasifera )  After a record-breaking period of no measurable precipitation in our area, the rain ...

HortiCOOlture - The Mutant Cactus

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Fig. 1   Hibotan:  Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var.friedrichii  Mutation happens when there is a sudden change in the DNA seq...
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Monday, October 14, 2013

Looking Back: Heavy Lessons on Thinning Young Fruits

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Peaches in my garden - summer 2013  T oo much of anything is not a good thing.  There is balance to be observed between that which ...
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

HortiCOOLture - Designed for Dispersion

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Bitter Melon fruits are dehiscent - they crack open when ripe. P lants continually amaze me.  The designer of life, I personally beli...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Tomatoes in September

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Fig. 1    Harvest ('Sun Gold' and 'Super Fantastic' -  September 18,2013) Today my husband brought in these tomatoes ...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

Pride of Madeira

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  Echium candicans Common Name: Pride of Madeira Family: Boraginaceae Plant Type: Annual or Biennial or Shrub Country of Origin: ...
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Helen Lewis
Born and raised in the Philippines. Attended the University of Reading, England (PhD in Agriculture), University of the Philippines (MS in Horticulture) and Cagayan State University, Philippines (BS in Agriculture). Now residing in California with husband and three children - enjoying a God-dependent life.
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