Practical advice & moral support for the small-scale gardener
As activity outside on the balcony slows down, I’m keeping busy inside this December. The shelves installed in my kitchen window (a.k.a. “the greenhouse”) are populated with a collection of scraggly young plants that will be spending winter indoors. Each little pot contains a miniature experiment in propagation. Cuttings of herbs, salvia, and Agastache mingle…
Cool temperatures and dark skies got you down? Me too. I know I can’t complain, living in a place with mild winters, but I am a solar-powered, heat-loving person. Once the glow of holiday coziness has worn off, the rest of winter is a slog. The slowly lengthening days and early blooms of February always…
Contrary to popular belief, we do have winter here in Oakland, California. It may not involve snow, ice, or even frost, but the nights get longer and colder and the days are just too short for many plants to thrive. I like to give myself and most of my plants a rest during this time,…