Class Description Climate change might mean that we can grow both heat tolerant cultivars of traditional food crops over a longer season but also experiment with more unusual crops like turmeric, agretti, and orach. Kirsten Conrad, Extension Agent … [Read more...]
Companion Planting
Plant neighbor relationships might take several forms. First, they may improve the health or flavor of a companion. Second, they may interfere with the growth of a neighbor. Third, they may repel or trap an undesirable critter. Companion plant may … [Read more...]
Automatic Watering for Raised Beds
Shame on…me. For ten frivolous years (2008-2018) I relied on an oscillating sprinkler to irrigate the 12 raised beds in my Kitchen Garden. Of course, this same sprinkler watered the paths between the beds. It watered the air, too, whenever the wind … [Read more...]