Life begins in the garden

Tag: Radish

  • Vegetable Garden Plant Families

    Why talk about plant families? Understanding plant relationships and their shared characteristics enhances our appreciation of plants growing in the garden. Plants in the same family share common characteristics and ancestry. Knowing a plant’s family can give us insights on growing them and helps us see plants in a new perspective. For the gardener, understanding…

  • What’s Growing Now – March 2023

    March started and ended with rainy weather. Nice for the green growing plants. Our Miner’s lettuce is thrilled with the cool wet weather! All the deep moisture should give us an abundance of wild flowers in the next couple months. Sounds from the garden this month were on the wet side. We heard some happy…

  • What’s Growing Now – February 2023

    February came to a close by delivering a lot of rain for us. We had around 6 inches of rain in 2 days. Considering last season had just over 10 inches for the full year, this was significant! Major snow in our local Southern California Mountains left people snow-bound in 8 feet of snow! The…

  • What’s Growing Now – January 2023

    January had a nice wet start giving us a good dose of much needed rain. We had a few storms with 1 to 3 inches of rain each. Some heavy rain at times, but no problems right around us. Now we are drying out, even had Santa Ana winds blowing a few days with humidity…