spidra's Journal

Member since: Oct 07 | Years gardening: 3 Organic gardener Folia Supporter Folia Helper

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01 Oct 2007
Hog Wild Party in the Back garden
It’s bareroot season and the limited availability of some new low-chill Zaiger Genetics cherry cultivars has made me rush to order. I was too afraid I’d be left out. If I waited longer, I could maybe get some deals at local drugstores. But I couldn’t wait. Not counting the t...
26 Sep 2007
Plant Frenzy Party in the Back garden
Bareroot season is coming up and I’m starting to peruse online catalogs. And just the same way it works when I go into a comic book or record store, the more I see, the more I want. Just “going in” is dangerous. It’s hard to limit myself to what is most time-sensitive i...
20 Sep 2007
Sown California Poppy 'Purple Gleam' Sown and The Grim Reaper garden
06 Jul 2007
First Fruits Apricot 'Royal' Ripening and Party in the Back garden
The other day I plucked the very first Royal (Blenheim) apricot from my tree. Unlike fruit even in the best farmers’ market, it was unbruised. I could smell the sweet tangy aroma as I lifted it to my mouth. I should have waited. I should have brought it inside and cut slivers from it and co...
Sunny 25°C / 77°F
18 May 2007
Sown Ornamental Kale Sown and Business in Front garden
22 Apr 2007
Just Purchased Hare's Tail Grass Purchased
01 Apr 2007
Sown Calendula 'Pacific Beauty Mix' Sown
04 Nov 2006
Sown Red Flowering Currant 'Claremont' Sown and Business in Front garden
18 Feb 2006
Sown Variegated Winter Daphne Sown and Party in the Back garden
Not sure when it was planted. It was selected, bought and planted by a landscaper I hired. I wasn’t happy about it at first but I have come to appreciate it.
09 Feb 2006
Sown Orange 'Washington Navel' Sown and Berkeley Microclimate Successes garden