Winter Gardening in Inland Southern California
Southern California is a gardener’s delight. While other parts of the country are blanketed in snow, our winter vegetable gardens are thriving.
An Edible Landscape
As a homeowner in a neighborhood that seems to be obsessed with lawn care, I find that my lawn is actually shrinking. I’m not selling off acreage, nor am I letting bits run wild. Well, not really. Instead of grass, which the voles will simply dig up in the spring, and I can’t bring myself to poison or trap them, I am planting perennial edibles of various sorts that hold the soil in place, look lovely, attract all manner of wildlife and help feed my small family. I do very little after planting other than harvest, a little watering and a little pruning in the Spring.
Tree Maintenance Can Preserve Orchard Life
Gathering a good harvest from your fruit trees means careful maintenance to enhance the quality of your trees. Pests, storm damage and other hazards need special attention to protect future crops from your trees.
