Recession: Five Money Tips That Will Save You Big Money
The recession is the reason why people are looking for ways to costs.
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.
Why You Should Shop Seed Catalogs vs. Local Outlets, and The Great Tomato Race
Reasons do not throw away those seed catalogs but use them, learn from them, and grow an infinite variety of flowers and vegetables; as well as a look at growing tomatoes from a variety of foreign countries and diverse climates.
Singing The Gardening Blues, What to Do When Your Crops Fail
How to handle failure in the garden, the reasons, and the answers.
Garden Seeds, Seeds, and More Seeds – How to, Harvest, Prepare and Package Seeds for a Seed Exchange
Learn how to participate in a seed exchange and how to harvest, prepare and package seeds and the proper protocol when participating in a seed exchange.
April Fools; Don’t be Fooled by April Warmth, Play a Waiting Game in The Garden
Join Valerie in her Coos Bay garden during the month of April, learn about container gardening, hardening off, tips, and gardening lore from the southern Oregon coast.
I Can’t Grow Radishes
A humorous look at things that escape what I consider my pretty good gardening skills.
March on Into Spring in The Northwest
Tips and guides to seed starting, varieties suited to the Pacific Northwest, avoiding the tomato blight and the use of sterile mediums.
Song of The Rain – Gardening in November in The Northwest
A look back on the gardening season, the beauty of rain after a long record-breaking hot spell, and settling in for the long winter ahead.












