Breathing Treatment

The storm that blew through Thursday and Friday left 1.30" in my back yard, bringing the season's total to 1.82".  This was a ...

One of my native plant list serves has had these yellow aphids as a topic of discussion.  They are non-native and are presumed to have arri...

I grew Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) at my other house and managed one meal from the collected stigma (the culinary term is thread) of the...

I continue to like Pottery Manufacturing and Distribution , which I call the "Pot Depot". (Tour it here on YouTube.)   Since I wa...

With the last several rains I'm up to 0.52" for the season. 9-Nov 0.2 16-Nov 0.07 17-Nov 0.2 The 9-Nov rain didn't really bri...

Ship tracks are the exhaust plumes of large ships, which can have significant impact on weather patterns, particularly in areas near large p...

I've got a bulb fascination this year.  Other people are going crazy for bulbs too.  Country Mouse has discussed bulbs recently. I...

I'll regret not having that Giant Bird of Paradise to frame my shots, but that's the only reason I'll regret not having it. ...

Whats all this hear about California not having seasons?  Ususally I just change the subject when an unenlightened person tells me that ther...

Note to self: next year harvest earlier. There must have been 20 giant pomegranates but all that are left are these five. Must be possum...

I'm not planting Begonias in the shade and I'm not putting in a fresh crop of Impatiens by the front door -   that's a decidedly...

Like the Ginsu Knife, the axe has a variety of uses. I like it best as a burly garden tool: bashing through errant roots and eliminating sma...

It's Global Warming, Stupid is the title of a November 01, 2012, article by Paul M. Barrett in Bloomberg Businessweek magazine . Bar...

I've killed more plants. Two of the three Cammissonia cheiranthifolia "Beach Primrose" that I purchased from Annies Annu...