I am a new convert to chaos gardening. I used to follow a much more rigid set of rules about what could be planted where…
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Buying Nothing on Prime Day
I was ready to make a big purchase on Prime Day. One of those couches was going to be mine, and I was going to…
View More Buying Nothing on Prime DaySeed Potatoes – Growing in Late Spring in SoCal
I’ve been staring at a catalog of seed potatoes for months. I feel like I’ve seen every variety of organic seed potatoes, and I’ve fallen…
View More Seed Potatoes – Growing in Late Spring in SoCalHow to Grow Blueberries in Containers
I was obsessed with learning how to grow blueberries in a container garden even before we moved. While we didn’t have ideal growing conditions in…
View More How to Grow Blueberries in ContainersSowing Swiss Chard vs. Growing Swiss Chard in an AeroGarden
For reasons I’m not entirely clear on, I became obsessed with growing Swiss chard. It was my one goal for the fall in terms of…
View More Sowing Swiss Chard vs. Growing Swiss Chard in an AeroGardenGrowing Okra in a Container Garden
Growing okra in a container garden wasn’t even a vague consideration for me prior to the pandemic. I had never eaten okra, as far as…
View More Growing Okra in a Container GardenHow to Save Water at Home
With another drought upon us in Southern California, we are looking at how to save water at home while still growing a garden. The first…
View More How to Save Water at HomeGrowing Cherry Tomatoes in Containers
If you’ve been following our Home Grown exploits, you know that we started growing cherry tomatoes as part of our indoor container garden in August…
View More Growing Cherry Tomatoes in ContainersGrowing Rosemary
We didn’t start out with the intention of growing rosemary, but (wow!) has it grown. The rosemary has grown in a pot indoors, in the…
View More Growing RosemarySpring Gardening Ideas
Are you searching for spring gardening ideas? We have been so excited to redo our backyard, in no small part because we should be ready…
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