Welcome to my new blog!

August 15th, 2010

I hope you will visit often to see what’s new.  I hope to add local gardening news, things to do in your garden, post photos from the garden I design and maintain, and hopefully even some how-to videos.  Please feel free to add your own comments too. Cheryl

Northern California August checklist (link from Sunset)

August 15th, 2010

What to do in your garden in August - Sunset

Growing veggies out of rice straw bales

August 15th, 2010

I found this article from SF Gate an interesting take on some permaculture techniques.  I think I’ll have to give this one a try.  Rice bales can be found locally at the Urban Farmer Store

no dig method

a honest look at an Oakland women’s urban farm

August 16th, 2010

http://search.chow.com/food-news/55298/obsessives-urban-farming/