Garden Notes

WEED: Creeping spurge, Chamaesyce serpens. Creeping spurge is a summer annual broadleaf plant. It is found in the Central Valley, southern South Coast Ranges, and southwestern region.

PERENNIAL: Sedum: Autumn Joy' (Hylotelephium telephium 'Herbstfreude') is a popular upright sedum. It is a hybrid plant created by crossing a species of sedum (Sedum telephium) with a species of ice plant (Hylotelephium spectabile). The plant features gray-green, rounded, succulent-like leaves.

The weather may be dreary but there are still chores to consider this wintery season. Hopefully, there are enough pleasant winter days to get them accomplished.

We are so fortunate to live in an area where food can be grown year-round, even in winter.

Is your garden soil as productive as you want? Need to make some enhancements? Soil amendments may be the solution to improve the quality of your soil, but before making any additions or changes to your soil, it is best to understand what soil amendments are and how they could improve your soil.