Under the Solano Sun

Blog by Lisa Rico This last summer, I befriended a praying mantis. Confession, they were not my favorite. Besides being a bit freaky looking, they eat things I don’t want them to eat. For example, I had one that lived in my artichoke plant and would literally “hang out” near the flower, just waiting for…

 New MG training starts16 weeks of intense learningThey are our future

Blog by Brenda Altman  When the temperature drops, you have to protect your temperature-sensitive plants. For myself, it’s my 4-year-old avocado tree.  To date, it has not flowered. I want it to survive another winter. Previously, I just put a plastic bag over it when the temperature was near…

Blog and photos by Nanelle Jones-SullivanI live on a clay slope and rely heavily on containers for my edible gardening. Shallots are cool-season vegetables and meet my criteria for being easier/cheaper/ or more interesting to grow than buy. Shallots share with their allium cousins a preference for…

Blog by Patti Brantley  A new year in gardening doesn’t start with perfect soil or full beds; it starts with curiosity. Maybe you’re imagining your first harvest (even if it’s just one tomato or zucchini), wondering if this is finally the year you remember to water regularly, or flipping through…