A Cook’s Garden Eight years ago my husband and I bought our house after a much discussed compromise. I wanted a lot large enough for flowers and vegetables. He wanted a condo. We found, what we thought at the time, was the perfect house. Small backyard, very low maintenance and a front yard with a [...]
Continue reading about My French Intensive Vegetable Garden – Part 1
Poinsettias San Diego is the poinsettia capital of the world. The Ecke Family has been growing these wonderful plants here for four generations and each year we look forward to the new varieties they release. The poinsettia is native to Mexico and was first introduced into the United States in the early 1800s by Joel [...]
Tomato Plant in a Pot For those of us who haven’t gotten around to planting our tomato seeds, don’t worry. Costco has ‘Better Boy’ tomato plants in a 16″ pot with cage! All the plants are about 2′ tall and already have fruit. No muss, no fuss. All you have to do is put it [...]
