BY WENDY HUNTER I recently wandered through the plant nursery looking for some end-of-season veggies. As I looked up from the limited selection of plants, I noticed another gardener, looking just as disappointed. We shook our heads at each other with an understanding of mutual loss. We chatted briefly, and she revealed that she too […]
by Robin Y Rivet Question: I’d really like to plant a red maple, but I couldn’t find any locally. I’d also like to plant a unique fruit tree. What species would grow best in this region? Answer: Unfortunately, red maples need more cold weather (often called chill hours) than typical San Diego winters provide, but […]
By Jodi Bay (This article originally appeared in the August 10th edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ornamentals (ornamental onions), which have […]
