By Sommer Cartier Spring is here! The season we await so we can enjoy the pleasure of biting into a plump, juicy, vine-ripened, homegrown tomato. As San Diegans, we live in perfect tomato climate—an ideal combination of sunlight, heat, and an extended warm season. This lends to easy tomato growing, even for the most challenged […]
Time is right to plant grow-at-home produce that thrives in colder temperatures By KAREN DARDICK Imagine growing all the vegetables and herbs you and your family need all year round and enjoying unusual varieties not easily found in markets. Joyce Gemmell is a San Diego Master Gardener who does this. Living in an apartment in […]
Vincent Lazaneo Chard, also known as Swiss chard, is one of the easiest vegetables to grow. It requires the same care as beets, a close relative, although chard is grown for its flavorful leaves and succulent stalks. All you need is a sunny location and average garden soil or a large container. The plants bear […]
POSTPONED Please check back for an updated schedule. Address: 8081 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92126 Dates: February 22nd and 29th (Saturdays) Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Contact: Carol Klett Workshop Registration and Questions, click here Download the Flyer: BVG Flyer Mira Mesa Spring 2020 rev 2 Material covered is different each day. Plan […]
Vincent Lazaneo The edible part of some vegetables is their large root. During our cool season, it is easier to grow popular root crops like beets, carrots, radishes and turnips. We can also grow other, less common ones, such as celeriac, parsnips and rutabagas. (White potatoes which grow underground and look like roots are actually […]
