By Barb Sands (This article originally appeared in the December 14, 2014 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) How do you celebrate your family holiday and heritage at this time of the year? Perhaps your traditions were handed down over generations, may have been shared from families overseas, or may have been adapted depending on […]
Question: I have very limited experience in growing tomatoes. I promised myself this year to have tomato success! Can you please explain the difference between “hybrid” and “heirloom” tomatoes and between “determinate” and “indeterminate” tomatoes? Answer: An heirloom tomato is one that has been cultivated for at least 50 years. Heirloom tomatoes are pollinated […]
BY MARY FRIESTEDT (This article first appeared in the San Diego Union/Tribune, May 14, 2022) Ah, spring has arrived and what a wonderful time to be in the garden, especially if you grow herbs, many of which thrive in our Mediterranean climate. Gardeners grow herbs to add to foods to make them taste better, but […]
Aenne Carver Whenever I smell peaches I think of my grandmother. She lived in Utah, and I visited her every summer when her peaches were ripening. Inevitably, on the hottest day of August, the canning commenced. My grandmother calmly orchestrated a bubbling pot of peaches, sweaty bottles dipped in and out of water, and plenty […]
