Southern California Coastal & Inland Valleys
August, 2000
Regional Report
In the Garden
Fuschias Love Cacti?
Sounds like a mismatch. Fuchsias bring to mind lush, tropical climates with lots of water, shade, moist air, and water-retentive humus-rich organic soil. Cacti and succulents elicit thoughts of sparse, dry deserts with little water, lots of glaringly...
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Resources
Recipes
Tom's Gazpacho Our biggest treat of the early summer is making the first batch of gazpacho with fresh vegetables...
Web Finds
Being A Garden Tourist This website ( www.gardentourist.com ) is an on-line version of the annual book, The Garden...
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Regional Reminders
- Harvesting Vegetables
- Refrigerating Vegetables
- Fertilizing Brambles
- Harvesting Flowers for Drying
- Controlling Spider Mites
