Northern California Coastal & Inland Valleys
July, 2007
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
Organic Farming Can Feed the World
One widely held criticism about large-scale organic farming is that if all farmers grew crops organically they could not produce enough food to feed the world. Researchers at the University of...
Repeat-Blooming Clematis
Clematis are well loved for their early spring and summer flowers, however there are varieties that not only start the season, they also end the summer with another flush of blooms. One of the...
New Organic Fertilizer
Midsummer is a good time to give your vegetables and flowers a boost of fertilizer to get them through the rest of the growing season. Foliar fertilizers are good to use at this time of year...
The Best Lamb's Ears
Lambs ears ( Stachys ) are popular perennials known for their soft, silver leaves and flower spikes. There are two common groups of Stachys available. The ground cover lambs ears, such as...
In the Garden
The Noble Palm
What tree shouts "California!" more loudly than the stately palm? Sunset Boulevard is lined with them, as are many thoroughfares in the state. Every Spanish mission along the El Camino Real has date palms flanking the entrance.
I recently had the...
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Resources
Books
Local Butterflies A Field Guide To Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions , by Arthur...
Clever Gardening Technique
Make Your Trees Rodent Proof To prevent rodents and raccoons from climbing into trees and taking up residence, tack a wide...
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Regional Reminders
- Cut Back Leggy Annuals
- Fertilize Citrus
- Take Advantage of Free Mulch
- Caring for Cymbidiums
- Harvest Lavender
