Gardening Through A Drought

Honeybees don’t just pollinate our orchards (apples, pears, peaches, plums, almonds, grapefruits, oranges, cherries), but they also pollinate berries (blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries) as well as onions, pumpkins, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelons and a host of [ … ]

The most important concept in increasing the yield of a garden is planning. Start by splitting the growing season into three phases — early, middle, and late — then commit to keeping all areas planted [ … ]

While some of us are used to dealing with drought, nature keeps the rest of us guessing. My gardening zone has a short, hot growing season with extremely variable amounts of annual precipitation. Some years, [ … ]