Winter has finally arrived in Humboldt, after the sunshine and warmer temperatures in early January. We’ve had frosty nights, even on the coast, and now the normal rains have returned, at least for now. But it’s still time to get out in the garden, especially if you have fruit trees, ornamental flowering trees or roses. […]
Julia Graham-Whitt
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Fall Color
Fall is upon us in all of her splendor. The late rains this year mean we’ve been able to enjoy the beautiful trees longer than we’re generally used to. The lack of wind, until recently, has also contributed to the beautiful foliage staying in place. At my place, the paperbark birch is resplendent in her […]
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Cleaning Up the Fall Garden … or Not
My calendar tells me that the Autumn Equinox starts at 6:30 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Before you get all excited about pumpkin spice season, it’s time to think about planting your fall garden if you haven’t yet and to think about cleaning up the summer garden (or not, but more on that in […]
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Harvesting Your Haul
It’s the end of August and harvest season is upon us, time to gather all those goodies from the Corona garden you planted back in May. Aug. 8 was, according to the National Day Calendar, “Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day.” Keep the spirit going. In some more rural areas, you can even […]
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Corona Gardens are the New Victory Garden
Back on March 19, my landscaping assistant and I were out working when we heard from friends that Humboldt was under a shelter-in-place order starting later that evening. We decided to hit up one of the local nurseries to pick up some seeds for friends, as well as for our own gardens. As a landscaper, […]