Maybelline's Garden

Santa Rosa Plum Bud Break - February 12, 2017 It's been a beautifully wet winter in California.  Some moan and whine.  I delight ...

Bagrada bug s threatened the survival of broccoli a few months ago when the weather continued to be warm.  Diatomaceous earth was applied; ...

Calabrese Broccoli The recent rains followed by fog are doing a world of good for this gardener, the garden, and the State of California...

I would like to be more proficient with the Latin names of plants.  Right now there is only room for improvement.  There are plenty of scent...

Labor Day marks the end of summer (...not here in Bakersfield, California however.  We have a long, hard road to go.)  Labor Day weekend i...

Today would have been a perfect beach like day IF it was July.  However, it’s February in Bakersfield.  I need some cold weather to kill the...

The weather has really started to get warm and the broccoli, along with other veggies in the garden, are starting to bolt.  Today, the bro...

  The cabbage patch is moving right along.  The broccoli heads aren’t grocery store big.  Rather, they are smaller, more tender, and plenti...

  This… Plus this… Equals this…   How much does organically grown, fresh broccoli and cauliflower cost in the store?  I have no clue....

This final blast of heat was good for something.  All the fall seeds are up.  The broccoli pictured here came up in about 2 days.  BAM!  N...

Here’s a few things that have been going on in the garden. March 6, 2010 – The tomato seeds sprouted.  They were planted, along with pepp...

According to UC Davis, my broccoli and Brussels Sprouts have been infected with Cabbage Aphids.  Bastards!  With the warmer weather come th...

There was a nice harvest today.  Romaine and Bibb lettuce was thinned.  The heads were used to make a salad.  The beets were also thinned. ...