Maybelline's Garden

 Relying on my memory to recall what seeds were planted where is not a good plan.  When the seeds are sown, I try to mark the information ...

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 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....

Fall planting is almost complete.  I’m a bit late but I hope to see some results.  As expected, the radishes are up.  The radishes pictured...

The buds are forming.  Some are even swelling so much that they are about ready to burst.  Here’s what’s going on in the garden: Wisteria...

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. ...

Here’s what we’re enjoying in Maybelline’s Garden:       While Noah was building his ark this weekend, I ...