Arts & EntertainmentColumnsJano's GardenIt’s a good time to propagateJano NightingaleMarch 5, 2024 March 5, 2024047 In Southern California, the possibilities of making plants from existing annuals, herbs and succulents are endless....
ColumnsJano's GardenIt’s time to harvest your root vegetablesJano NightingaleFebruary 21, 2024 February 21, 2024041 Root vegetables are often forgotten since they usually take three to four months to come to fruition....
ColumnsJano's GardenSearching for springJano NightingaleFebruary 7, 2024February 12, 2024 February 7, 2024February 12, 2024049 Celebrate the changing season with free gardens or a desert wildflower bloom....
ColumnsJano's GardenPut some greens in your lifeJano NightingaleJanuary 24, 2024 January 24, 2024079 The winter salad doesn't have to be a pale green ball of iceberg lettuce cut in half with a plop of Russian dressing....
ColumnsJano's GardenWinter into springJano NightingaleJanuary 9, 2024 January 9, 2024041 Spring arrives early in Southern California, the perfect climate for California and Icelandic poppies....
ColumnsJano's GardenTime to regroup and regrow in our gardensJano NightingaleDecember 27, 2023December 27, 2023 December 27, 2023December 27, 2023078 The new year is a great time to regroup, regrow and reassess our vegetable gardens....
Arts & EntertainmentColumnsJano's GardenHomemade holiday gift ideasJano NightingaleDecember 12, 2023December 12, 2023 December 12, 2023December 12, 2023049 The holidays bring back memories, including some of opening handmade gifts....
ColumnsJano's GardenA natural wreath for the holidaysJano NightingaleNovember 28, 2023 November 28, 20230104 This is the perfect time of year to harvest any type of grapevine to shape into a holiday wreath....
ColumnsJano's GardenWest Coast ThanksgivingJano NightingaleNovember 14, 2023 November 14, 2023077 With Thanksgiving upon us, I am thinking of exotic fruits and vegetables that represent the West Coast palette....
ColumnsJano's GardenIt’s time to plant fresh herbsJano NightingaleNovember 1, 2023November 1, 2023 November 1, 2023November 1, 2023041 Rather than planting a small bed willy-nilly, select four or five plants that you know you will use daily....
ColumnsJano's GardenIt’s pumpkin seasonJano NightingaleOctober 17, 2023October 17, 2023 October 17, 2023October 17, 2023092 The Carlsbad Strawberry Company is transformed in the month of October to the Carlsbad Pumpkin Patch....
ColumnsJano's GardenThe joy of the morning gloryJano NightingaleOctober 5, 2023October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023October 5, 20230110 I have a purple morning glory growing in my window box. It is the only tag-along flower that survived a move from my small house...
ColumnsFood & WineJano's GardenPlant-based meal ideas for your garden harvestJano NightingaleSeptember 19, 2023September 19, 2023 September 19, 2023September 19, 20230251 Now is the time to pick your butternut squash! Those of us who have gardens know that it takes over two months to grow these...
ColumnsJano's GardenMonarch time of yearJano NightingaleSeptember 6, 2023 September 6, 2023082 If you and your family and friends wish to enlarge and preserve the population of western monarchs, you can....
ColumnsJano's GardenSummer salads that highlight season’s fresh fruitJano NightingaleAugust 23, 2023 August 23, 2023070 My best advice is to pick fruit that is ripe and soft to the touch. Underripe fruit usually does not ripen completely....