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Winter Rains?

January 12, 2018by luna7cal Leave a comment

The Bay Area typically gets rain in the winter season. California is known for it’s Mediterranean climate, which means winter rain and dry summer. Lately, there has not been a […]

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Drought, Local, Rain, San Francisco Bay Area, Vegetables

Winter Gardening

January 24, 2017by luna7cal Leave a comment

Fennel from last year had seeds, so I have tiny fennel plants in the raised bed. Russian kale is doing well in the rain and cold weather. It has been […]

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Carrots

May 22, 2016by luna7cal Leave a comment

My winter garden, became a spring garden before I knew it. In the raised beds the fennel plants began to boult because of the warm weather in April and May. […]

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plants and seed saving

February 24, 2016by luna7cal Leave a comment

I have attended a few workshops and gone to a few seed libraries in Silicon Valley. It is great to see a community dedicated to sharing and saving vegetables seeds […]

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Vegetable Garden

January 3, 2016by luna7cal Leave a comment

In October 2015, I salvaged redwood and made it into two  4′ x 4′ vegetable beds. I got the wood from my friend and I measured, sawed and screwed it together […]

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Garden Bed

November 7, 2015by luna7cal Leave a comment

A week ago, I decided to make my own garden bed. A friend had wood, so we worked on making two 4′ x 4′ x 1′ beds. The wood was […]

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Mint Family

October 18, 2015by luna7cal Leave a comment

I like to grow fragrant plants in my garden. The mint family (Lamiaceae) is famous for its edible and fragrant herbs. For example, basil, mint and sage are in the […]

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Water and Vegetables

September 10, 2015by luna7cal Leave a comment

The San Francisco Bay Area is going through a heat wave that is statewide. I use the water from the shower, and dish water (oasis soap) to provide water to […]

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Rain and weather patterns

January 31, 2014by luna7cal Leave a comment

It is awesome to see rain provide for my vegetable garden. Unfortunately, my garden has not received enough water from the rain. I try to salvage water at home to […]

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Fall/Winter Crops

December 23, 2013by luna7cal Leave a comment

It is the day after the Winter Solstice (Dec 21). I have a few vegetables growing in my backyard. I have cilantro growing from a coconut husk. I have a […]

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