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December 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You’re ready to plant a fruit tree—but how do you decide on the best pruning and training system? We’ve got easy answers for you. The University of California says pruning and training…
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December 14, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
You can see it all now—it’s a sunny day and you’re sitting at a wooden table in your olive grove, eating olives and crusty bread, and drinking wine with your friends and family. You grew…
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September 28, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Grow the Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativa) in a sunny spot in your garden—and harvest your own saffron in the fall! The saffron will be at its best if you harvest it the first day the flowers open.…
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September 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Even the universities get mixed up about Autumn Crocus. Is the Autumn Crocus the saffron-producing Saffron Crocus, the Crocus sativus or the poisonous Colchicum autumnale? It really matters, because autumn…
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September 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Want to be an advanced vegetable gardener? You will be when you know which vegetables are in which families. This is crucial info for healthy crop rotation in your garden (and you’ll be able to astonish…
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July 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Theresa Loe feeds her family from 1/10 of an acre in Southern California. In addition to preserving her garden produce, and keeping just about the cutest backyard chickens (see all that on her blog Living…
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July 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Prune cherry, apricot, and pluot trees in the summer, not the winter. These trees are susceptible to water-borne diseases and winter pruning cuts provide dangerous openings for damage in rainy weather.…
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July 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Two stars of the edible landscaping world are Leslie Bennett and Stefani Bittner of Star Apple Edible + Fine Gardening in Oakland, California. We spent a lot of time in their edible gardens (which were…
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May 31, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
We had fun talking with children’s gardening expert Sharon Lovejoy at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show. Watch Sharon with Tricia in our video, pick up tips on growing in metal containers,…
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May 18, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Do you have a small garden? Make it do double-duty as a space for outdoor entertaining and growing edibles. Garden designer Susan Morrison is an expert on small space landscapes and she gave us quick design…
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