A checklist for Bay Area teachers If you teach in the Bay Area, you have a head start most of the country doesn’t: you can grow food outdoors almost all year. Fall is the best time to begin. The rains do some of your watering, cool-season crops are forgiving, and you’ll harvest before spring testingContinue reading “How to Start a School Garden”
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Fremont Planting Guide
Welcome to Fremont, where the sun is always shining, the soil is mostly cooperative, and the squirrels think they own the place. If you’ve ever dreamed of turning your backyard into a garden paradise—or at least growing something that isn’t immediately devoured by local wildlife—then you’re in the right spot. Gardening here is a bitContinue reading “Fremont Planting Guide”
Peppers love basil
My definition of companion planting is very basic, one might even say, primitive. Companion planting — grow many things, mix up veggies with flowers with herbs, and let nature do the rest. The beauty of this approach lies in its simplicity. By combining different plants in the same space, we create a diverse, thriving ecosystemContinue reading “Peppers love basil”
