After discovering my orange tree would not grow, I went to get a new one to replace it. Last Sunday, I just planted a Washington Navel Orange tree, and documented the effort. I dug up the old tree and it was easy. The root was thin and had not gone deep. There was a nice [...]
When it comes to gardening, it seems to be a hit and miss for me. I seem to have a grey thumb – in between green and black. I admit I don’t know much about planting, nor do I know what to plant in the first place! My backyard is one giant earth experiment for [...]
Southern California has always been dry. Hardly any rain, all year around. If it wasn’t close to the Pacific Ocean, this area would be a nasty desert. Fresh water has always been scarce here. Even a colleague back East called me a “Water Sucking LA1 Man”, since we’re so thirsty for water here in SoCal. [...]
There’s been so much rain in California recently, I thought I’ll sing about it. Well… actually, I’ll let the Yahoo’s Emoticarolers do the singing.
The rain is finally here! I’m glad because this year it has been particularly dry in Southern California. The last heavy rain was in February 2008. The lack of rain, combined with warm Santa Ana winds, is causing brush fires in Orange County and Los Angeles areas. It wasn’t like 2004 or 2005 when there [...]
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