by Dudley Vines | Oct 12, 2015 | Food
Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables For Better Taste From the UC Davis Post-Harvest Technology Center The flavor of fruits and vegetables is influenced by maturity and quality at harvest and by how they are stored afterwards. To maintain the freshness and flavor of...
by Dudley Vines | Sep 7, 2015 | Growing Tips
Bearded Iris by Jan Koehler, SCMG Intern Scientific Name: Iris germanica Other Common Name: Bearded iris, German iris Type: Perennial Family: Iridaceae Native Range: Eastern Mediterranean Zone: 3-10 Height: varies with cultivar; less than 8” to 48” Bloom Time:...
by Dudley Vines | Sep 7, 2015 | Growing Tips
Container gardening adds flexibility, decorative value by Eydie Francis, SCMG Intern I really enjoy being able to set the tone of my garden by what I choose to put in my pots. There are so many possibilities and you can change the ambiance of an area by changing the...
by Dudley Vines | Sep 7, 2015 | Growing Tips
Stella de Oro daylily by Jan Koehler, SCMG Intern Scientific Name: Hemerocallis sp. cultivar Stella de OroOther Common Name: Stella d’oro Daylily, Stella d’Oro Daylily, Stella d Oro DaylilyType: PerennialFamily: LiliaceaeNative Range: Origins in AsiaZone: 3-9Height:...
by Dudley Vines | Sep 5, 2015 | Books and Publications
Gardening books can be entertaining as well as enlightening by Cissy Henig, SCMG Intern I think I have almost as many gardening books as I have cookbooks. I read them like novels. Some have absolutely no relevance to where I live or how I garden. But there is nothing...
