2012-02-08T15:08:52Z http://blog.gardenerd.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-30:15679882 Christy Wilhelmi 2012-01-30T20:19:04Z 2012-01-30T20:19:04Z <span>Also, to sterilize them, just run them through the dishwasher, or you can boil the jars in water for a few minutes. <br /> </span> tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-30:15679877 Christy Wilhelmi 2012-01-30T20:18:20Z 2012-01-30T20:18:20Z <span>I put a request out on Freecycle and someone offered their jars.&nbsp; Or you can buy canning equipment at some hardware stores like B &amp; B in Culver City/Mar Vista, and even some grocery stores carry glass jars.&nbsp; Also order online from Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply or Amazon.<br /> </span> tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-26:15619903 Fleur 2012-01-26T17:57:45Z 2012-01-26T17:57:45Z <span> </span>I absolutely want to try this! I don't have glass jars on hand. Where did you buy them? Did you sterilize and how?<br /> <br /> Thank you!<br /> <br /> Fleur tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-13:15404125 Christy Wilhelmi 2012-01-13T20:33:46Z 2012-01-13T20:33:46Z <span>My seeds arrived yesterday, and I feel like a kid in a candy store.&nbsp; I'll be planting watermelon radishes as a quick catch crop before next month when we start to shift to warm weather crops here in SoCal.<br /> </span> tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-13:15403939 Lisa B 2012-01-13T20:25:28Z 2012-01-13T20:25:28Z <span> </span>Nice review, can't wait to see how you like the plants from your new seed finds. I think you will be surprised by the Golden Beet, it is lovely and tasty too. Renee's has been my seed of choice for 20+ years and I have tried a lot of different seeds. Happy Gardening :) tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-12:15312651 Susan 2012-01-12T13:13:36Z 2012-01-12T13:13:36Z <span> </span>The only correspondence was that both measured low nitrogen. Even the area that I had been fertilizing with chicken manure and compost was low. Since my foliage was not very lush I believed it. Studying the old Organic Gardening Encyclopedia I found I would have had to add about a ton of chicken manure to my small garden to correct the situation. I switched to using rabbit manure and most everything is just beautiful. Except for my citrus, a lonely lemon tree. I'm wondering if something is eating it's roots. tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-11:15278136 Christy Wilhelmi 2012-01-11T21:01:29Z 2012-01-11T21:01:29Z <span>Thanks for sharing. One question just to clarify: Did your Auburn U results jive with the store bought soil test results? <br /> </span> tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-11:15277622 Susan 2012-01-11T19:55:03Z 2012-01-11T19:55:03Z <span> </span>That soil testing kit looks just like the one I tried. I got the same results you did for every part of my property I tested. I knew it couldn't be right since some spots were heavily amended and others were varying degrees of barren. I resorted to sending samples to Auburn U and got detailed results that jived with the observed vegetation. It was very helpful but too costly for me to do every year tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-05:14984004 Chris Stevens 2012-01-06T02:33:19Z 2012-01-06T02:33:19Z I haven't grown these varieties but have had great success with seeds from Renee's Garden. Last year I had ordered an assortment of tomatoes. For some reason I only got 4 seeds of one of the varieties. After one email they sent me a new package that had been checked to ensure adequate seeds of each variety. Great customer service and I see pretty much a 100% germination rate on their seeds. Love love love them!! tag:blog.gardenerd.com,2012-01-05:14976887 LCinLA 2012-01-05T20:14:21Z 2012-01-05T20:14:21Z <span> </span>Love golden beets -- and I'm not a big beet lover. Roast them (and some red beets as well) and serve with a fruity vinaigrette and goat cheese. Best salad ever.