Welcome to “California Gardening.” In this blog, we’ll take you on a tour of our bountiful harvests starting this month. We’ll also share gardening tips and more. So, let’s get started.   Harvests: First, let’s talk about our hummingbird tree leaves. We grew this tropical plant in a container, and it provided us with nutritious and delicious leaves. Although it’s not frost-tolerant, we treated it as an annual and enjoyed frequent harvests. The leaves looked beautiful and healthy. Hummingbird Tree Leaves Amaranth Greens[/caption] Next up is our banana bud harvest. We harvested the bana ..read more

It’s a jungle out there! Today, we will show you all the harvests we made from our food jungle, take you on a tour of the California garden, and share some things for you to do in your garden this month. All this and a lot more coming up. Harvests: Let’s begin with all the harvests we made this month, starting with amaranth greens. We had a lot of amaranth growing in our raised beds, and as you can see, it looks beautiful. The flowers are also beautiful, but the leaves are the edible part. So, we’re going to harvest the leaves today. Since the plant has grown so big, we are harvesting the en ..read more

Welcome to today’s episode of California Gardening! In this blog post, we’ll take you through an exciting spring harvest and a tour of our California garden, filled with gardening tips, ideas, and advice. Let’s get started! Beets: We’re thrilled to share the success of our beet cultivation in the Greenstalk herb planter. From golden beets to the rich-colored Detroit Dark Red variety, the planter proved excellent for growing these nutritious root vegetables. With one beet per pocket, we had an abundant harvest, and beets have proven to be one of the easiest crops to grow. Beets Cabbage: In ..read more

Welcome to the California Garden in the vibrant month of March! Join us for an exciting episode filled with bountiful harvests, a delightful garden tour, a review of an exceptional gardening product, and the much-awaited announcement of our Mars Hydro grow light giveaway winner. Harvests that Delight: Let’s begin with our delightful banana harvest. Our Rajapuri banana tree, showcased in a previous episode with its striking banana flower, has gifted us with a plethora of ripe, creamy, and sweet bananas. As we cut and gather these luscious fruits, we can’t help but marvel at the joy of growing ..read more

Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to grow plants without soil? In today’s video, we’ll take a deep dive into the fascinating world of hydroponics and explore the Kratky hydroponic system to see if it really works. Developed by Bernard Kratky at the University of Hawaii, this simple yet effective method allows you to cultivate plants using only water and nutrients, no soil required! Let’s get ready to set up our own Kratky system and discover its potential for hassle-free, soilless gardening. Hydroponic Systems Demystified: Before we jump into the practical aspects, let’s take a moment ..read more

Soy beans, or edamame, are one of the tastiest beans you can grow in your Garden. In today’s episode, we will show you everything from planting soybeans and harvesting them to a delicious edamame recipe.  PLANTING There are two ways to start soybeans: from seed packets or from transplants. For seeds, you can sow them when the weather is warm enough for soybeans to grow. Spring, summer, and fall are the best times for them to grow. When starting from seeds, you can sow six to eight seeds in one whiskey barrel container. The soil we have is a mix of compost peat moss and perlite. After s ..read more

Welcome to the California Garden December 2021 blog. Today, we will be going through the bountiful harvest in December, a tour of the California Garden, and some gardening tips and advice!  HARVESTS So let’s begin with the harvest we made this month.  Apples   Apples, we were growing our en shimmer apples and it yielded one beautiful-looking apple. Broccoli Broccoli, we were growing broccoli both in containers as well as in raised beds. Our broccoli crowns have grown quite well and they will continue to produce side shoots.  Cabbage Cabbage, As you can see here the ..read more

A great looking and productive raised bed garden is every gardener’s dream. In today’s video blog we look at 5 raised bed gardening mistakes that you can avoid to build your perfect raised bed garden. Not choosing the right material – Not choosing the right material for your raised bed can make or break your raised bed garden design. When we initially designed my raised bed garden, we chose cedar wood for the material. It can be easily assembled without the use of tools and cedar wood is natural wood that can withstand water, humidity and sunlight very well.  These beds take up ..read more

Growing Kohlrabi is not only easy but also very rewarding. Kohlrabi’s tastes like a mild version of turnip and have a very unique flavor. Today, we have five tips to grow the best kohlrabi’s in your home garden. 1. Use high quality seeds It’s vital to use good quality seeds to get good yield. In this video, we are growing two varieties of Kohlrabi, Terek and Kosak which are great varieties to grow in your home garden. Kohlrabi’s grow better when started from seeds than when directly sowed, so start the seeds 4-6 weeks before transplanting. Use sterile seed starting mix in seed starting kits ..read more

In today’s video blog we show you how to get a massive harvest of onions. This vertical growing method will let you grow 42 onions in a very small space using the GreenStalk vertical gardening system. We grew 25lbs of onions in a two-square-foot space and wanted to share our experience with people who have a smaller growing space. We are using these 10 by 20 trays to start our onion sets. The best time to start onions is February through April, which will yield a harvest in summer/or late summer. We are using a base tray to hold the excess water. We fill in the top tray with some good quality ..read more