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Growing Beetroot or Beets In Your Vegetable Garden – How To Grow Beet or Beetroot
Learn how to grow beets or beet root plants in your vegetable garden. We show you show to grow beets from seeds, how to transplant them to containers or raised beds, how to care for your beetroot plants. Beet or Beetroot is an easy to grow vegetable in your garden....
Growing eggplants in containers
Eggplants are fun to grow. The Little Prince variety of eggplant from Renee's Seeds are one of the best varieties you can grow in your home garden. Container Little Prince Eggplant The Little Prince eggplant is suited for growing in containers. Although you can grow...
The February Garden Tour
Welcome to the California garden in the month of February. We have a lot going on the garden and we will cover the following: Garden tour - Take a tour of the beautiful California Garden here in Irvine, Southern California, Zone 10. We will look at the raised beds...
Garden Potpourri – Episode 1
In the garden potpourri series, we bring to you a potpourri of gardening topics. We try to provide you with gardening tips and gardening advice in this series. Starting with Episode 1 of the Garden Potpourri series, we cover: In...
The January 2019 Garden
In today's episode we look at our Southern California Garden in the beautiful city of Irvine, Zone 10. We have the following parts in today's episode: Garden tour - Our garden tour includes a tour of our raised beds, all the vegetables we are growing in our raised...
Growing Pineapples Part 2
Continuing our journey on growing pineapples at home, we show you how Part 2 of easy it is to grow pineapple plants in containers. We go over the process of showing you the mother pineapple plant as well as a different pineapple variety. We also show you how to cut a...
California Garden – December Garden Tour – Gardening Tips, Harvests & More!
Welcome to the California Garden in the month of December 2018. We have a lot of gardening tips, advice, plenty of harvests, some things to do and a review of some gardening products. From all of us at California Gardening, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy...
Starting seeds and fertilizing seedlings
Today, we look at starting seeds and fertilizing seedlings. We show you how to create the perfect seed starting mix using coco coir or peat moss, perlite or vermiculite, compost and worm castings. Starting seeds in seed starting mix These gardening tips will help you...
Welcome To The California Garden In November – Gardening Tips, Ideas, Hacks & More!
Let's take a tour of the Southern California garden, here in Irvine, CA in the month of November 2018. California Gardening strives to offer you the best gardening tips and tricks via the monthly gardening series episodes. Ivy Gourd Harvest We begin the episode with a...
Calcium Products – What is calcium and how to use calcium in gardening
Calcium is a very important micro nutrient which is essential for plant growth. Other than the primary nutrients, which are Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, Calcium is a very important nutrient that plants need for optimum growth. Calcium products We look at...
Compact Bush Cucumber : How To Grow Bush Slicer Cucumbers
Cucumbers are of various types. There are vining cucumbers and then there are compact bush type cucumber plabnts. Today we will look at growing a bush type compact cucumber plant in containers. This, bush cucumber variety is called bush slicer cucumber. The seeds we...
Welcome To The October California Garden – Gardening Tips, Advice & A Lot More!
Happy Halloween to all our viewers! In today's episode we will look at the California Garden in the city of Irvine, Zone 10. October 2018 Garden We begin with a garden tour, we look at all the harvests we made this month, we look at some things for you to do in your...
Growing Anaheim Chilli Peppers – How To Grow Anaheim/New Mexico.California Chillies
Today, we look at growing Anaheim Chilli Peppers in the garden. The Anaheim Chilli Pepper is also known as New Mexico Chillies or the California Chile. Anaheim Chilli Peppers The Anaheim pepper is a mild variety of the cultivar New Mexico #9 and commonly grown outside...
You Can Do It – How To Make Chilli Powder From Harvested Chilli Peppers / Chillies
In today's blog post we describe how you can use freshly harvested chillies from your garden and prepare chilli powder. Chilli powder is best made from hot chilli varieties like Cayenne Pepper, Black Cobra Pepper, etc. After harvesting your hot chillies, wash them...
The California Garden In September 2018 – Tour, Gardening Tips & More
Welcome to the September 2018 garden. September Garden Garden tour - Take a tour of the beautiful California Garden here in Irvine, Southern California, Zone 10. We will look at the raised beds and containers Harvests - We then show you harvests like peppers,...
How To Grow Winter Melon Or Ash Gourd In Grow Bags
Ash gourds belong to the Cucurbitaceae plant family which relates to cucumbers, melons and are native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. They require full sun and thrive in well-draining and rich fertile soil. They can easily grow in grow bags or containers and here we...
Growing Sunchokes aka Jerusalem Artichokes + Recipe
Sunchokes is a plant that is easy to grow and produces abundant harvests. Its tubers have a delicious nutty flavor. We You can start your sunchokes plant from tubers from a grocery store. We planted it in a small container and within just a few days the plants emerges...
California Garden Tour July 2018 – Gardening Tips, Harvests & More!
Today's episode of California Gardening is filled with gardening tips and advice. We begin with a tour of the Southern California Garden, we look at some summer harvests, we see how mockingbirds attack, we look at things to do in your garden this month, our recipe for...
EZ & Cheap Garden Trellis
Creating a Garden Trellis for all your plants like cucumbers, melons, beans etc. should be cheap and easy. All the things you need to make your your own garden trellis are available at your local Home Depot Finished product: What you need: Wire remesh, also called...
The California Heat Wave – How To Protect Your Garden
In today's post we look at the heat wave of 2018 and its aftermath on the California Garden. Temperatures in Southern California reached 117 degrees and the sun was shining down relentlessly for a couple of days. This extreme heat, which California plants are not used...
How To Grow Eggplants – A Complete Guide To Growing Eggplants (Solanum Melongena) + RECIPE!
In the plant profile series of videos, today we will look at growing the Listada de Gandia eggplant (Solanum Melongena) we will look at how to grow this eggplant variety in raised beds and we also have a delicious recipe for you! Planting Eggplants are summer...
The California Garden In June 2018
Welcome to the California Garden in the city of Irvine in Southern California in the United States of America. We have a lot going on in the June garden so sit back and enjoy this episode. 1. We will begin with a garden tour 2. we will look at the harvests we made...
Growing Potatoes In Raised Beds & How To Grow & Harvest Potatoes From Seed Potatoes
Welcome to a growing guide on how to grow the White Superior variety of potatoes. Fresh potatoes harvested from your garden taste much better than anything you can buy at the grocery store. Planting Our first step is to prepare the soil in our raised bed we already...
5 Steps To Create A Successful Container Vegetable Garden
In today's blog post we will learn how to set up a container garden easily. You can easily setup your container garden complete with pots, saucers and drip irrigation lines. We will learn how to easily set up your container vegetable garden and plant some vegetables...
The California Garden In May 2017
In today's blog post, we take a tour of our Southern California garden in the month of May. We begin with a garden tour and then go over some delicious summer harvests like tomatoes, avocado, cabbage, cayenne peppers, chillies, ivy gourd, mint, mulberries, swiss chard...
Growing Crossandra Sundance Firecracker Plant
Growing Sundance Crossandra & Firecracker Plant In today's video, we look at how to grow the Crossandra Plant. We look at two plant varieties - the Sundance Crossandra which produces orange flowers and the Firecracker plant which produces red flowers. Some...
Secured Raised Beds, Harvests & Things To Do – The California Garden in April
Welcome to the Southern California Garden In the month of April 2018. We look at a lot of gardening tasks in this video, including securing your raised beds with chicken wire to keep critters out, a lot of harvests of fruits and vegetables including Cabbage, Cayenne...
Drip Irrigation – Q&A
Drip irrigation for containers Drip irrigation is an easy way to water your plants unattended. Its great for summer months as well as other seasons if you are going to be away or do not have time to water your garden. Products To Set Up Your Drip Irrigation System: 1....
Beneficial Insects You Want in your Garden – The Gardener’s Best Friends!
In today's blog post, we look at some commonly found garden insects that are actually very beneficial for your garden So let?s meet some of these friends that you would love to have in your garden Honey bees Honey bees play a very important role in pollinating a lot...
Happy Spring Season! California Garden Tour – March 2018
Its the Spring season and things are heating up in the Southern California Garden. In today's episode we take a tour of the raised beds, container plants as well as the fruit trees. We then look at the wonderful Spring harvests of avocados, carrots, cauliflower,...
Growing Jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
They call it the flower of the Gods. This fragrant flower is easy to grow and will adorn your patio or backyard. In today's blog post we look at how to plant and care for your jasmine plant Growing Jasmine 1. Planting Planting Jasmine Planting Jasmine Jasmine...
Starting summer vegetable seeds indoors – A complete guide
It's THAT time of the year when you start your summer vegetable seeds for the next growing season. In today's episode we look at how to start vegetable seeds indoors. We begin with how to choose a seed starting kit or build you own seed starting mix and use hex trays...
Growing Dwarf Bananas In Your Garden – Dwarf Rajapuri Banana Tree
Everyone loves bananas! They are delicious, nutritious and hopefully after reading this blog article - they are easy to grow in your home garden as well! In the video below, you will learn how to grow a banana tree. We look at all aspects on growing a banana plant...
Spider Mites – How To Get Rid Of Spider Mites
Spider mite infestations are common in vegetable gardens. In today's blog post we show you how to get rid of spider mites in your garden. Product used in this post: Dr Earth organic spider mite control This is how spidermites look like: Spidermites are tiny insects...
The Best Gardening Channels On YouTube
Feedspot just announced the Top 100 Gardening Channels on YouTube. California Gardening is proud to be a part of the top 5 fastest growing gardening channels on YouTube. See the entire list here: Best Gardening Channels On YouTube Feedspot is owned by Anuj Agarwal...
The November Garden
The monthly gardening series is something you can use your plan the planting in your garden, month by month. In today's episode we look at the California Garden in the month for November. The November Garden We cover the following topics in today's episode: Garden...
October End Garden Tour – Harvests & Things To Do In Your Garden This Month
Its been a warmer than usual October this year. In today's California Garden tour we go over the following topics: A tour of the garden What's growing in the California garden Harvests we made this month Things to do Gardening products Here is a video with all the...
How To Make Your Own Potting Soil For Cheap
The growing medium is one of the most important aspects of growing any kind of plant. Commercially available potting soils are expensive and they are usually not as good as the ones you can make yourself. And its so easy that you will be wondering what was holding you...
The California Garden in September 2017
It's Fall here in Southern California. Wait...is there a Fall season here? Well, yes and no! Yes, because the temperatures do cool down and its time to prepare the garden for your winter plants. No, because we don't usually see Fall colors here in SoCal and the temps...
Growing Shallots in Containers
Shallots are a member of the onion family, they taste like onions but have a milder flavor. They are nutrient dense and contain more flavonoids and phenols that other members of the onion family. They are not only delicious but are easy to grow in your garden. In...
The California Garden in Jan 2017 – Winter Harvests, Delicious Recipes and Some Insane Weather!
Welcome to the California Garden in the month of January 2017. Its been a great month for gardening and we bring you a video guide of our garden tour, the harvests we made this month, the hail and rain we got in Southern California and also some delicious recipes. So...
How to Grow Asparagus or Yard Long Beans in Containers
My family loves these beans stir fried in little oil with onions, tomatoes and garlic. I highly recommend trying to grow these beans in your garden as they are very productive and resistant to pests. Asparagus beans are plants which produce slender, very long pods...
How to grow Okra in Containers ? Growing Nombo Giant Okra variety
My love for this green vegetable brings back fine memories, it definitely warrants a trip down the memory lane. There was never a dull moment at the dinner table when okra was served in our family, all of us used to sprint, it was a mad dash to the dinner table when...
Curry leaf plant Propagation, Pruning, Repotting and Harvest
Curry Leaf plant or Curry Leaf tree is an easy to grow herb in your garden. Also known as Murraya Koenigii or Bergera Koenigii, it prefers a hot, sunny location and usually thrives in Southern California weather. The plants produce aromatic pointed leaves which are...
10 Vegetable Gardening Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
You toil in the hot sun for hours together hoping for a big yield but when you don?t see the rewards for the efforts you have put in, it can be quite frustrating. A lot of gardeners lose hope when things go wrong. In fact successfully growing vegetables in your garden...
Growing Strawberries – Ozark Beauty
Ozark Beauty Strawberries Who can resist a juicy strawberry dipped in chocolate? Well, I definitely can?t. We call them ?Nature?s love fruit? because they are the perfect heart shape and make your taste buds instantly fall in love with them. Fully ripened fresh...
Small space gardening ? Ideas to grow plants in apartments, patio and small areas
If you are living in an apartment or have a small yard and yearn to garden and grow your own produce, you may get frustrated that you can?t do it. But fret not, don?t let limited outdoor space or a tiny backyard bog you down and prevent you from trying out your green...
The California Garden in April
You know spring is here when the days get longer and you can feel the warmth of the sun, smell fresh air and hear the sweet melodious chirping of birds, their dawn chorus is the herald of spring indeed. This is the time of the year to start most of your summer...
How to control slugs and snails in your vegetable garden
Pest control is important in vegetable gardens to keep slugs, snails and hungry insects from feasting on your vegetables and fruits that you have toiled so hard to grow. Spraying your plants with pesticides that contain harsh toxins often leave chemical residue on...
Growing Purple Daikon Radish In Containers
They say "Eat a rainbow". Which is why you should grow your own fruits and vegetables at home, you can grow the most interesting and flavorful varieties right here in your back yard! In today's post we discuss about growing a Daikon radish variety which is purple in...