Category: General

I planted parsley last spring and while I did get to use some of it over the summer, it has done best this winter. Right now my parsley is a beautif

Every spring I'm surprised at the damage snails and their homely cousins the slugs can do seemingly overnight to my vegetable leaves. And that's abo

      Zone 9 has many long time favorite crops, and rating high among them is the Green Bean.  It is relatively easy to grow, produces quite a

In past years I've used craft sticks as plant markers, but they disappeared or degraded seemingly overnight. I suspect the raccoons. But last fall I

Have you ever wanted to blog about your garden, but did not know where to start? Well, here is the answer! Zone9Garden.com is now looking for bloggers

Last time we talked about building a proper compost pile, noting that if it's piled correctly, it will cook correctly and produce wonderful crumbles

Spring has officially arrived here in Zone 9. With the rising temperatures and longer days of sun it is time to get the garden growing! Here are a f

If you've embarked on the Paleo diet or something similar that is strong on real, non-processed food, chances are you're eating a LOT of sweet potat

Here in Zone 9, we are blessed with the ability to add to and turn a compost pile year-round. In other words, it's not frozen solid and covered with i

The big-box stores offer tomato plants that are ready to set out in your garden, but you'll pay $3 to $5 for each plant compared to $3 for one seed