When Jennifer encourages us to submit pieces of writing to the UCCE Master Gardener Blog, Under the Solano Sun, I think most of us don't immediately jump onto the idea of writing a poem.
If you're looking for more plants to add to your garden that require less water, or if you're thinking about converting your garden to a low water use garden and like to start your research at the library, there are two books you should check out.
What's the best time to begin teaching kids about composting and feeding the soil instead of the plants? Now! And the perfect book to do it is, Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth.
A few years ago I attended Ken William's Irrigation class at Solano College. One evening the class was re-piping the overhead sprinkler system in the greenhouse. Pipes were cut out and replaced and during this process there were a few plant casualties.
