C. L. Fornari's Blog

Kale and Rose Petal Pizza

One of the pleasures of growing vegetables is being able to cook the most flavorful food on earth. And if you can add flower petals to that dish, it's an #instantelevation.  At this time of year we are eating the last of the frozen vegetables from our freezer. I still...

A Postcard From Tomatoes

If you could get a postcard from your tomatoes, this is what it might say... Many people still believe that blossom end rot on tomatoes is caused by a lack of calcium. It's actually caused by stress to young tomato plants, and that is usually from uneven or inadequate...

A Postcard From Peonies

If your peonies routinely get botrytis mold in the spring, it's likely that your weather is often cool and damp. In this case, you might want to spray the emerging foliage and buds with an organic fungicide every year as the plant grows. For an occasional browned bud...
I Love Forsythia

I Love Forsythia

Name:  Forsythia species, hybrids and varieties Type of Plant:  A flowering shrub in the olive family, Oleaceae. One of the first shrubs to bloom in...

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Gnomeinkulture

Gnomeinkulture

Move over hugelkulture and hay bale gardening…there’s a far better, centuries-old way to create productive gardens with the practice of burying of...

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What A Wonderful Weed

What A Wonderful Weed

I see rosettes of green In lawns and gardens too They are healthy food For me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful weed. Apologies to...

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I Love Hybrid Primrose

I Love Hybrid Primrose

Name:  Hybrid Primroses Type of Plant:  These gift plants are widely sold at this time of year to remind us that spring is coming. They are bred for...

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See You In Seattle!

See You In Seattle!

Ellen Zachos and I are pleased to once again be recording a live edition of Plantrama at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle.  We'll be...

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