“`html 🌿 Midseason Garden Reflections: Journaling Your Way to a Flourishing Harvest Reflect, Refresh & Reimagine Your Garden Journey A Time to Pause and Pay Attention By midseason here in Zone 9, our gardens have transformed from hopeful seedlings and paper plans into something altogether more alive—and sometimes more unpredictable. The zinnias are reaching skyward…
“`html Preparing Garden Beds for July Transplants 🌱 Set the Stage for a Thriving Late Summer Garden! July is a funny time in the garden here in Zone 9. Some beds are bursting with life—tomatoes climbing high, basil spilling over the sides—while others start to look tired and bare. When the first flush of spring…
I love using banana peels in my garden—they’re free, packed with potassium, and easy to toss in after morning smoothies. But after watching a squirrel drag one off like it was buried treasure (and a minor fruit fly fiasco in the compost bin 😬), I knew I had to find smarter ways to use them….
