Recent Posts
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Lemon Cucumbers are HERE!
Jun 30, 2009 4:22
We never got around to building a trellis for our lemon cucumber. We have been so busy with parties, family and friend visits...
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Melon Update: Arava, Charentais, Honey Orange all have fruitset!
Jun 30, 2009 4:14
I asked my husband to put down some cardboard as sort of a mulch so my melons would not have to ripen on the hard, dirty,...
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Ace Pepper Progress
Jun 30, 2009 4:10
I just wanted to post some pics of my Ace Bell Pepper. This plant is supposed to be a good producer and not have a problem...
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The Garden Bad Guys (Hornworms & Cabbage Looper)!
Jun 29, 2009 20:44
The last couple of days I found these 2 caterpillars in my garden. I was looking over my sungold in my cinderblock garden...
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First Ripe Tomato of the Season: Sun Sugar
Jun 25, 2009 22:26
My Sun Sugar was the first to ripen. I am so excited to try it as it is supposed to be very sweet and yummy. My cherries...
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Cinderblock & Wood Garden Update: June 25, 2009 (2 months)
Jun 25, 2009 22:17
A brief 2 month Update. I am due any day now so it is very difficult to take pics. Here is the cinderblock garden. The sun...
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The good guys!
Jun 25, 2009 22:15
Went out this morning and this little (actually not so little) bee was pollinating my tomato, squashes, cucmbers, and melons. I...
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Oaxacan Jewel: Stubby little plant
Jun 25, 2009 22:11
This is my cute Oaxacan Jewel. It is such a stubby little plant. I think it is wider than it is tall and stands at about...
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Marvel Striped: Monster Plant & Prolific!
Jun 25, 2009 22:02
Marvel Stripe(d): This heirloom variety has become one of gardeners’ favorite bicolored tomatoes because of its beauty,...
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Lemon Cucumber
Jun 25, 2009 21:44
Just thought I would share a pic of a baby lemon cucmber. I am not sure if this has been pollinated but did see a honeybee...
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First Tomato Casualty: San Marzano & BER (Blossom End Rot)
Jun 25, 2009 21:37
Well, I had my first tomato casualty today. I was sort of expecting it as things have been going TOO smoothly in my garden....
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Fruit Tree Update: Babcock Peach & Lancetilla Mango
Jun 25, 2009 21:33
Well I know I said i was going to prune all the mangos off the tree but I could not help but leave some on. This is the Lancetilla...
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Tomato Update
Jun 17, 2009 21:47
Here is a small update…i will post a more detailed one next week. This is my stupice…yesterday part of it wilted...
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Mangosteen & Rambutin…so yummy!
Jun 17, 2009 21:46
This is what I have been snacking on…My mom brought them back from orange county and they are fantastic! Even my husband...
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Mystery Plant in our Compost
Jun 17, 2009 21:44
Does anyone have any idea what it is? We eat alot of fruit so maybe papaya? it looks like a type of squash or melon but...
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Neptune’s Harvest Fish Emulsion Time
It has only been 2 weeks since I last fertilized with EB Stone but I read to fertilize once you get fruitset on your tomato...
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Itty Bitty Mangos
Jun 7, 2009 21:37
This is my lancetilla mango tree and it has HUGE inflorescence and now some itty bitty mangos. These will most likely fall...
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First squash Harvest
Jun 7, 2009 21:34
Here is a pic of my cocozelle zucchini. This is a great beginner squash plant. It does not get too big and is a good producer....
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Vegetable Garden Update June 7, 2009
Jun 7, 2009 21:20
Here is the vegetable garden update for June 7, 2009. It has been about 1.5 months since I put the planted out. Here is the...
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Tomato Fruitset Update: June 4, 2009
I just wanted to update on which plants have fruitset: Marvel Striped: has about 2 large babies. They are about the size...
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Crispy Squash Blossoms with Pulled Pork
Jun 4, 2009 1:40
I found the recipe for what I am going to make next with my squash blossoms. How good does this look? I found the recipe...
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First Harvest: June 2, 2009
Well I harvested my first “veggies” from the garden. I wish i took pics but i was so excited to eat them that...
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Another one bites the dust…
…actually make that 2 of them today. well a few weeks ago my husband caught and killed a mole. On friday when we were...
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Cocozelle Zucchini
May 30, 2009 16:19
I love this zucchini plant so far. It is a very vigorous grower and the flowers are gorgeous! Also, crossing my fingers but...
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Garden Update May 30, 2009
May 30, 2009 16:01
I know I just updated with pics one week ago but I just wanted to show how much growth can occur in such a short time. Here...
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Ace Pepper has a blossom!
May 23, 2009 21:24
My little ace pepper has a flower. This plant is so tiny compared to my tomato plants. It is only about 10 inches tall but...
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Melon Plants
May 23, 2009 21:21
Here are 2 of 6 melon plants that I have. They were really slow growing when the weather was cooler but now that it is starting...
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Tropical Trees
May 23, 2009 20:50
Here are some more pictures of my tropical trees. This is my Glenn Mango that I got in february. This is the only mango tree...
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We love our Strawberries!
May 23, 2009 20:45
I just wanted to post about our strawberries. They are such an easy and pretty plant. This morning our son picked 2 ripe...
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Blueberry Plant: First blueberry!!
May 23, 2009 20:35
I thought I would elaborate more on the blueberry bushes that I planted. As I stated below, I planted 4 southern high bush...
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May 23, 2009: Time to Fertilize!
May 23, 2009 16:54
Well it has been 1 month since I last used fertilizer. I had put some Dynamite Mater Magic Tomato Food (5-5-9) in the planting...
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May 22, 2009: 1 Month progress
May 23, 2009 1:21
Well I guess today is a good day to show the progression of the garden. We planted out on April 23, 2009 and these pics were...
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Tomato Fruitset May 20, 2009 (less 4 weeks since plant out)
I just wanted to update on the tomato plants. Weather has been ideal for fruitset. Temps in the day are between 75-90 degrees,...
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Vegetable Garden update May 14, 2003: first tomato fruit set!!
May 15, 2009 3:30
It has been exactly 3 weeks since we planted in the garden beds. The poor little transplants looked so tiny and i was afraid...
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Fruit Trees
May 15, 2009 3:28
Here are some fruit trees we have. This is a Babcock peach (white) with some grafts of a yellow peach. Hopefully the grafts...
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Berries
May 15, 2009 3:25
My 20 month old son loves picking the strawberries and never shares them with us Here are 4 southern high bush blueberry...
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Mango Tree Update May 14, 2009
May 15, 2009 3:15
I am surprised my mango trees are still alive. I purchased them in late january and we had some really cold weather (below...
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Vegetable Garden Planted April 23, 2009
May 15, 2009 2:24
I am late posting this but we planted our vegetable garden on April 23 and here are some pics. My wonderful husband built...
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What’s eating my basil?
May 4, 2009 21:26
A few days ago I went outside to find my beautiful, perfect basil was being eaten. Whatever it was did quite a bit of damage...
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Busy, Busy, Busy / Garden update
Well we finished our 2 raised beds and have been busy. We have been: composting up a storm planting seedlings. We planted...
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He Did IT!!
Well I am proud to say my husband caught his first mole. I love animals but these little suckers are destructive. YAY for...
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San Rafael Gardening Weather
I just wanted to post some information about the weather where I am located to give you a better idea of what I am dealing...
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Mango Tree Update
I know i haven’t posted in awhile, but my mango trees are in a standstill. Luckily they have survived the cold winter...
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Eichler Window Coverings
Mar 22, 2009 11:25
We finally had new window coverings installed recently. It had been a couple years without them and we’re really enjoying...
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Raised garden beds
Mar 18, 2009 16:13
We want to build raised garden beds in our back yard for growing herbs and vegetables. It seems like a pretty strait forward...
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How to install data cable (aka structured wiring) in an Eichler
Mar 17, 2009 18:53
I ran Belden 7878s ‘banana peel’ structured cable comprised of 2 coax, 2 cat5, and one fiber optic line. I...
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How to install seismic anchor bolts
Jan 28, 2009 14:37
If you ever open up your walls like we did, one of the things to consider is adding/upgrading seismic anchor bolts –...
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How to build recessed light cans in your Eichler ceiling
Jan 25, 2009 13:37
Since we were re-roofing, we figured it was a good time to add these UL, water/IC-rated recessed light cans over our shower...
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“Hedgehog” style Mangos
Jan 24, 2009 23:44
This is called the “Hedgehog” style of cutting and eating Mangos. It is a great way of eating bit-sized pieces...
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Mango Trees – Week 1: January 22, 2009
Jan 24, 2009 22:12
Hello Everyone, It has been a week since the mango trees arrived by mail. They seem to be adjusting well to the weather here...
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How to build a recessed vent fan in your Eichler bathroom
Jan 23, 2009 21:23
The building inspector required us to add vent fans in our bathroom ceilings (thank god) so I decided to make them recessed...
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How to run a gas line to an Eichler kitchen island
Jan 20, 2009 13:06
We wanted to install a gas range in our new island cabinet that was custom built to the same size and location of the original...
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Fairchild Garden Curator’s Choice for Mangos
Jan 18, 2009 8:34
These mangos were tasted at the annual Mango Festival in Florida. Source: http://www.fairchildgarden.org/index.cfm?section=tropicalfruitprogram&page=internationalmangofestival Curator’s...
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General Mango Information
Scientific name: Mangifera indica L. Family: Anacardiaceae Order: Sapindales Common names: Mango, Mangot, Manga, MangouEnglish:...
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Lancetilla Mango
Jan 17, 2009 20:57
I found this information from Pine Island Nursery. They have a great selection of trees and I am already eyeing a few different...
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Ice Cream Mango
Jan 17, 2009 20:52
I got this information from Top Tropics website (where i purchased my plants). ‘Ice Cream’ is far and away the...
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Carrie Mango
Jan 17, 2009 20:44
Here is some information about Carrie Mangos. I got the information from the website of the nursery where I purchased the...
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My Mango trees are HERE!
Jan 16, 2009 2:48
I ordered some mango trees from Top Tropics on Monday and they arrived today. They are in pretty good shape considering...
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Eichler renovation update, finally moved in!
Dec 10, 2008 10:02
Here is Tammy preparing Thanksgiving dinner which would become our first ever meal in our new home. The kitchen/family room...
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Eichler Electrical Main Panel Upgrade
Oct 17, 2008 12:59
We started out putting the new panel right next to the old one, but then realized that it would be very close to the gas...
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Eichler renovation update, Electricity, HVAC, Tile, and Paint
Oct 17, 2008 9:00
PG&E was nice enough to run a new cable from the power pole to our new 200amp service mast for free. The Fire Sprinklers...
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Eichler Residential Fire Sprinkler System
Sep 30, 2008 8:48
The pipe fitters showed up on Saturday and installed all of the fire sprinkler heads. They used fire-resistant CPVC pipe...
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Spray Foam Insulation in our Eichler walls
Sep 30, 2008 8:36
The spray-foam insulation went in this week. It is pretty amazing stuff – you can barely put a dent in it with a hammer....
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Eichler Renovation Pictures and Update
Sep 24, 2008 11:11
I plan to do some more comprehensive posts detailing each process later, but here is the quick and dirty: Electrical, plumbing,...
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Landscaping progress in our Eichler backyard
Aug 10, 2008 20:57
While we’re on hold waiting for building permits, we’re taking the opportunity to work on the yard. This weekend...
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Eichler floor plans in Autodesk Revit
Aug 1, 2008 11:34
We created a complete floor plan using AutoDesk software (Revit) for the building permits. It ended up taking 12 hours or...
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Eichler plumbing upgrade, our great plumber!
Aug 1, 2008 11:26
I can’t say enough good things about Anthony – besides doing a beautiful job on all of the copper plumbing so...
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Eichler wiring upgrade romex installation
Aug 1, 2008 11:15
My Dad and Uncle Dave came down from Oregon to do the wiring. They actually are very qualified as they’ve done lot’s...
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Eichler renovation / original wiring exposed
Aug 1, 2008 11:08
Here is how it looked once we finished all of the demo work. You can see some of the original wiring. It comes down through...
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Eichler before renovation pictures
Jul 23, 2008 11:55
Here are some ‘before’ pix for context. These were taken while the house was still staged with furniture by the...
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Eichler demo pictures, renovation begins
Jul 23, 2008 11:46
We started the demo on 7/19/08 and most of it was done after two days of hard work. We had 5 laborers who were amazing, and...
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Eichler home restoration project
Jul 14, 2008 9:58
We’re currently in escrow on this 1961 Eichler home. We plan to start the demo the day after we close. We’re...
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Gravity Watering
Jun 15, 2008 23:55
I created this gravity based bucket drip system to water my bonsai trees when I didn’t have access to a dedicated water...
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Inspirational Bonsai
May 5, 2008 23:55
Here are some photo’s of bonsai trees that I find inspirational – none of these are mine. A lot of these were...
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2008 San Francisco Bonsai Garden Show
Mar 20, 2008 23:59
2008 San Francisco Bonsai Garden Show I attended the 2008 San Francisco Garden Show at the Cow Palace in Daly City, CA 3/15/08....
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Chikugo-En Bonsai Nursery
Nov 25, 2007 23:59
(* note: this is not the official website for Chikugo-En Bonsai Nursery) Bonsai nursery located near Los Angeles, CA. This...
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House of Bonsai Nursery
Nov 25, 2007 23:57
(* note: this is not the official website for House of Bonsai Nursery) Bonsai nursery located in Los Angeles, CA. This is...
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Golden State Bonsai Federation Collection North
May 15, 2007 23:57
Golden State Bonsai Federation Collection North Located in Lakeside Park at Lake Merrit in Oakland, CA www.gsbf-bonsai.org This...
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Bonsai Art
Jan 22, 2006 14:35
Welcome to my humble world of bonsai art. This is mostly a place for me to keep photo journals of my bonsai tree projects,...
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