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Garlic scapes!!!
I did it! I am so happy and excited! I grew garlic so I could harvest these curly garlic scapes (蒜苔). Planted the garlic cloves on...
Barney Cheng
May 3, 20211 min read
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I'm getting ready to transplant my seedlings!
After 4 weeks of carefully growing the seeds and monitoring them under the grow lights, the seedlings are almost ready to be...
Barney Cheng
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Spring is in the air!
The Concord grape buds finally emerged! I've been waiting for them since January. Last year, they emerged right after the new year, but...
Barney Cheng
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Making good progress!
My tomato, pepper and cucumber seeds are growing nicely under the grow lights. I'm hoping to transplant them in a few weeks when the...
Barney Cheng
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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My latest toy!
It's still too cold out to sow my spring-summer seeds in my zone (Los Angeles). I'm aiming to transplant my seedlings on April 1. That...
Barney Cheng
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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How bittersweet!
My bitter melon has turned golden! Have you ever had golden bitter melons? I usually have them when they are green. It'll be interesting...
Barney Cheng
Nov 22, 20201 min read
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What's your favorite winter fruits/vegetables?
My midseason garden will finish around Halloween so I'm planning my fall garden which will start around that time and finish spring 2021...
Barney Cheng
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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It’s mulch day again!
Midseason mulching for all of my spring/summer plants!
Barney Cheng
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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Barney Cheng
Jun 23, 20201 min read
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Memorial Day Weekend harvest
Check out the gorgeous artichokes! I know what I’m having for dinner tonight!
Barney Cheng
May 25, 20201 min read
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Garlic shoots pasta
I love my Wattles Farm community! My neighbor gave me lots of garlic shoots. They’re delicious with pasta!
Barney Cheng
Apr 24, 20201 min read
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Spring harvest
Gardening is so therapeutic during the pandemic. It has been keeping me sane and healthy. Today I Harvest some Chinese broccoli. They are...
Barney Cheng
Apr 24, 20201 min read
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Mulch day!
Covered my spring vegetables with a layer of mulch. While filming out of town, I was so worried that my plants would die of thirst. The...
Barney Cheng
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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First harvest
Peas, leaves and tendrils! Delicious! Nothing tastes as sweet and rewarding as these delicious greens from my own garden! So fresh and...
Barney Cheng
Mar 1, 20201 min read
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Meeting my neighbors
I needed to be out of town for a few days to film an episode of television, so I went super early to my garden to water my seedlings and...
Barney Cheng
Feb 28, 20201 min read
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Golden passion fruits
I’m excited to transplant these delicate sprouts in my garden, after about two weeks of growing them indoors from seeds!
Barney Cheng
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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First signs of growth
My concord grape is showing signs of growth, its first buds are emerging! I guess spring is here!
Barney Cheng
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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Blueberry is waking up
After months of sleeping, my blueberry plant is showing signs of spring! This is my first time growing blueberries so I’m excited to see...
Barney Cheng
Jan 28, 20201 min read
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Do you know why...
we plant milkweed? So that we will have lots of monarch butterflies this spring! Did you know that monarch caterpillars feed exclusively...
Barney Cheng
Jan 22, 20201 min read
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It sprouted!
Guess what this is? It's too cold out so I started these seedlings indoors. I'm hoping to transplant them about a week or so in my garden...
Barney Cheng
Jan 20, 20201 min read
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