Monthly Archives: April 2011

Getting Technical

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Oceanic Garden Creature

Have you ever heard of uspest.org?   It is a free site used to forecast and model Pest and Plant Diseases.  Go to the “Quick Start” link, input your crops and zipcode and viola…a custom map is generated along with … Continue reading →

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The Jackson 5!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Oceanic Garden Creature

We love Jackson Chameleons. I think they love us too because lately, we seem to be finding them in our yard a few times a week. We usually “rescue” them for a few days to feed and admire them and … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Tomato: Container vs Ground Planting Experiment

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Oceanic Garden Creature

Update The ground planted Tomato is off to the races in comparison to the Smart Potted plant. I measured the ground planting at 22″ today. This comes with a caveat, it’s grown almost twice as large as the container plant … Continue reading →

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Garden Update – Roma and Jalapeno’s

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Oceanic Garden Creature

The Roma plant is starting to grow back. I left two tomatoes on the plant but it looks like they’re starting to get sick again. I’ve tried spraying Organicide twice this month but it doesn’t look like its helping. I … Continue reading →

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