Monthly Archives: May 2016

Sow There! Thanks for the garden memories, Facebook 5-19-2016

Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 by Heather Hacking

Wild viola spreads into empty areas when they get a little rain in the winter. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking POSTED: 05/19/16 I have a selective memory. If I select to remember something, I have several options. I … Continue reading →

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Its easy to forget that privet is evil an invasive 1-28-16

Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 by Heather Hacking

Privet … Photo courtesy of University of California By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record If you live long enough, you might end up taking back some strongly stated opinions. You may eat crow, swallow those words and see pigs fly. I … Continue reading →

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Rain is a good reminder of how tired we are of drought gardening 1-21-16

Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 by Heather Hacking

A old wheelbarrow planted for drought. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record This drought has been tough for garden columnists. I’m sure I’m not alone. Other writers in California, Nevada and parts of Oregon must also be … Continue reading →

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Timely tips on growing tomatoes 4-14-2016

Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 by Heather Hacking

Celebrity tomatoes from last September. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record The older I get the more I’m convinced that almost no one cares that I have become wise. If I’m going to look the part — … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers come and go quickly 3-31-2016

Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 by Heather Hacking

Poppies don’t always know their place and sometimes grow in places where they are most needed.Heather Hacking-Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record The past two weeks have been rough for my family after my mother’s boyfriend died. There’s never a … Continue reading →

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2-25-2-16 How to build a backyard bee hotel

Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 by Heather Hacking

People built bee hotels Wednesday at the first in a series of gardening workshops put on by the Chico State Organic Vegetable Project at the Chico State University Farm Greenhouse Classroom.Emily Bertolino — Enterprise-Record POSTED: 02/25/16, 11:24 AM PST | … Continue reading →

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Weeds are overdue for whacking, 3-19-15

Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 by Heather Hacking

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 03/19/15, 6:24 PM PDT | 0 COMMENTS Three-cornered leek, pretty now, eyesore later. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record Yes, I have a “Most Dreaded” weed list, and right now most of those weeds are in … Continue reading →

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