Author Archives: Heather Hacking

Baby Tuscan kale sprouts are performing just as expected. These were planted about three weeks ago.Heather Hacking—Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 10/15/15, 11:31 AM PDT | UPDATED: 3 WEEKS, 4 DAYS AGO Peter Dinklage, of Game of Thrones, … Continue reading →

When iris rhizomes get too crowded, the things that look like carrots on top of the soil will touch each other, or even overlap. Heather Hacking – Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record Am I a thief, or a garden hero, a … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record 08/20/15 Big, bright, beautiful bulbs, on sale at a big-box store near you.Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record If the temperatures did not hover in the high 90s most afternoon, you could easily guess it was already … Continue reading →

These critters look soft and pettable. Yet, cabbageworms are hungry. Heather Hacking—Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record This picture has not been doctored, nor were any of the cabbageworms moved for the photos. Can you spot four? Heather Hacking—Enterprise-Record My … Continue reading →

Claude Geffray, the local king of cacti, holds open house events several times a year. The next one will be Nov. 6-7. This picture was taken in July 2014. Heather Hacking-Enterprise-Record By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 10/29/15 Geffray’s Gardens … Continue reading →

 By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 07/30/15 I’ve become a bit sneaky about feeding the kitty. My beau is adamant that dry food will adequately provide sustenance to the Feline Unit. If the cat wants meat she can go catch … Continue reading →

  By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record POSTED: 09/03/15 Tomato hornworm pupae looks somewhat leathery. They don’t move, but stay submerged under the soil until its time for the sphinx moth to emerge.Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record We’re still saving water in … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record Recently a very nice woman asked my advice on growing paperwhites. I hate it when I pretend like I know what I’m talking about and get caught. With an heir of certainty, I said she … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record We’re seeing air ferns again, including these that are being sold as “hair ferns” at Magnolia Gift and Garden.Contributed Photo We sometimes use the term “garden art” as a euphemism for the collection of ceramic critters. … Continue reading →