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West Coast Gardener: We Don’t Live on the Prairies – Choosing the Right Soil

– by Stephan Cranz, Peninsula Landscape Supplies – Living on an island has lots of benefits as well as some draw backs. One draw back of living on a rock is that we have to create our own soils. Soils on the Peninsula are usually low in Nitrogen, slightly high in Phosphorus, below average in Potassium, slightly

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Recipes for the Garden

– by Carolyn Herriot – This month I am going to switch things around with some proven recipes for the garden that either improve growth and blooming, or help control pesky problems, naturally and inexpensively. Spectacular Rose Recipe Before blooming: 1 cup alfalfa pellets 1/4 cup rock phosphate 2 Tbsp magnesium sulphate (Epsom salts) Mix

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