Month: February 2018

Feb - 15
2018

The best way to Plant Pak Choy

A cool-season vegetable in the cabbage family, pak choy (Brassica rapa var. chinensis) functions a gentle taste ideal for stir-fries. Pak choy grows in Sunset’s Environment Zones a 1 through 3b and 4 through 2-4. Pak prefers developing in moderate…

Feb - 12
2018

Birdhouse Gourd Plant Care

Commonly described as “birdhouse gourds,” Lagenaria siceraria functions big bulblike bases and extended bottle-like necks. Hollow on the within, the gourds make a perching place that is best for small-scale birds like chickadees and swallows. Planting gourds in your yard…

Feb - 06
2018

Composting Assists the Environment

In 2009, the Town of San Francisco launched the “Obligatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance,” which needed all San Franciscans to to split up their trash into recyclables, compostables and landfill trash. The town decided that 36% of the trash was…