Peninsula Potagers

03/18/2023

Finally a couple of days of sunny weather. Landscaping (Clematis “Starry night” vine, and Matilija poppy bush in front of the vine then 2 blueberry bushes) around the green house to help cool it in summer.

01/06/2022

JANUARY~~~~~This month’s checklist
Top dress plants with a mulch mix. Start in flats Mid-month of cool-season crops; Arugula, Bok Choi, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohirabi, Leeks, Lettuce and Mustard. Start artichokes, asparagus, rhubarb.
Protect tender plants against frost (9b projected last frost is February 2).
With care you can transplant~
Chard, Rutabagas, Lettuce (leaf) & Spinach

So, what do you want to learn to grow? Let me hear from you about how you want to begin the New Year growing and harvesting your own healthy salads and vegetables from your garden. Peninsula Potagers knows anyone can grow a garden. Sometimes we just need a little coaching.

“We can create our potager as part of our home – a connection between the indoor kitchen and outdoor garden, where we daily enjoy the beauty and bounty of the visual, sensual, edible delights.”   -Jennifer R. Bartley Allow Peninsula Potagers skilled team of garden experts to assist you in cr...

01/04/2022

Most of the peninsula is planting zone 9b, a Mediterranean climate. Did you know we can use hoops and row tunnels to grow many things all year?

“We can create our potager as part of our home – a connection between the indoor kitchen and outdoor garden, where we daily enjoy the beauty and bounty of the visual, sensual, edible delights.”   -Jennifer R. Bartley Allow Peninsula Potagers skilled team of garden experts to assist you in cr...

01/03/2022

January
~~~ Happy New Year 2022 ~~~
Peninsula Potagers

Your “New Year” of home grown is on its way! Seed catalogs and orders of seed packets are arriving. If you are like me, you have been planning and drawing the placement of this year’s veggie garden for months. Or maybe it’s been a dream and this is the year the dream of starting a veggie garden comes to life!

Most of the peninsula is planting zone 9b, a Mediterranean climate. Did you know we can use hoops and row tunnels to grow many things all year? Now is also the time to start your 2022 Garden Journal. Write down everything related to what you have done and what you will do in the garden; prepping, seed ordering, seed starting, adding amendments, what worked, what did not, what you want to do different, what you want to learn, and what was amazing!

Planning a kitchen garden includes several elements like selecting the perfect spot in your yard, choosing a raised bed design that blends with your home and creates an outdoor room you enjoy being in. Take time before you plant to make a list of foods you enjoy eating and cooking. Grow vegetables you know and over time experiment with growing new varieties. Start with a great soil recipe.
If you are feeling overwhelmed this year or stuck with your garden planning Peninsula Potagers can help you. As an experienced Garden Coach, I can help you plan where to locate your garden, what soil recipe to use, share various garden bed design styles to suit your needs and assist you with choosing plants and planting at the perfect times.
I provide a wide range of home gardening services including my passion of Coaching others to be successful gardeners.

This month’s checklist
Top dress plants with a mulch mix. Start in flats Mid-month of cool-season crops; Arugula, Bok Choi, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohirabi, Leeks, Lettuce and Mustard. Start artichokes, asparagus, rhubarb.
Protect tender plants against frost (9b projected last frost is February 2).
With care you can transplant~
Chard, Rutabagas, Lettuce (leaf) & Spinach

So, what do you want to learn to grow? Let me hear from you about how you want to begin the New Year growing and harvesting your own healthy salads and vegetables from your garden. Peninsula Potagers knows anyone can grow a garden. Sometimes we just need a little coaching.

08/04/2021

Enjoy dining daily "Garden to Table." There is nothing more grounding and relaxing than tending one's own garden. Whether you dream of a large or small garden, herbs for cooking, a seasonal kitchen garden, or a full vegetable garden, together we can begin to sprout and grow your dream garden. Anybody can grow a garden. Sometimes we just need a little coaching. Let Peninsula Potagers help solve your "I don't know how" problem. We provide garden consultations, designs, installs, coaching and maintenance for your dream kitchen garden.

02/04/2021

What an incredible place we live called, the "Peninsula!" (9-10b) Made up of 9 different counties, from San Francisco (north) to Sunnyvale (south) and Halfmoon Bay (west) to Alameda (east) the Peninsula is known for its many microclimates. With each impressive microclimate comes special qualities of sunlight, fog, wind, rain, heat, cold, varying day to day, summer and winter, spring and fall. Those variant qualities can make gardening difficult. So, why do we have so many different climates? It all comes down to our location near water. It is found to the north, west and east. Plus, we have mountains and valleys that push away or trap the heat and/or swirl wind and fog.
These qualities all add to the beauty of nature and enhance our enjoyment of the outdoors. It also gives us a growing season of 303 days! So, let's get busy gardening!
Hard to believe only a month and a half more till spring.
FEBRUARY------Have you been dreaming about planting yet?
With our frost days almost behind us we can begin many gardening related tasks.
* Plan your garden. It's good to even draw it out.
* Purchase seeds if you haven't already.
* Clean up old plants, leaves or any debris from your containers or beds.
* Amend your soil.
*Indoors start seeds such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, leeks, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, and lettuce.
* Plant directly potatoes, rhubarb, onions, garlic, and asparagus.
* Direct sow seeds of beets, carrots, scallions, spinach.
* Or call the nursery to see what seedlings are available now.
* Prune lavender back along with roses, ornamental grasses and trees.
* Divide perennials like daylilies, iris', and yarrow.

Everyone can grow a garden. Sometimes we just need a little coaching. As a Garden Coach and Founder of Peninsula Potagers I can help you on your garden journey.

"A Healthy Outside Starts From the Inside." -Robert Urich