Gardening with George – Episode 4 – Essential Tools to Grow and Maintain your Garden

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What are the essential tools of gardening that you need to get started? Probably a lot less than you think. Please see our latest episode and let’s get growing! Greystone Gardening with George | Episode 4 from Beverly Hills Television

Grdening with George – Episode 3 – What to Grow and When to Grow it

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Here in Southern California, we have two main growing seasons, the fall/winter and the spring/summer. It is important to grow cool-weather crops in the fall and warm-weather crops in the spring. Growing your plants out of season can cause your plants to be stressed, which then becomes an invitation for pests and disease. Please click […]

Gardening with George – Episode 2 – What to Grow In

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Please see the new episode of Greystone Gardening with George – Episode 2 – What to Grow In. In Episode 1 we discussed location and the importance of southern exposure. In Episode 2 we lay out the different options of what to grow our plants in- containers, raised beds, or directly in the ground. If […]

Grow a Backyard Vegetable Garden – Lesson 1 – Location

Beverly Hills Television has premiered my first video in an ongoing series. Follow along as we go through all the necessary steps on how to grow fruits and vegetables in your own backyard, or on a balcony or patio. Here in Southern California, we are blessed with sunshine nearly every day and we have mild […]

Choosing Desirable Traits When Saving Seeds

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Those who save seeds are automatically considered plant breeders. A seed saver will choose desirable traits to pass along to future generations. These would include taste, size, yield, disease resistance, etc. This act of selection is what makes one a breeder. What is Plant Breeding From National Association of Plant Breeders General Definition Plant breeding […]

Persimmon Sauce Recipe

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Persimmons are currently in season here in Southern California. Having never been a big fan I tried to concoct a recipe I would like. This is what I came up with. Ingredients 3 ripe persimmons 3 garlic cloves 4 tsp Bragg’s Liquid Amino (a soy sauce substitute) a dash of sesame oil 1 minced jalapeno […]