Wednesday, March 5, 2014

The Chore Station

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I work with greenhouses.  I need a greenhouse at home like a fish needs a bicycle. A greenhouse at home is just a place for chores to acc...
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Friday, August 2, 2013

The Next New Thing and this years Pack Trials

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Golden State Bulb Growers’ participation in the California Pack Trials is long past.    All the begonias for next season's harvest a...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Begonias in Our Garden

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                                                  By Laura Crum             Since Andy has been too busy to post here, I thought I...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Seeds

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Seed Season, “Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson We’re...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Tuberous Begonias, Color Photos by Ansel Adams

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“The Mockingbird Flower” September 19, 1950 Life Magazine.  The text reads: U.S BREEDERS GLAMORIZE ONCE HOMELY BEGONIA When...
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Degrees of Good

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Or: Up from industry.. to what? “The best is the enemy of the good.” Voltaire What Voltaire meant by this famous quote is that we o...
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Monday, December 24, 2012

The Green Monster and a 5 foot Horizontal Blue Flame

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Or Here We Go Again! It’s tough this time of year. I never liked winter, that’s why I moved to California forty years ago, but there’...
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