Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Alameda
Alameda Sun, Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Holly Johnson Tomatoes are nearly everyone’s favorite food to grow for themselves. Here ...
Why Pruning Fruit Trees is Essential and Some Tips on How to Do It
Alameda Sun, Friday, September 16, 2022 by Holly Johnson Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) held their August educational program on site ...
Waste Not Want Not: New Recycling Rules Address Climate Change and Food Insecurity
Alameda Sun – Thursday, December 8, 2022 by Holly Johnson When Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), which requires homes and ...
Help Wipe Out Citrus Disease
Alameda Sun, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 by Linda Carloni, Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda’s front and back yards contain many citrus ...
School Gardens Bridge the Gap Between School and Community
Alameda Sun – Wednesday, November 23, 2022 by Kristen Smeal, Co-President of Alameda Backyard Growers During World War I, school ...
Aphids in Summer
Alameda Sun, Thursday, August 11, 2022 by Linda Carloni, Alameda Backyard Growers It’s a lovely warm summer day. The kale ...
Getting Gleaning Going in Neighboring Communities
Alameda Sun – Thursday, July 14, 2022 by Jillian Saxty, Co-President of Alameda Backyard Growers Community organizations in other cities ...
Guerilla Gardening with Neighbors
Alameda Sun, Thursday, May 12, 2022 by Ann Naffziger, Alameda Backyard Growers About 10 years ago, my next-door neighbor and ...
Gardening Buddies
Alameda Sun – Thursday, April 14, 2022 by MaryClaire James My buddy Meg harvesting sugar snap peas. There was a ...
A Farmer in the Making
Alameda Sun – Thursday, March 10, 2022 Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) invited a youth at Farm2Market to share their perspective ...
Compost Happens and It Matters
Alameda Sun – Tuesday, February 8, 2022 by Alison Limoges, Board member of Alameda Backyard Growers and Master Gardener As ...
Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees — January is the Time!
Alameda Sun – Thursday, January 13 2022 by Linda Carloni, Board member of Alameda Backyard Growers and Master Gardener Sonoma ...
Wreath Making – Fun All Year Round
Alameda Sun – December 9, 2021 by Alison Limoges, Board member of Alameda Backyard Growers, Master Gardener There are many ...
ABG Celebrates Ten Years of Service to Alameda with Beer, Keeps Growing
Alameda Sun – Thursday, October 14, 2021 by Ron Limoges, President of the ABG Board of Directors Happy Autumn!! Alameda ...
Healing Gardens Offer Solace
Alameda Sun – Wednesday, September 8, 2021 by Kristen Smeal, Board member of Alameda Backyard Growers, Master Gardener and Garden ...
Don’t Wash Away Beneficial Insects
Alameda Sun – Wednesday, August 11, 2021 by Alison Limoges, Board member of Alameda Backyard Growers and Master Gardener When ...
Creating a Sustainable Ecosystem in Your Garden
Alameda Sun – Wednesday, June 9, 2021 by Birgitt Evans, Board member of Alameda Backyard Growers and Master Gardener Photo: ...
Sensory Gardens Heighten Engagement with Nature
Alameda Sun – Wednesday, May 12, 2021 by Kristen Smeal, Board member of Alameda Backyard Growers, Master Gardener and Garden ...
Gardening to Benefit Birds
Part One Alameda Sun – Thursday, April 8, 2021 by Linda Carloni, ABG Board member and Master Gardener Anna’s hummingbird ...
Growing Food from Food
Alameda Sun – Wednesday, March 10, 2021 by Holly Johnson, ABG Board member In addition to growing vegetables from seeds ...
Two More Seed Libraries Grace the Island City
Alameda Sun – Tuesday, March 2, 2021 by Kristen Smeal, ABG Board member The homeowner and Girl Scouts of Troop ...
Choosing Tomato Varieties to Plant in Alameda
Alameda Sun, Thursday, February 11, 2021 by Marla Koss, ABG Board member As 2020 marked a resurgence in gardening, let ...
Attracting Butterflies to the Urban Garden
Alameda Sun, Thursday, January 14, 2021 by Birgitt Evans, ABG Board member and Master Gardener Butterflies are attracted to red, ...
For Great Tomatoes Lay Groundwork Now
Alameda Sun, Thursday, December 10, 2020 by Marla Koss, ABG Board member When the first day of winter is not ...
Project Pick Aids Food Bank Despite Pandemic
Alameda Sun, Thursday, November 12, 2020 by Jillian Saxty, ABG Board member Like every other community organization in Alameda, Alameda ...
Don’t Waste Leaves This Fall
Alameda Sun, Thursday, October 8, 2020 by Alison Limoges, ABG Board member and Master Gardener It’s officially autumn now and ...
Harvests Past and Present
Alameda Sun, Thursday, September 10, 2020 by Dena Andersen Photo: Dena Anderson. Gardeners can create their own shelter-in-place memories using ...
Free Seed Library Comes to the Island City
Alameda Sun, Thursday, August 13, 2020 by Birgitt Evans Locals can make use of the seeds at the Alameda Backyard ...
Companion Planting – Good Neighbors/Bad Neighbors
Alameda Sun, Thursday, July 9, 2020 by Kristen Smeal Photo by Kristen Smeal Companion plants thrive in St. Philip Neri ...
Save Water With an Irrigation System
Alameda Sun, Thursday, June 11, 2020 by Birgitt Evans As if there isn’t enough to worry about in 2020, the ...
Thin Excess Fruit Now to Improve This Year’s Crop
Alameda Sun, Thursday, May 14, 2020 by Marla Koss In a time of food insecurity, what could be more inviting ...
Beginner’s Guide to Planting Victory Gardens
Alameda Sun, Thursday, April 9, 2020 by Birgitt Evans Newly planted vegetable gardens, like the one above, have sprouted up ...
School Gardens Help Cultivate the Next Generation of Gardeners
Alameda Sun, Thursday, March 12, 2020 by Kristen Smeal Credit Joy Goldin – Students in St. Philip Neri Catholic School’s ...
Alameda’s Secret Growing Season
Alameda Sun, Thursday, February 13, 2020 by Dena Andersen Cabbage is one of many brassicas that can be grown during ...
Fight Climate Change, Focus on What’s Beneath
Alameda Sun, Thursday, January 9, 2020 by Marla Koss Communities all over the world have love and pride for where ...
‘Tis the Season for Oak Root Fungus to Strike
Alameda Sun, Friday, December 20, 2019 by Marla Koss A telltale sign of oak root fungus is a cluster of ...
Pesticide-Free Plants Best for Pollinator Gardens
Alameda Sun, Thursday, October 10, 2019 by Birgitt Evans Butterflies are attracted to red, orange, yellow and purple flowers, but ...
Summer Garden Wrap Up
Pulling Together a 2019 Summer Garden Wrap-Up When we went hunting for input from local gardeners for this article (September ...
Keep Bounty Coming in the Fall
Photo: Lori Eanes Birgitt Evans demonstrates the delicate work of transplanting fall crops from the six packs where they germinate ...
Helping Monarchs in Alameda
Butterflies are attracted to red, orange, yellow and purple flowers, but they need more than just plants to survive. All ...
Community Gardens Help Grow Communities
Alameda Sun, Thursday, June 13, 2019 by Holly Johnson Should developers be required to provide space and other necessities for ...
Tips on Succession planting and Interplanting
Snow peas are about to bloom, but keep in mind, Alameda’s growing season is all year long. Alameda Sun, Thursday, ...
Compost Essential to Healthy Soil
by Margie Siegal, Alameda Backyard Growers Originally published in the Alameda Sun, April 11, 2019 Many people don’t think too ...
Protect the Environment – Pass on Artificial Turf
by Birgitt Evans President of Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun, February 14, 2019 Artificial lawns — usually installed to save ...
Why Urban Trees are Important
Linda Carloni of Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun, Thursday, January 10, 2019 Majestic stands of Live Oak trees once thrived ...
The Dreaded Peach Leaf Curl Disease: How to Prevent it in Alameda
by Holly Johnson, Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun, Thursday, November 8, 2018 While several varieties of peach trees can do ...
How to Build Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Tiny Garden Spaces
by Mary Sotelo, Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun – Thursday, October 11, 2018 Butterflies are attracted to red, orange, yellow ...
Tips to Create Gardens That Will Benefit Bees
by Alison Limoges Alameda Sun – Thursday, September 13, 2018 According to “The Super Bowl of Beekeeping” an article by ...
On a Mission to Reduce Food Waste
by Linda Carloni, Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun, Thursday, August 9, 2018 Summer is an especially wonderful time to enjoy ...
Powdery Mildew – Bane of Alameda Food Growers
by Linda Carloni, Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun, Thursday, June 14, 2018 Powdery mildew may well win the race for ...
Gardening on Balconies or Small Spaces
by Alison Limoges, Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun, Thursday, May 10, 2018 Photo: Alison Limoges The lack of a backyard ...
Fruit Trees 101, Part Three: Spring Tasks
by Marla Koss, Alameda Backyard Growers Board Member Alameda Sun, Thursday, April 12, 2018 Unculled peach branch. As Alameda’s deciduous ...
Fruit Trees 101: Part 2, Midwinter Chores
by Marla Koss, Alameda Backyard Growers Published in the Alameda Sun – Thursday, February 8, 2018 Here comes Valentine’s Day, ...
Fruit Trees 101, Part 1: Which Tree to Plant and Where
by Marla Koss of Alameda Backyard Growers Thursday, January 11, 2018 The Blenheim Apricot will do well in Alameda if ...
Five Things Vegetable Gardens Need in November
Photos by Birgitt Evans ‘Tis the season to plant brassicas, including cauliflower. by Brigitt Evans, Alameda Backyard Growers Alameda Sun, ...
Cover Crops to Prepare Next Summer’s Garden
by Linda Carloni, Alameda Backyard Growers October 12, 2017 Fall has arrived, and the end of our warm-season vegetable gardens ...
Asian Citris Phyllids – Inspect Your Citrus Trees Now!
The Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing (HLB) disease are new and frightening citrus pests. The psyllid is a tiny mottled ...