http://joansbolton.wordpress.com On these pages, Joan provides practical advice on all aspects of designing, planting and caring for gardens throughout Santa Barbara, the Central Coast and the state of California. Visit her website at www.SantaBarbaraGardens.com. Fri, 10 May 2013 06:16:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/47d33815dbf70a8d2c6ecb4c83134317?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://joansbolton.wordpress.com http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-quarantine-imminent/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-quarantine-imminent/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:51:19 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2736 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-quarantine-imminent/feed/ 6 Joan S. Bolton ACP adult 001 300 dpi ACP adults 005 300 dpi ACP nymphs 001 Rogers HLB abnormal fruit 001 Rogers HLB leaf symptoms 002 Rogers http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/cool-season-vegetables/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/cool-season-vegetables/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:10:13 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2717 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/cool-season-vegetables/feed/ 3 Joan S. Bolton CompanionPlanting02 Photo credit: Joan S. Bolton Broccoli05 Lettuce21 http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/sow-winter-cover-crops-to-reinvigorate-your-soil/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/sow-winter-cover-crops-to-reinvigorate-your-soil/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:14:45 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2697 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/sow-winter-cover-crops-to-reinvigorate-your-soil/feed/ 2 Joan S. Bolton Photo credit: Bountiful Gardens Photo credit: Bountiful Gardens Photo credit: Bountiful Gardens Photo credit: Bountiful Gardens http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/attack-of-the-bagrada-bugs/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/attack-of-the-bagrada-bugs/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:31:12 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2683 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/attack-of-the-bagrada-bugs/feed/ 8 Joan S. Bolton Bagrada03sm BagradaBugsCropTom Bagrada04 Bagrada06 Bagrada01Tom copy Bagrada03 http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/beneficial-insects-the-good-fight/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/beneficial-insects-the-good-fight/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:48:17 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2665 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/beneficial-insects-the-good-fight/feed/ 3 Joan S. Bolton ConvergentLadyBeetles A green lacewing larva dines on whitefly nymphs. A tiny pirate bug, Oris insidiosus, feeds on whitefly nymphs. Close-up of Trichogramma wasps parasitizing insect eggs. Adult assassin bug, Zelus renardii, feeding on a Lygus bug, which disfigures strawberries. http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/first-tomatoes-of-the-season/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/first-tomatoes-of-the-season/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:26:30 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2654 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/first-tomatoes-of-the-season/feed/ 2 Joan S. Bolton TomatoSweet100s01 TomatoMysteryYellow01 http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/build-your-own-raised-vegetable-beds/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/build-your-own-raised-vegetable-beds/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:49:39 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2613 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/build-your-own-raised-vegetable-beds/feed/ 11 Joan S. Bolton Bolton0143 01 Photo credit: Joan S. BoltonAsparagus UC 157 RaisedBed02 Photo credit: Tom BoltonThis shows the last side piece in process. Carrots01 RaisedBed18 CompanionPlanting02 http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/look-for-my-garden-on-santa-barbara-city-tv/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/look-for-my-garden-on-santa-barbara-city-tv/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:53:55 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2629 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/look-for-my-garden-on-santa-barbara-city-tv/feed/ 4 Joan S. Bolton ARamosCityTV01sm ARamosCityTV02sm http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/10-nifty-shade-plants/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/10-nifty-shade-plants/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:56:37 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2588 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/10-nifty-shade-plants/feed/ 8 Joan S. Bolton Photo credit: Joan S. BoltonSpotted nettle(Lamium) AjugaCatlins01B Photo credit: Joan S. BoltonRex begonia Glechoma01B HelichrysumLSplash02B HeucheraKassandra01B HypoestesSplashRed03B ImpatiensNGuinea01B IpomoeaLight01B LamiumPlectran01B Photo credit: Joan S. BoltonKong Red coleus(Solenostemon 'Kong Red') ShadeBasket03B http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/great-annual-herbs/ http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/great-annual-herbs/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:39:42 +0000 Joan S. Bolton http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/?p=2559 ]]> http://joansbolton.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/great-annual-herbs/feed/ 6 Joan S. Bolton Photo credit: BurpeeSiam Queen basil(Ocimum basilicum 'Siam Queen') StrawberryPot11 Photo credit: Joan S. BoltonBorage(Borago officinalis) Photo credit: Joan S. Bolton Photo credit: Joan S. BoltonLemon thyme Seaver25