Grapes are among the oldest cultivated plants in human history. Farming dates back over 8,000 years to the regions around modern-day Armenia and Georgia. Cultivation boomed when humans discovered the fermentation process (surprise, surprise!). Ancient Egyptians,...
Gardening in Southern California is a year-round endeavor, with no forced off-season like winter in Milwaukee. Still, knowing what to plant and when can make the difference between a bountiful garden and one that produces little or nothing. This guide outlines a...
Back in the day, Southern California was a massive orange grove punctuated by an occasional movie studio. The region’s soil, temperature, and sunshine were a citrus grower’s dream. Grateful Californians named a city and later an entire county after the...
Imagine a canopy of lush foliage and cascading purple blooms that shelter you from the summer sun and envelop you with their soft perfume. Those fragrant flowers hang from a fast-growing wisteria vine, a hardy plant that can live for over 50 years with proper care. It...
There are coffee drinkers and coffee lovers. Voltaire fell into the latter category, guzzling up to 70 cups per day (and living into his 80s). Beethoven hand-counted precisely 60 beans per cup. Once he perfected the formula, he never strayed. Voltaire and Beethoven...
