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Bill Bird
Sacramento, CA, United States
Born in the small town of Modesto in 1963, I am a native of the San Joaquin Valley who never left, and probably never will leave. I'm proud to work in the California State Senate, and have this strange desire to blog about my favorite hobby...
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      • The Life of a Potato Farmer
      • And So It Begins...
      • A Gift for Mother's Day
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      • Why We Garden
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      • It's SWARM Season!
      • Gardening Hits and Misses
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      • Heaven Is
      • Something Wickedly Good This Way Comes
      • Look Who's Coming to Dinner!
      • I am a Maine Coon Kitten -- Hear Me Mrr
    • ►  February (6)
      • And -- They're Off!!!
      • Wait! We Haven't Had Winter Yet!
      • What Day is it Sacramento?
      • The Trap
      • A Homer Simpson Moment
      • Zoned Out
    • ►  January (3)
      • A Dead Man's Party
      • A Frosty Cold One?
      • I Was Wrong, Alex
  • ▼  2011 (52)
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      • A U-Pick Paradise
      • Turn Out the Lights!!!!
      • Potato Baby Jesus?
      • Why is This Man Smiling?
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      • The BOMB!
      • We Wish You a Merry Citrus!
      • A Bite of a Vine-Ripened Tomato...
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      • A "Phenomenal" Pumpkin Year...
      • Sacramento's Most Eligible Bachelor is a Real PEAC...
      • Sumthin Scary in the Bird Back 40...
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      • Picking a Peck of Peppers!
      • Where Have I BEEN???
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      • Welcome to the Land of Corn and ... CORN!
      • A Tomato for Every Occasion
      • Harvest Season IS NOT a Celebration!
      • The Fruits of My Labor . . . Have Flavor!
      • What?! A Vacation?! Now?! Really?! But...
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      • But What Would Hank Say?
      • Stupice is as Stupice Does
      • The New Me
      • The Muse
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      • Heaven is...
      • Would You Like Fries With That?
      • Dream a Little Dream
      • All Hail the THORNLESS Boysenberry!
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      • Monsters in the Backyard
      • The Bag Man!
      • (D)ILLIN!
      • Confessions of a North Natomas Cherry Grower
      • Snip, Snip, Snip!!!
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Sacramento, CA -- Hardiness Zone 9

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  • The Blogging Nurseryman by Trey Pitsenberger
    The new IGC Marketplace - Want to join others who are changing the way business is done in horticulture? The new IGC Marketplace on Facebook is a closed group for vendors to share w...
    20 hours ago
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    Grilled Porcini - When life blesses you with porcini mushrooms so beautiful you could just weep over them, the right thing to do is serve them simply. In this case, grilled ...
    1 day ago
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    Our Son - May 12th: I turned 44. May 13th: Mother’s Day. May 14th: We discovered our son has a brain tumor. Doctors are 95% certain the tumor is benign, isolated, an...
    2 days ago
  • Maybelline's Garden
    Gotta Dance! - Thornless BoysenberriesIt's boysenberry time in the garden. I'm noting this to alert myself that as each Memorial Day nears, the boysenberries will be rea...
    4 days ago
  • Brown Thumb Mama
    Good golly, that's a lot of artichokes - Yes, it most certainly is! There are 25 fine looking 'chokes in that pile just waiting to be cleaned and munched. I had no idea how well they would do when...
    5 days ago
  • Geno's Garden
    Pin of the Day: Beautiful No-Mow Yards - It's Day 1 of "What-To-Grow-Instead-Of-A-Lawn" week here at Geno's. It's a hot trend, on many a homeowner's wish list, but it's not entirely easy (especially...
    1 week ago
  • roseville vegetable gardening
    Drip Goes Here in November. - The two native/low water areas I planted a year ago grew too fast this spring for me to get drip in there without breaking plants so it will have to wait u...
    2 weeks ago
  • Jenn's Gardening Spot
    ~What's Growing on in your garden~ - There are moments in one's life where you take small breaks from the extra's you add in to your life. I took a few months off from blogging to catch my be...
    2 weeks ago
  • Redwood Barn Nursery
    - Check out all the great posts at May's ! An informal project of garden writers, bloggers, and garden center owners.
    3 weeks ago
  • The Farmer Fred Rant
    Grow Your Own Popcorn! - As interest in healthy eating continues to grow, May is the time for backyard gardeners to make room for a family favorite that is also good for you: popco...
    3 weeks ago
  • Weeder's Garden
    - Well now. I haven't posted anything since March and everything has changed! I used to be able to select photos while in Picasa and then blog from there. Ca...
    3 weeks ago
  • The Lamm Farm
    Makin’ Lavender Babies - A few months ago, I did quite a bit of research in preparation for our first try at lavender propagation. Since then, we’ve been working on other projects...
    3 weeks ago
  • :: Garry's Garden Gnus ::
    and it starts now.... - early saturday morning saw me out in the garden, roto-tilling the beds. 2 bags of chicken poo per bed and 10 minutes with the mantis tiller and these bed...
    3 weeks ago
  • Read Between the Limes
    Lift Off! - Looks like we'll only have one Echium 'Tower of Jewels' blooming this year, but even one is worth it! The garden is a bit chaotic right now since I've spen...
    4 weeks ago
  • Daffodil Planter
    Daffodil Blogorama 2012 - Narcissus Nirvana is back with the *2012* *Daffodil Blogorama (*a round-up of blog posts about daffodils) and the annual meeting of the American Daffodil S...
    1 month ago
  • Inside Red Studio
    Exotic Succulent Collections - I love what these designers have done! Combining sculpture, organic elements and plants is a beautiful thing.
    1 month ago
  • Dirt Don't Hurt
    On Five - I've taken to just calling her "Five" because it makes her grin ear to ear.
    3 months ago
  • Through the Garden Gate
    Peas are Planted - Peas and radishes planted today. Almost a month earlier than last year! I hope I planted enough!
    4 months ago
  • Kitchen 55
    Best Hostess Gift Ever! - a href=http://kitchen-55.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/20111204-123346.jpgimg src=http://kitchen-55.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/20111204-123346.jpg al...
    5 months ago
  • Garden Bliss
    Backyard Worms, Chickens and Compost -
    7 months ago
  • The Vintage Vignette
    A Few New Pieces. -
    8 months ago
  • Input to the garden
    Video Tour - Garden Tour
    9 months ago
  • Blood, Sweat and Tomatoes
    Meno and the GIANTS - An update on "Meno", the angry looking fish. He was peacefully laid to rest along side his new pal. I took the "everything but the kitchen sink" approach t...
    1 year ago
  • Prudence Pennywise
    Take Five..or make it Ten. Who's counting? - I think I must need a break. I didn't know I needed one. I got busy and I took one, quite on accident. But it felt so liberating. I haven't blogged, or fac...
    1 year ago











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