Working guides
The Guides.
Four working guides — field diagnosis, regional California natives, tool tests, and urban growing. Procedural and editorial, written for the bench and the people who grow there.
Diagnostic procedures
The Field Manual
Mug-shot cards for the pests, damage, and disease you'll diagnose at the bench. Each dossier self-contained: ID, lifecycle, prevention, treatment, when to escalate.
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Regional plant lore
California Natives
Bay Area-first native plant pillar. Hybrid voice — editorial plant lore plus practical sourcing and timing guidance for ethical native gardening.
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Tool tests
The Workshop
America's Test Kitchen methodology applied to gardening tools. Four to eight weeks of real use per product category. Ranked Winner / Best Buy / Also Recommended.
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Urban growing
The Window Box
Urban growing in apartments, balconies, kitchens, and small spaces. Practical entries on container vegetables, herbs in small footprints, and balcony microclimates.
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