Gardening columnist Joshua Siskin explores a wildly successful garden.
Ed Friendly has a thriving food garden in his Sherman Oaks backyard. It’s a study in what can be done in a small space since he only has around 1,000 square feet in which to grow his crops.
When Friendly first moved into his house, he decided to plant a shade tree in his backyard. He sought a tree that would grow quickly and decided on the Chinese flame tree . Eighteen years ago, while the tree was still small, Friendly placed an artichoke plant next to it. That single specimen has since grown into several plants that are currently displaying a substantial crop of artichokes ready to be picked.
11950 Lopez Canyon Rd. in Sylmar. If you know of any other sites where free compost or mulch is available, please inform me of them so I can pass along their locations to readers of this column. Most deciduous fruit trees require more hours of winter chill – when temperatures register 45 degrees or less – in order to flower in the spring and produce a crop. However, there are select varieties that do not require significant chill and those are the ones we can grow in Southern California.
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