Hello there!

[TheElephantsCafe]

How is everyone? Obviously I'm new here, I've never been part of a gardening forum but I've been gardening with my mom ever since I could figure out how to get a good grasp on a trowel (though that probably means I was just a baby flinging dirt around).
I live in California, about 45 minutes from San Francisco, so right now things are pretty... dead, because of the drought, and it's not really in our budget to buy drought resistant plants, but I'm looking forward to the coming winter and hoping for lots of rain. I love being to able to grow our own fruits and vegetables and especially herbs since we cook a lot and it's very convenient (and cheap!). By no means do I know every single thing about gardening, so I look forward to finding new tips and tricks here!

 

[Pat]

Hi, welcome to the forum. You say you are 45 minutes outside of San Fran, are you north or south? I used to live in San Jose, it is great to be able to grow your own food in a climate like California, drought is a big problem during the summer I know. Santa Clara County was great for gardeners, now I live on the East Coast, big difference. When I live on the west coast winter did not start until January and winter on the west coast is all rain, sheets and sheets of rain for days, that I don't miss.

 

[Trellum]

Hi there! Welcome to the forum Sorry to hear you guys are going thru that, we went thru that too as well not so long ago, but fortunately that's in the past, hopefully it will be in the past for you guys as well soon! Meanwhile enjoy your visit here and try to learn as much as you can; we all have something new to learn!