Indoor Watering

Water shut off for inside the house is the valve just above ground level to the left of the side door. Usually one and a half rotations clockwise for the open position. EPA on WaterSense residential toilets.

Outdoor Watering

EBMUD rebates main page. Well and Recycled Water Testing Lab testing with Tap Score. Guide to well water testing. Another well water testing guide. Testing reviews: QualityWaterLab, Best Reviews. Usage Using well water for irrigation: Rain Bird, Outdoor Happens blog, Flourishing Plants blog. Using recycled water in the garden. USDA recommendations. Irrigation EBMUD tips on…

Bay Area Weekend Trips

East Brother Light Station, B&B off of Point San Pablo Harbor. Cocktails, dinner, and breakfast included. Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA) starting at Ano Nuevo and continuing up PCH along the coast up to Salt Point State Park north of Santa Rosa and ending at Pont Arena Lighthouse. (The Lighthouse is west of Clear…

Fruit Trees

Sources Stark Brothers has columnar, dwarf, and semi-dwarf apple trees. Raintree Nursery, based in Washington State, has espaliered, multi-variety apple trees. They also have persimmon trees. Ploughshares Nursery, Alameda. Orchard Nursery, Lafayette. Apple Growing Varieties such as Fuji grow better with a cross pollinator planted within 100 feet. For Fuji apples, flowering crabapples work as…

Word Games

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Recipes to try

Toni Morrision’s Carrot Cake via Oaktown Spice. Golden Milk Pancakes via Oaktown Spice. Muffuletta. Olive Salad. Kohlrabi noodles. Corn chowder with Vadouvan via Oaktown Spice.