Monthly Archives: September 2009

Peach tree pruning

Posted on 15. September 2009 by admin

I performed the summer pruning on my peach and nectarine trees. It took all of 45 minutes for 5 trees. Not bad. If anyone wants a quick primer, let me know and I’ll post it on this blog.

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Rare fruit trees

Posted on 15. September 2009 by admin

I planted three of the four trees today. I decided not to plant the Java Plum “Duhat” based on a review at http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/57324/ that said the tree is a big problem, and the fruit’s not that great. Decide for yourself, … Continue reading →

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Branching out; new fruit trees!

Posted on 14. September 2009 by admin

San Pedro hosted a Philippine Festival today, and I found a vendor with rare fruit trees named Monalisa’s, which you can find by calling 626-367-3581. I bought four new trees (see pictures below), two heirloom tomatoes (“Rosso Bruno” and “Red … Continue reading →

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Why I still have tomatoes

Posted on 12. September 2009 by admin

I’ve talked to quite a few people about tomatoes: how their plants are spent already, and what should be the height of the season hasn’t panned out. I’m certain that all the seasons have shifted later, so that summer didn’t … Continue reading →

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