Category Archives: Vegetables and Fruit

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Ordered fruit trees for this winter’s planting

Posted on 6. October 2009 by admin

Here in Southern California, we should plant fruit trees in January. That’s why I place my order in October: so that I don’t miss out on some of the best trees Bay Laurel Nursery has to offer. For example, last … Continue reading →

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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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April in August

Posted on 23. August 2009 by admin

Meet my new garden diva, April. She helps on Saturday mornings while her son Connor keeps my daughter occupied. Mother of two boys, producer and writer of cable programming, she seems like the kind of no-nonsense person who can do … Continue reading →

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Weird weather

Posted on 19. August 2009 by admin

It’s August and we’re still having 66 degree weather in the morning? Does that make sense? I’m still planting new seeds for hot weather crops, because I have a strong feeling that we’re headed for hot weather all the way … Continue reading →

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New pricing for veggies!

Posted on 23. July 2009 by admin

Check out my new pricing structure on my website. I’m doing things a little more informally, as if formal were ever my style!

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Garden of dreams

Posted on 8. July 2009 by admin

“Build it and they will come,” Phil Alden Robinson wrote in his movie “Field of Dreams”. That’s what I feel has happened in my garden, especially when Matt popped up from behind my fence and said “Wow, cool,” in his … Continue reading →

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Peach tree pictures

Posted on 24. June 2009 by admin

My Mid-Pride peach tree looks so cool with the huge heavy peaches hanging on its limbs, I had to take a bunch of pictures, which you will find on the Photos section of my webpage at the end. Here’s one … Continue reading →

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