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Blueberry Varieties For Southern California

Blueberry Varieties For Southern California

Today’s blogpost is gonna be short and sweet---because we're talking about some sweet homegrown blueberries of course! Blueberries are known to be somewhat elusive for us gardeners here in Southern California, but I have good news. After some trial and error, I've got...

Caring for Newly Planted Fruit Trees

Caring for Newly Planted Fruit Trees

Currently, we have a mix of trees in my garden---everything from seven year old trees to brand new bare roots we potted up this season. The other day I was thinning some of the fruit on our multi-graft peach tree and realized that I haven't talked much about young...

Time to Renovate & Amend The Strawberry Patch

Time to Renovate & Amend The Strawberry Patch

Growing in Southern California can be really weird, right? Advice like “wait until your asparagus dies back completely before pruning” can sound really simple---until we realize that many things don’t die back here in zone 10. Off the top of my head I’m remembering...

Fun Facts About Growing Pomegranates

Fun Facts About Growing Pomegranates

My first thought was to write an entire guide to growing pomegranates, but pomegranates need such little care and attention here in Southern California that this blogpost took a little different turn. True story: there’s a local trail here where pomegranates just grow...

Raspberry Primocanes and Floricanes

Raspberry Primocanes and Floricanes

You know that feeling of seeing some natural phenomenon you’ve only read about actually happening in front of your eyes? It’s pretty cool, right? Today’s post is a personal anecdote that demonstrates this very feeling, and it’s about growing raspberries in our...

Pros & Cons of Growing a Multi-Graft Fruit tree

Pros & Cons of Growing a Multi-Graft Fruit tree

It’s the beginning of June, and we have been harvesting enough peaches to enjoy chopped over cereal every morning for a few weeks. But guess what?! We also have some peaches that are still green and won’t ripen until mid-July. How is it possible that we will have...

Planting Asparagus Bare Roots in a Raised Bed

Planting Asparagus Bare Roots in a Raised Bed

Did you know that I have failed at growing asparagus once before? Honestly, I still get mad at myself because I was so darn close to homegrown asparagus. Technically, I did actually sample one spear and it was delicious! Today I’m going to share about planting...

Meet Randi

Urban gardening is my jam. I’m Randi, California girl who obsessively gardens to grow food and flowers around my urban home. Seasonal, simple living is what inspires me~ I hope it will inspire you too. Join me in crafting a life and home connected to the garden Read More>>>>

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