Urban orchards

Nothing delights the seasoned or new gardener than the chance to pick tree ripened fruit in their yard. We have many choices including all the old traditional favorites as well as many sub tropicals than can grow here with a little extra care and…
The (cool season) tomatoes are here

What a truly strange Southern Californian winter we just had. Dry, hot and no rains worth talking about. I decided to take a chance and grew a cool season tomato very early (Feb 11th) and the experiment worked. I had a fine crop of…