SoCal Home Gardening

I forgot how much I enjoy putting in my Fall and Winter Garden. It was such a refreshing Sunday Afternoon, taking all my seedlings and a few seeds and getting them in the ground. I have a great plan this year that I am excited to share.

It’s that time of year again when we prepare for our fall and winter gardens. Starting your seeds indoors can give your plants a great head start, especially if you’re looking to grow cool-season vegetables like broccoli, kale, or spinach.

When July and August hit Southern California, the days warm up an the intensity of the sun peaks for the summer. This unfortunately comes with a price - Suncald, Heat Stress, Heat Damage, or Sunburn - whatever you call it this is important to take care of and can be done with a sun shade.

It was hot out, but my overgrown Callery Pear Tree still needed trimming. My kids were gracious enough to help me out - so kids - Thank You! Last time we trimmed this tree we broke a window, which still is only partially repaired. We fared much better this round.

Propagating Tomatoes Is Easy! I saw a beautiful tomato plant full of fruit and ripened early - so what did I do? I asked for a cutting. Pop it in water, wait a couple of weeks, and you have a tomato plant that will grow very quickly in your garden. Boy do I have plans for this one! This tomato is going to go in a pot either hanging in my gazebo or sitting on my wine barrel growing vertically. Maybe I need another cutting so I can do both! I guess I will have to propagate my propagation. Happy Gardening!

This is a lot later this year, but my first cucumber of the Spring Season is here just one day before Summer begins. My 'early cucumbers' died, so I was set back in getting these going, but now they are in Full Swing.

One way to resolve my rat or squirrel issue was to simply pick my avocados and put them in my refridgerator. Most of these were picked on May 21, 2024. As you can see we have thirteen reed avocados in my drawer here, and we have three more that our in our fruit-bowl in the ripening process......

I was doing a little looking back at my gardening pictures and I saw my first planting of two of my avocado trees in 2014, the Reed Avocado and the Hass Avocado which I have been enjoying the fruits this month.

The white powder or spots you are seeing on your zucchini leaves is most likely powdery mildew, a common fungal disease that affects zucchini and other cucurbit plants.

I have been asked over the years to show people my garden, so FINALLY I have created a channel for my videos that I am able to embed here on my website. I hate the sound of my voice, but maybe I will get used to it over time. We'll see......