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Growing Cherimoya Trees & Fruit
An easy to grow sub-tropical tree great for USDA zones 9 and up. Grow the tree for shade and a tasty fruit that's a cross between pineapple, strawberry & banana
My Wife’s Idea of Vegetable Gardening
My wife let a bean escape into the strawberry patch where it took root, grew up the side of the deck and on to our patio umbrella. Now we have beans hanging.
The Pumpkins Come Down from The Hanging Garden
I removed the last of the pumpkins from the hanging garden trellises yesterday. While overhead pumpkins looked interesting, I won't grow them this way again.
5 Reasons You Should “Leave the Leaves” and Be a Lazy Gardener This Fall
My best garden advice in fall? Do less. Don't rake the garden clean. Save time and money by being a Lazy Gardener and leave it be. Mother Nature will thank you.
The Lazy Gardener’s All Natural Bird Feeder
One of the upsides to my signature Lazy Gardener technique is the season means lots of herbs and flowers going to seed and becoming bird feeders.
Limelight Mexican Sage – Salvia Mexicana ‘Limelight’
A sun-loving, low-water sage that grows 7 feet or taller and blooms with 12-inch tall lime green calyxes and deep blue-violet flowers in late summer and autumn
Baby Praying Mantis
This morning I was taking out the recycling and spotted this bright green, red accented little mantis resting on a plastic trash can liner. #beneficialinstect
Summer 2025 – That’s a Wrap!
The last sunset of summer 2025 captured in a photo last night from my house. The sun's reflection off the Pacific Ocean gave us spectacular orange skies
How To Make Homemade Fermented Hot Sauce (Frank’s & Tabasco-Style)
Want to make your own Tabasco or Frank's-style hot sauce? This simple step-by-step recipe shows you how to ferment peppers for a tangy and flavorful hot sauce.
The 12 Best Vegetables for Your Zone 9 Fall Garden
Don't pack up your gardening gloves yet! USDA zone 9 is perfect for an autumn season of delicious, bountiful vegetables. Here are 12 varieties to plant now
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