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One Last Sunset of the Summer 2024
Autumn began at 5:43 AM PDTe on Sept 22, 2024, so the sunset the night before was the last sunset of the summer. Here it is as it slips into the Pacific
How to Grow a Brown Turkey Fig (Ficus carica)
When it comes to easy to grow, low maintenance fruit trees, it’s hard to beat the brown turkey fig. Perfect for home gardeners, here's what to know about them.
Batch 24 Hot Sauce Pepper Addition Number 3
Heat shocked the Cayenne peppers, so my third addition of hot peppers to Batch 24 of the fermented hot sauce will be mostly Hinkelhatz and Fish peppers
Last Night’s SpaceX Launch From My House
SpaceX launched a Starlink mission from Vandenberg just after sunset last night. Here's the view in the skies of Northern San Diego County a short time later.
Autumn is Finally in Sight, Time to Return to the Greenhouse
It's been a sad sight walking by the greenhouse for the past couple of months. Empty for the summer, the hot weather broke today so it's time to "re-green" it.
Garden Log: Valentine Is My Top Pick for Small Tomatoes
Looking for a small tomato for the home vegetable garden? Look no farther than Valentine. It's the perfect combo of flavor, productivity, and disease resistance
Sage’s Patented Beer Can Coyote Alarm
I had a problem with a coyote sneaking in at night to eat my poultry, so I came up with a simple alarm system using empty beer cans and a noise detector
Starting Batch 24 Slow Fermented Hot Sauce
Batch 24 of my slow fermented hot sauce began this week with 6 different hot peppers - Cayenne/Thai, Aleppo, Cayenne, Fish, and Hinkelhatz. Fingers crossed!
Garden Log: Buran Heirloom Sweet Pepper
Looking for a highly productive sweet pepper that's not California Wonder? Try Buran, a Polish heirloom pepper. I found them to be productive and easy to grow
A Golden Sunset in Mid-August
The sunset over the Pacific in the distance turning the light golden for a moment on a hot mid-August evening
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