I have needed to trim my Ficus Trees in the backyard for a long time. Finally for Fathers Day on June 20, 2026 I was able to get to this with my children.

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These days I have more discretionary time to spend on my hobbies, which as you know, includes Gardening. Last year was just okay, with an overall good harvest, but I didn't spend as much time in the garden as I wished I had, and my planning was a bit off-the-cuff, so I have corrected that this year as we look towards my 2025 Garden.

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It is that time of year once again to start your seeds for your 2025 Spring and Summer garden. I continue to learn and I have decided to make quite a few changes this year. I am moving around where I grow different vegetables, will grow a few more of some, and less of others. Here are my plans.....

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Last year my Signature Planter was a bust! The petunias i grew were apparently a dwarf variety, so they did not get to the size and volume that i was looking for. This year I am doing my research and hopfully will get a fantastic display of colors once again.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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......

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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.

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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.

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Here is a cool video showing how to create a 'Bug Trap' to kill bugs without pesticides.

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I typically plant my 32 bell pepper plants and tomatoes on April 1st, but I am busy next weekend with Easter and it will be raining, so I will be planting them a week early this year.

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I loved how my Signature Planter looked last year. I planted pansies from seeds, added in a couple California poppies, and add a few months time and..... It was amazing! I loved it so much that I am going to try to recreate it this year......

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It is that time of the year again. Get your seeds started so that come March you will have some seedlings to plant to start your Spring and Summer Garden. It is so cold right now, it is hard to think about my summer garden - but now is the time to get things going....

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I keep buying more grow lights for my seed nursery in my garage. Here is my latest purchase.....

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Fall is upon us. I was able to get some fall seedlings in the ground at the end of september, and now I am in full swing.....

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Is it safe to treat your wood? Most people say NO-WAY. Here is what the science says.....

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Here is a timeline for growing Broccoli From Seed from sowing to harvest in 2023.

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Here is a timeline for growing Cauliflower From Seed. From sowing to harvest in 2023-2024.

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Here is what I am Sowing, Planting, and Harvesting in September 2023

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When we went to one of our weekend gettaways at the WordMark Indio, they had a great flowerbed of Petunias. I tried to copy what they did - here is how it worked out.....

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September is getting away from me. It is September 21st and I have not started my Fall Garden seeds. Here is what I am doing this year......

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It's that time again. Time to put your Tulips in the refridgerator to make sure you will have beautiful flowers this spring. I grew tulips for the first time last year and it was......

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So you want to start composting..... Here are some ideas for beginning your Composting Journey.....

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Here is the story of growing Bell Peppers in my Garden in 2023.....

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My garden in August is in Full Swing. This has been a strange year with a cool start, then high heat, but it is...

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It was Harvest Time at our house for our Bell Peppers. We picked 35 Green Bell Peppers and blanched them for later use. Here is how we did it....

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