by Greg Alder | Apr 4, 2026 | March, Misc, Weather |
One day it got up to 101 degrees in our yard, and on another day we played at the beach and got sunburned and the ocean water felt like summer — in March. It was hot, but how unusual was that for March? And how did plants in the food garden respond? HOT...
by Greg Alder | Jul 19, 2025 | Fruit |
Among the first words out of my two year-old son’s mouth every morning was, “Can I have a banana?” He would have eaten five a day if allowed. So I was hearing the call to grow more in our yard. Here in Southern California? Can you really grow bananas? Climate for...
by Greg Alder | Jun 20, 2025 | June, Months |
June is the lush month. June is the jungle month, particularly toward the end. The days are at their longest and they are warm, so the garden begins to look verdant and tangled in a most wonderful way. Melon vines overtake your walking paths. Corn stalks tower...
by Greg Alder | Jan 1, 2025 | January, Months |
Here it is: our deep winter. In January, we might see frost on our lettuce, and we can enjoy a fire in the fireplace. Appreciate it before it’s warm again for the rest of the year. Have your deciduous fruit trees lost all of their leaves? Enjoy that look while...
by Greg Alder | Dec 27, 2024 | Weather |
Each evening I record weather numbers and observations, along with what I’ve planted and how my vegetables and fruit trees are performing. I’ve done this for ten years straight (off and on for twenty). Occasionally, it feels like a waste of time, but at moments like...
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