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This might be a picture repository for hobbies and stuff. Random thoughts etc.
So Governers Plum (Flacourtia indica) seems to take two winters here so far and assuming I have males and females should eventually fruit. It actually looks better than the Ketembilia but was more protected. The die back is from separating 3 plants in a single grow sleeve. #gardening
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
So Governers Plum (Flacourtia indica) seems to take two winters here so far and assuming I have males and females should eventually fruit. It actually looks better than the Ketembilia but was more protected. The die back is from separating 3 plants in a single grow sleeve. #gardening
Should not have got this. Caimito/Star Apple. It needs to live indoors in winter. #gardening
February 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Should not have got this. Caimito/Star Apple. It needs to live indoors in winter. #gardening
Brazilian Milk Fruit (Cordia taguahyensis). Supposedly hardier than expected and can fruit here in California. #gardening
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Brazilian Milk Fruit (Cordia taguahyensis). Supposedly hardier than expected and can fruit here in California. #gardening
Bananas survived winter with no real stalk damage. A first here. Going to power feed them for fruit hopefully. #gardening
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Bananas survived winter with no real stalk damage. A first here. Going to power feed them for fruit hopefully. #gardening
Ice Cream Beam (Inga sp.) Fruit. This one is a somewhat cold hardy one and will use the seeds to propagate more. #gardening
February 5, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Ice Cream Beam (Inga sp.) Fruit. This one is a somewhat cold hardy one and will use the seeds to propagate more. #gardening
I staked the tree kale so hopefully it goes up. Also got some cape gooseberries in the ground I have to rip up due to a tree removal. Plus had a dog inspection. #gardening #dogs
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I staked the tree kale so hopefully it goes up. Also got some cape gooseberries in the ground I have to rip up due to a tree removal. Plus had a dog inspection. #gardening #dogs
Repotted two Hardy Tree Tomatos, two Lucuma trees, and the Lemon Merangue Mango. #gardening
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Repotted two Hardy Tree Tomatos, two Lucuma trees, and the Lemon Merangue Mango. #gardening
Somehow the hose broke. #gardening #dogs
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Somehow the hose broke. #gardening #dogs
Got the last strawberry bareroots in dirt. These are Allstar which had the 2nd best taste of the regular berries here. #gardening
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Got the last strawberry bareroots in dirt. These are Allstar which had the 2nd best taste of the regular berries here. #gardening
Mostly garlic. Need to water soon as not raining enough. #gardeining
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Mostly garlic. Need to water soon as not raining enough. #gardeining
Stuff Im getting ready to plant. Was kind of on a root kick. #gardening
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Stuff Im getting ready to plant. Was kind of on a root kick. #gardening
Trying a high density planting of sunchokes saved from last year in one of those daiso planters. Sunchokes have issues here. Mainly need a lot of water once rain stops from late Spring to mid Fall. #gardening
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Trying a high density planting of sunchokes saved from last year in one of those daiso planters. Sunchokes have issues here. Mainly need a lot of water once rain stops from late Spring to mid Fall. #gardening
Ulluco tubers from one plant. Rather than eating I'm going to use these to multiply th plants. #gardening
January 22, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Ulluco tubers from one plant. Rather than eating I'm going to use these to multiply th plants. #gardening
I'll start posting what I'm planting but have a lot of roots to get in ground. Also, found out something very interesting. Basically how to manually pollinate other species of figs for fruit. . . #gardening
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I'll start posting what I'm planting but have a lot of roots to get in ground. Also, found out something very interesting. Basically how to manually pollinate other species of figs for fruit. . . #gardening
Edible honeysuckle with red berries. Related to a species they are exploring for commercial purposes like honeyberry. #gardening
January 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Edible honeysuckle with red berries. Related to a species they are exploring for commercial purposes like honeyberry. #gardening
Garlic and potatoes. It looks like potatoes might do best in winter here. #gardening
January 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Garlic and potatoes. It looks like potatoes might do best in winter here. #gardening
Canary Island Bellflower. Supposedly the fruit isn't that good? #gardening
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Canary Island Bellflower. Supposedly the fruit isn't that good? #gardening
Kwai Muk a more cold hardy Artocarpus fruit and Guava Tree Tomatos to the left and a hybrid fig to the right behind it. #gardening
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Kwai Muk a more cold hardy Artocarpus fruit and Guava Tree Tomatos to the left and a hybrid fig to the right behind it. #gardening
It looks like I got the bareroot White Carolina Pineberry to live so far. The warmer winter and rain helped. I may replanting them once they get bigger. #gardening
January 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM
It looks like I got the bareroot White Carolina Pineberry to live so far. The warmer winter and rain helped. I may replanting them once they get bigger. #gardening
I need ideas to repot my blueberries. Barrels for all might be prohibitively expensive. Also the dog likes to browse them so cant be too high. #gardening
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I need ideas to repot my blueberries. Barrels for all might be prohibitively expensive. Also the dog likes to browse them so cant be too high. #gardening
So this mystery Sea Grape species is taking winter outside in a Northern California Zone 9b/10a-ish area under a redwood. Might be the one from the Brazilian Cerrado or further south? (Go far enough south amd it gets temperate again:) ) #gardening
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
So this mystery Sea Grape species is taking winter outside in a Northern California Zone 9b/10a-ish area under a redwood. Might be the one from the Brazilian Cerrado or further south? (Go far enough south amd it gets temperate again:) ) #gardening
So sand cherry was a good rootstock, although I have to line things up better than apple. Coral Champagne and Minnie Royal in pics. I'll graft some other low chill cherries this year. #gardening
January 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
So sand cherry was a good rootstock, although I have to line things up better than apple. Coral Champagne and Minnie Royal in pics. I'll graft some other low chill cherries this year. #gardening
Got some Magenta Lilly Pilly from a tree. Unfortunately they splated on sidewalk. Plan is to grow up seedlings then graft and try to keep a small one. #gardening
January 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Got some Magenta Lilly Pilly from a tree. Unfortunately they splated on sidewalk. Plan is to grow up seedlings then graft and try to keep a small one. #gardening
Someone tossed two luffa at work so got it out of garbage and took the seeds. #gardening
January 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Someone tossed two luffa at work so got it out of garbage and took the seeds. #gardening
One Oca plant died so dug up tubers. Smaller then original but more "mass". Didn't change red so might need more time. #gardening
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
One Oca plant died so dug up tubers. Smaller then original but more "mass". Didn't change red so might need more time. #gardening