Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Wild Fruit Before Domestication

by Leslie Crawford | May 5, 2020 | Fruits & Vegetables | 0

Wild fruit before domestication look very different than we would recognize today. I thought this...

Dinner Conversation for the Family on Thanksgiving

by Leslie Crawford | Nov 22, 2018 | Factoids & Miscellaneous, Vegetables | 0

Do you know the difference between Sweet Potatoes and Yams? They are both edible tubers; otherwise, they have very little in common. Just a little educational trivia to throw into the mix when that certain family member starts...

Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables

by Leslie Crawford | Oct 15, 2018 | Fruits & Vegetables | 0

I love this!

Thin It Out – Part II

by Leslie Crawford | Aug 25, 2010 | Fruit, Fruits & Vegetables, SoCal Coastal Gardening, Trees | 0

I sat down to leaf through my gardening magazines and came across an article in the June/July 2010 issue of ‘Organic Gardening’ magazine about fruit thinning that shed more light on my rather vague post of a few days...

Mi Esposo gets the job done!

by Leslie Crawford | Mar 23, 2010 | Fruits & Vegetables, SoCal Coastal Gardening, Transplanting | 0

Mi Esposo stepped up and put in another couple of hours for me in the yard on Sunday. First, he weeded in the backyard, which is awful work because the weeds poke up between the bricks, and it is very labor intensive. If it was...

Monthly Garden Tasks

Southern California may not have dramatic seasons, but there are different, monthly tasks that need to be done in our gardens. GO HERE for a breakdown of each month of the year.