Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis) Passion fruit growing overview: Passion fruit plants are fast growing subtropical-to-tropical vines that can produce lots of delicious fruit. Article focus: This article is focused on growing the purple variety of passion fruit (Passiflora ...
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Overview/background: I recently stumbled upon a fairly simple method for growing tomato plants from cuttings. It happened by accident when I unintentionally knocked off a tomato branch. Because I felt bad about the plant trauma, I put the broken ...
Read More »Root Knot Nematode: Diagnosis & Treatment
Authors: Tom Cadwell, and Thomas Osborne, MD Editor’s Note: The majority of the data in this important article was compiled by my friend, the amazing Tom Cadwell. It represents a very comprehensive review of the challenges and options for ...
Read More »Golden Door spa opens farm stand in San Diego
Synopsis: The exclusive Golden Door luxury resort & spa is opening a farm stand to the public in San Marcos, CA. (Disclosure; This article is not paid advertising, I have no financial stake in the Golden Door. I just like the ...
Read More »When to plant your vegetables: A monthly guide
Overview: In honor of summer solstice, this article will outline: Some historical background about the best time to plant crops. A monthly fruit & vegetable planting guide for Southern California. Summer Solstice: As our ancestors transitioned from hunter-gather tribes to ...
Read More »Citrus Leafminer season has started early
Treatment reminder: Leaf miner season has begun; time to treat your citrus leaves. What is it again? “Citrus leafminer” is a leaf deforming disease that will impact just about every untreated citrus tree in the US (and elsewhere). It causes a lot ...
Read More »Tips for easy compost application
Overview: I just moved several tons on compost in only a few hours. This is pretty fast for doing it solo. Therefore, I thought it might be useful to share some suggestions on how you might do the same type of job efficiently. ...
Read More »Growing The Tarocco Blood Orange
Tarocco Blood Orange (Citrus sinensis) Tarocco Blood Orange tree overview: Tarocco Blood Orange trees produce beautiful and delicious fruit. I am eating one as I write this and it is my favorite citrus of all time. Note: For a general overview about ...
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