Meyer lemons are ripening.
Wordless Wednesday: Winter Abundance
The term "winter garden" may sound like an oxymoron to half of the country, but for southern gardens, winter abundance is happening now.
Winter squash harvest basket
Wordless Wednesday: Thanksgiving Garden
We're hard at work cooking for Thanksgiving over here at Gardenerd HQ. But there's always time to share the latest eye-candy from the fall garden.
These volunteer pumpkins did not disappoint.
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Check In
As fall comes on, we remain in the "between times". Here's some inspiration to get you through the rest of this month.
This blood orange won't be ripe until the new year.
Wordless Wednesday: Fall Arrives – Maybe
In many parts of the world fall arrives with clear signs, but here in SoCal the signs are subtle.
Cayenne chilies, freshly dehydrated. Ready to powder.
Wordless Wednesday: End Of Summer Blues?
The end of summer makes some people sad. I long for cooler weather and fall crops ('cause it's 86 degrees F in my house and we don't have air conditioning).
Henderson's Bush Lima beans are easy to shell over conversation with friends.
Wordless Wednesday: Win Some, Lose Some
August is when most gardens start to look like hell. We do our best to keep things looking nice, but nature always wins in the end.
Icicle Eggplants are flowering.
Wordless Wednesday: Time for a Break
There's a point in summer where, as much as I love my garden, I want to get away from it all. I want to lounge in a hammock, read books and take naps.
The Gardenerd Test Garden is in full summer mode. Typical blight activity on the tomatoes, but everything is else going strong.
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Lovin’
? Summer Lovin' happened so fa-ast.? Well, for anxious gardenerds, summer couldn't get here soon enough. The wait between planting and harvesting feels soooo long, doesn't it?
Harvested Seascape strawberries - an everbearing variety we love.
Wordless Wednesday: Promise, Portent, and Poppies
The spring garden is showing signs of promise, portent, and poppies. There's so much bursting from the soil, so much potential, it's hard to contain one's excitement.
Our Meyer Lemon harvest is done for the year. We juiced and froze most of them, but left a handful to use fresh, along with oranges and a grapefruit (a gift from a client).
Wordless Wednesday: The Winds of Spring
Why am I calling this the winds of spring? Taking photos for today's Wordless Wednesday was a challenge because the wind was blowing through the garden at 20 miles per hour.