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FIG ITINERARIES: Desert King

Posted on October 25, 2024 by admin

One more fig try… Desert King for now… hoping to find the Ischia and Blue Celeste too… hmmm… Adriatic… Black Madeira… Coll de Dama… Smith…

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TOMATO TRIP: Stupice… sweet :-)

Posted on May 17, 2024 by admin

Wish granted… Stupice… Sun Sugar… and Juliet bonus 🙂

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Tomato Trip

Posted on May 16, 2024 by admin

STUPICE: Very early and very productive Czech variety… on the wishlist… Detour… Open Source Seed Initiative… Adelaide Festival… Dwarf Tomato Project… TomatoVille… Back to tomatoes… Striped German… San Marzano… Costoluto Genovese… Momotaro… Mexico… to be continued…

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Fava & Tomatoes

Posted on May 15, 2024 by admin

May is for Fresh Fava Beans… followed by tomatoes… Berkeley Pink Tie Dye… Brad’s Atomic Grape… Health Kick… Momotaro… San Marzano… Super Sweet! LEARN TOMATO GROWING TERMS … to be continued… tomatoes around the world 🙂

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Anniversary Gifts

Posted on April 4, 2024 by admin

Heuchera ‘Canyon Duet’… Alpine Strawberry Mignonette… for pots… Phacelia californica… Phacelia ciliata… for pollinators… Persimmon Fuyu ‘Jiro’… for a soil test… Calico Monkeyflower… for beauty… Pacific Coast Iris… for colors… Happy Plantiversary! 🙂

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Canyon Snow Iris

Posted on January 17, 2024 by admin

For a good new year! It’s the second Canyon Snow Iris in the backyard and the first one doesn’t seem to find its place… hence a warm welcome to the new iris! 🙂

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Birthday Figs

Posted on October 25, 2023 by admin

Desert King Ischia Fig Ischia Fig Tree – Ficus carica Kadota Kadota Figs All About the Kadota Fig Kadota Fig Tree White Kadota Fig Tree

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SAN JOSE: La Vie en Rose

Posted on June 19, 2023 by admin

At San Jose Heritage Rose Garden that is… a beautiful place!

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EDIBLE GARDEN: Ribes Sanguineum

Posted on June 13, 2023 by admin

On the native plant wish list for a while… moving it up for the edible flowers… very fruity 🙂

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PLANT ITINERARIES: The Edible Garden

Posted on June 6, 2023 by admin

In search of lovage… Hibiscus Roselle Jamaica… cherry tomatoes planted by good fortune last summer… didn’t find lovage this time… saving its space in the garden though… one plant leads to another… one cannot pass a chocolate cherry tomato… okra … Continue reading →

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