My Plants

Sep 14, 20215 min read

What is it about August? Fall Garden Update

Damn it has been a hot minute (or couple months…) since I’ve been on here. August is always a weird month for me. It’s a time when most...

Jun 28, 20213 min read

Summer is Here so Let's Check in With How The Garden's Growing

It’s time for another update because let me tell you a lot has happened since the warm weather came and things took off! After the late...

May 3, 20213 min read

A Lesson in How We Can't Control Mother Nature: Late Season Freeze

Well this happens. We can’t control the weather (as much as some people want to think they can). We planted the garden the first few...

Apr 27, 20217 min read

Continue to Grow: Gardening In My New State and What's Growing in My 2021 Garden

Let’s talk about plants, and more specifically gardening and what I’m growing this year! Gardening has always been an important activity...

Oct 1, 20206 min read

Finally Ready to Use My Homemade Vanilla! Plus Some Other Vanilla Fun

So if you go back about 6 months ago (you know before the world was on fire) I wrote about a vanilla farm I got the opportunity to visit...

Aug 31, 20205 min read

Propagating My Pothos: How Easy it is to Grow More Plants

So let me introduce the indoor plant that started my obsession. I've always loved plants and being in nature and gardening in my...

Jul 22, 20205 min read

Growing Grains: Harvest At Last

So it's been some time since I last talked on here and posted about my grain growing adventure. Covid has thrown a wrench into the world...

Apr 22, 20201 min read

Growing Grains: Spring Shoots

Well it has been some time since I have had an update on my grains this year. As the weather has had some warmer patches and the days get...

Jan 30, 20202 min read

Growing Grains: Winter Waiting

Back in December the grains received a lot a good rain. I've really appreciated Mother Nature for all she's brought me. I haven't had to...

Dec 2, 20192 min read

Growing Grains: You Win Some, You Lose Some

Time for a little update on the wheat and the peas. A couple weeks ago my dad decided to do a little cleaning in the yard before we were...

Oct 31, 20193 min read

Growing Grains: Growing Winter Wheat and Rye

Living in California has been a blessing. The fact that I can grow throughout the year allows me to experiment with multiple crops and...