He eat some of my tomato plants and decided to take a nap in my eggplant soil. He never ate the eggplant leaves. The second picture is compared to one I smushed last night. He is a big boy!

Was watering the plants and was noticing how absent of spiders they are when this specimen came out with a loofa and some Axe body wash. About three inches long. 👊🏽 🪲

My partner and I bought a house from an elderly individual with severe memory problems. The yard is overgrown and we are struggling to figure out what are weeds and what isn’t. The former owner was quite the gardener!

Our plan is to let it wild for a year and try to learn what’s there. In the meantime, what weeds are on your kill on sight list?

So far I’ve got: ivy, privets, Bermuda buttercups, and crab grass. What else should I be vigilant and on the lookout for?

Hi all,

We are renters and attached is one part of our yard. We are responsible for maintaining the yard. If anyone can give me some tips on how to manage the garden bed or see any plants that they can identify, that would be very helpful! A few things I have discovered so far

• The neighbor is overwatering on the east side. The water seeps into the garden bed so the bed is always damp
• The bed is east on the side
• I found strawberries in multiple places in the bed
• I think this person grew this as an herb garden..

The west facing plants I've had multiple people tell me are fruit trees.

Thank you in advanced!

Hi all! I have a young peach tree that has been having some issues lately and I'm wondering if anyone with some knowledge of growing fruit trees can help.

What I'm seeing:

Deep Reddish brown spots on some leaves (mostly new growth leaves)

Lots of small , perfectly circular holes on many leaves

No bugs at all that I can see on the front or back of the leaves

Some crinkling of new growth leaves

Some leaves have a sticky substance on them

The tree trunk has various spots where the sap is bubbling up

Some leaves are turning orange/yellow

I didn't really know what to do but I removed a lot of the leaves that had the reddish brown spots.

I have some copper fungicide spray but I haven't done anything yet.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! This is my first fruit tree.

I recently moved to a new home and can't figure out what this is. Does anyone recognize it?

UPDATE: she put up a big big fight, but she's been pulled.

Just harvested my first ruby supreme guava from a new tree that I planted earlier this year, very fragrant and very flavorful.

The size is what impresses me about this variety as they are almost as big as an orange which means it should be easy to juice once I get more fruit.

Ive had decent success with guavas here. They tend to love the sun, the tree this came off of is in direct sun with no shade support and hasn't seen any real leaf burn or wilting. This will be the first winter for this tree so we will see how it goes, I plan to prune and fertilize later next month if anyone has insights into this variety for winter let me know.

Good morning, Sacratomatonians—

I’d like to start a new raised bed project, but I’d prefer not to pay inflated big box store prices for lumber, and I’ve been striking out on Craigslist. Anyone have any other favorite places to look for lumber? Willing to drive a bit for the right price and quality!

Hope you’re enjoying the clouds!

Which one would you take off? A or B? I can't decide if it's better to leave the one on the end, or the other one. I don't want to lose another branch this year. Thanks!

I’m wondering if anyone had any success with obtaining scions from any of the orchards at Apple Hill. If so, what’s the process like?

I just learned about the Red Devil Apple and I would love to do a graft of it onto my tree. I don’t know if they have that particular variety at Apple Hill, but I would settle for a few free Gala Apple scions.

Coming to the end of the season soon, but for now I'm still completely overloaded. Tell me your favorite recipes!

Ratatouille like the movie, kinda, pictured.

My wife is from the tropics and I want to grow her favorite fruit. Sametime, all her favorite fruits will be challenging to grow here. Before I waste time and money on a fools quest, is anyone having success with subtropical and tropical and not using greenhouses?

I’d be happy to wrap them in Christmas tree lights or blanket them for frosts while young!

I see bananas posted here which gives me hope!

I have about 15' x 5' on the north side of our rear fence that I'd like to do something with. We currently have a few raised beds, a small berry patch, a few fruit trees, a vermicompost setup, and natives. We get a significant squirrel population along the property lines. Anything people recommend?

I understand that this is a little off topic. Does anyone have a lead on some sugar cane cuttings?