Garden Update #3 Rancho San Diego

Just a quick tour through the garden this morning.  Everything is so happy! 

To date, we have the following items growing: 

·         Multiple varieties of tomatoes

·         Potatoes

·         Strawberries

·         Cucumbers

·         Orange and red butternut squash

·         Peruvian peppers

·         Bell peppers

·         Spaghetti squash

·         Brussel sprouts

·         Cantaloupe

·         Lemon drop melons

·         Beets

·         Pumpkin

·         Grapes

        Dragon fruit

        Chard

As for trees, we have

·         Lime

·         Sapote

·         Mango

·         Blood orange

        Peach

·         Mandarin

·         Pomegranate

We are in the early stages of building a new planter box.  We intend to plant

·         Broccoli

·         Cauliflower

·         Banana peppers

·         Basil

·         Kale

Tracy and I are having fun repurposing scraps from our neighbor's building project.  We are still making dirt which is very labor intensive and attracts a lot of flies.  We are also concerned with extended water outages so we are considering our water storage options.  We can buy an additional tinaco or build an inground pila.  Either way, we need to get something figured out soon.

We are enjoying a thriving, happy garden.  Lady bugs, bees, and butterflies are now common.  Our neighbor dropped by early one morning while I was walking around.  He was very impressed with everything and asked me what our “rancho” was named.  I shrugged my shoulder and he suggested Rancho San Diego.  I like it!