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What’s Growing Now – September 2023
September has felt a little cooler than normal, yet still warm weather for sure. We often still have hot weather in September, but this year was fairly pleasant on most days. The cooler weather for getting the next round of lettuce started (they don’t germinate well in the heat). Summer produce is still growing well,…
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What’s Growing Now – August 2023
August is a full summer month with hot dry weather, except this year hurricane Hillary decided to head our direction. Before Hillary passed through we had temperatures well over 100 Fahrenheit (40 Celsius). The storm passed east of us but lowered the temperature significantly and dropped 3 inches or more (7-8 cm) of rain in…
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Green Scarab – Fig Beetles
We have these very colorful metallic green scarab beetles around the garden. At this time of year (late summer and fall) they are easy to spot flying around the garden. Their bright green color makes them stand out, and they are big enough to be noticed. They really like the compost pile for a source…
Life begins in the garden
Zanganeh Garden 