We see guacamole in your future...October 11, 2013

  The days are getting chilly, and we are ready with firewood in stock! You can purchase a wheel barrel full for $24.50. We are also selling pumpkins for 69 cents per pound.

Wondering what to plant?

Let's start with roses. Our rose sale is going on now. Buy one, get one of equal or lesser value for free! This sale ends October 19.

We have received a new shipment of assorted citrus and avocado plants in 5-gallon containers. A little lemon, a little avocado...homegrown, homemade guacamole! Please call for specific varieties. 

The following are going fast:

• garlic
• shallots
• yellow rock onions

Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Fair 

Please plan to attend this special yearly event that includes naming the winners of our Pumpkin Growing Contest and our Zucchini Growing Contest! This event is one week away on Saturday, October 19th.

If anyone is interested in selling a craft, we have just a few vendor spots left. Please call the nursery to reserve a table. 619 284-6358

Olive Curing Class

On Sunday, October 20th at 2:00 pm, come watch as an experienced instructor goes through the process for curing olives!

Chicken greens around your olla...October 7, 2013

The big word around here right now is Olla (rhymes with La Jolla)! An Olla is a clay pot used for irrigation.  It is buried in the ground to supply water to surrounding plants at their roots which will grow towards and around the pot. This is an ancient and effective way to irrigate with less water. Our ollas are from Dripping Springs Ollas in Texas. Check out their website: http://drippingspringsollas.com/

Chicken News:

For all our chicken-raising customers, we are now selling Poultry Forage Blend. You can fence off a small area and grow your own greens for chickens. We sell it by the shot glass at $1.00/shot. This will cover an area of about 50 square feet.

Throw a few ollas in there, and you can have low-water-use chicken feed!

Don't pass us by!

There has been some street construction going on in front of the nursery, but we are open to the public. At least one of our gates will always provide access into our parking lot.

They still get thirsty...

Remember, we may be into the fall season and having cooler nights, but days are still warm right now, and our plants need us to water accordingly, especially during those Santa Ana days.

A little R &R for Bill who is out of town this week at a trade show...the last trade show provided massages.

He will return on Friday, October 11...we hope!

Fall/Winter Veggie Alert! October 5, 2013

Planting season is here! This is the time to start a fall/winter garden and  to plant those shrubs and trees that you can enjoy year after year. To get you started, please join us for Gardening 101 on Sunday, October 6, 10:00 - 11:30 am taught by Farmer Bill.

After class you can leave the nursery with all the soil and vegetables you need including plenty of "Dig 'em Up" vegetables at $2.19 each:

• kales
• collards
• red and green cabbage
• cauliflower
• brussel sprouts

and  "Dig 'em Up" herbs for $3.19 each:

• basil
• parsley

Call for availability!

Other vegetables in stock for your fall/winter garden:

• large assortment of herbs in pots available for $3.19 - $4.29
• tree collards: $9.99 each
• tree kales: $9.99 each
• assorted lettuce packs
• variety of chili peppers

Don't forget we have these too (a cheaper way to purchase your seed):

To pretty things up, there have been new shipments of assorted house plants and succulents (prices vary).

Remember our rose sale! Buy one get one free of equal value or less.  Sale starts today and continues until October 19th.