This recipe is another tasty way of preserving that sweet and sour taste of your Meyer Lemons for later in the year. [toIngredients 3 pounds lemons 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (or 1 cup honey, if you want it to be naturally sweetened) 1/4 cup freshly grated ginger OR candied ginger Instructions Juice lemons. Measure out 2 1/2 cups of …

Tomatoes can easily be grown in Sunnyvale gardens. Most varieties are warm-season. But there are a few varieties that produce ripe fruit before June or after October.

This is the first bloom of Linaria in 2015. The plant is about 12 inches tall and the whole flower head is only an inch wide. Some have suggested, after viewing this photo, that Alien has crossed from animals to plants. See detailed description of Linaria

Nectarine and Apricot blossoms in late February 2015. Bees are busy visiting all the blossoms. The apricot tree in the photo below is a volunteer tree. This tree grew from a discarded apricot pit. It is growing in a two-foot wide trench along the side yard. Our original apricot tree is growing on semi-standard root stock. This volunteer tree is …

Feb 20 2015

Another sign of early spring: The first plum blossoms on Feb 15 2015 (about two weeks early)

A Navajo heirloom. Good production of beautiful, blemish free, medium-sized, 6-8 oz., golden-globed, meaty and flavorful fruit. Days: 75 Size: Indeterminate Color: Yellow-Orange Season: Mid-Season Type: Heirloom Purchased from www.tomatofest.com

The first apricot blossom of 2015 is two weeks early

Indigo Apple is an extraordinary tomato. An eye catcher, to say the least. Related to the now famed OSU Blue Fruit tomato. TomatoFest seeds produce sprawling indeterminate plants that produce beautiful pendant clusters of 3-4 oz., tomatoes deep purple to black colors (caused by high levels of anthocyanin…a naturally occurring anti-oxidant found in blueberries.) The gradual color changes appearing in …

Grandfather Martino seeds were sent to Gary Ibsen in 2009 to include in their TomatoFest trials. The person sent Gary Ibsen these seeds with a note of its history within his family for more than 50 years as their favorite tomato. They have grown this tomato for the past several years and have found it wonderful red/pink, 1-2 lb, lobed …