Saving seeds is one way to stretch out the gardening budget. By saving the seeds, we can use our budget to purchase other kinds of seeds. Furthermore, the seeds saved and planted may be better adapted to the climate in which they were recently produced in.

However, not all seeds can be saved. Hybrid seeds (in general) cannot be saved and we’ll go over why that is in a very generalized explanation.

Afterward, we’ll go around the garden and look at the various plants and ways their seeds are saved.

A look at one way to shade young fruit trees using materials from around the yard and live plants.
Then, we finally found a site for our Panache or Tiger fig to plant into the ground.

Mid September. The change in the weather has been gradual. Temperatures have fallen off and the skies have been overcast. With a slight chance for rain we set up our receptacles in hopes of harvesting the rain for later use.

In the desert, rain is a scarce event. For this gardener, rain barrels do not see enough rain to find them practical. Rather, we use various receptacles like the green waste bin to collect rain. When not collecting rain (which is a good part of the year), those receptacles can be used for other purposes.

For many, Summer is a season to have fun, relax, and travel. For gardeners, it is also the season that provides us with many delicious goodies to taste. As we prepare Fall’s welcome, we first celebrate Summer’s retirement with a Night Market / Street Food themed get-together.

Herbs, what can you say about them that we do not already know? Herbs are a versatile group of plants– they are added to food to give it freshness or complexity; they also provide us with medicinal elements in the process.
One of the easiest types of plants to grow, herbs are great plants for beginners. There are so many types with so many uses for them. Here are some of the herbs growing around the house.