Under the Solano Sun

This is Pete. He might not look like much now but he is a survivor. When I bought my home 28 years ago, the back yard was an overgrown mess. We could not even see the fence. At the time, I was 6 months pregnant with my first child and my back yard was not my priority.

I am a long-time vegetable gardener who starts her plants from seeds. But for the vegetables I normally grow, I never had seeds that needed to be surface sowed.

Spring is springing! In a month it will be officially spring! The cherry, prunes, and pluots are all in agreement it's happening soon. In anticipation of spring, I planted 2 bare root trees, a dwarf peach and a persimmon.

Spring has officially arrived, and I am ready for gardening! I always get excited to see my seeds sprout and I enjoy giving them the tender loving care they need to establish resilient roots for later planting.

On the corner of my property sits a mature Aloe arborescens, commonly known as a Candelabra Aloe, or Torch Aloe.[1] Aloe arborescens is a species of flowering succulent perennial plants belonging to the genus Aloe, (yes the same one as Aloe vera!) and is a South African native.