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đź“ŤFallbrook, CA - Zone 10a

08/29/2026

Thank you for this great idea thestylishhousewife

I was always convinced that you had to let the flower dry on the plant in order to get viable seeds to save but when I saw this idea, I knew this would be great for me.

As your zinnias are growing, you're going to want to keep clipping them and harvesting them in order to encourage more growth so leaving flowers on the plant wasn't something I really wanted to do.

I wasn't sure this was going to work but I figured I would give it a try and I'm happy I did!

I cut the heads off of my favorite ones I wanted to save, popped them into this egg carton, and took them inside to dry with the lid open.

This would also work with paper bags but this was a cute project to do.

A few weeks later, my flower heads were completely dry and the seeds popped out no problem.

There were a few that were a little too young and didn't produce many viable seeds but I'll be showing what you want to look for pretty soon.

Would you try this method?

08/25/2026

Send help. It's hot outside. We don't usually experience this type of heat in Southern California.

I hope your gardens are doing okay.

08/21/2026

It is not my fault that dinner time falls during gardening time. 🤷‍♀️

08/18/2026

One of my main goals in the garden is to grow things I can’t easily find at the grocery store.

If I’m going to spend months starting a tomato from seed, planting it, watering it and waiting for it to finally ripen, I want it to be something a little more interesting than the same tomatoes I can grab in any produce aisle.

That’s why Orange Accordion is one I grow every year.

It’s huge, bright orange, super ruffled and has a sweet, mild tomato flavor. It’s just a fun tomato to grow, and it’s definitely not something I’m going to find in the produce section every week.

That’s one of the coolest things about growing your own food. There are so many varieties out there with different colors, shapes and flavors that most of us would never get to try if we only ate what was available at the grocery store.

So if you’re picking seeds for your next garden, try the weird tomato. Pick the pepper you’ve never heard of. Grow something just because you want to know what it tastes like.

And if you’re in Southern California and want help figuring out what to plant and when, come join us in The Homegrown Harvest!

I share what I’m planting, what’s working in my garden and what we can keep growing throughout our really long growing season. Comment below for the link or you can find it at the top of my main feed.

08/16/2026

The 2027 avocado season is looking pretty full! What a huge difference from 2026 when we had next to no avocados.

This is the painful process of waiting because they're only in season a few months out of the year between March through June.

If these babies make it through heat waves and wind storms, I'll have more than enough to share!

08/14/2026

Boredom? Never met her.

I'm so happy that I don't ever have the feeling of needing a vacation from home. I want to be here doing granny things forever.

Anyone else?

08/13/2026

Is it too late to plant zucchini?

Nope! I’m still planting it.

Instead of only looking at a planting calendar, I like to do a little garden math.

Most zucchini takes around 45-60 days to start producing. Plant it now and that puts you somewhere around late September or early October for your first harvest.

And here in Southern California? We still have a lot of our warm weather growing season left! Use it to your advantage.

Will it produce as long as zucchini you planted in spring? Probably not.

Could you still get plenty of zucchini to make it worth that little patch of garden space? I think so.

CAN I STILL PLANT IT?
Zucchini: YES. Plant it.

This is going to be a new series where we look at days to maturity + how much growing season we have left and decide if something is still worth planting but if you want the full list of everything I'm planting right now, join us in The Homegrown Harvest -
http://bit.ly/thehomegrownharvest

08/12/2026

Your summer garden isn't done... and your fall garden can start now.

This is one of my favorite (and awkward) times to garden in Southern California.

I'm still harvesting tomatoes, peppers and other summer veggies, but I'm also starting seeds for fall AND sneaking in another round of a few summer crops.

Yep... I'm planting zucchini again.

Instead of following a calendar that says "summer planting is over," I'm looking at how many growing days we still have left and how quickly each crop can produce.

I put together the extended list of everything I'm planting and planning this week inside The Homegrown Harvest including vegetables AND flowers.

If you're a Southern California gardener wondering "Can I still plant this?" come join us.

We're not done planting yet.
The Homegrown Harvest -
http://bit.ly/thehomegrownharvest

08/10/2026

Anyone know what this is?

It is a variety of eggplant called Pumpkin on a Stick!

This plant was a gift from a friend and I've been wanting to grow it for years. It grows for months before you start to see it in the store and it makes me so giddy when I see it for sale.

I'm so excited to grow my own for this fall!

P.S. no viral music needed because this peaceful sound of where I live is everything.

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