October 15, 2006

From mid-October to mid-May, this is the place

Filed under: Garden Diary — Dhuish56 @ 2:24 pm

Whimsical Old Grapefruit tree

Yes, starting right about now this is the place for winter gardening. As the temps move into the 80s, several plants believe it is springtime again. I’ve got poblano setting fruit, and blossoms on the hyacinth bean vine. The Texas ebony and sweet acacia puts out new growth too. In another month the ruby grapefruit will start to ripen, with the Arizona Sweet Oranges follow about a month behind that. The only downside is that the days get short — so the temps say “let’s work!” but the early sunset says “time for dinner, get in the house!”