Wholly Livin'

What are plant volunteers? Are they plants raising their leaves in order to say I'm next? Of course not, they are actually plants that have been transplanted either by the wind or birds dropping the seeds they harvest! Yes, you can get a free plant or even a free weed lol if you garden long enough!  In this vlog I discuss finding a new Lemon Tree, and a new Fig Tree! Both trees costing anywhere from $30-60! I am not sure what kind of Fig or Lemon tree they are, but they are welcome in our garden nonetheless! I am sure it will take some time for them to bare fruit like the rest of our fruit trees, but we are as patient with these as we are the rest!  Do you have any volunteers in your garden? If so drop a comment, we always love to hear from our WhollyLivin' Garden Family! REMEMBER TO ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST, BE BLESSED AND GROW SOMETHING...ANYTHIING!

We grow Nopales or Cactus for its nutritional value and its great taste, but beware if the thorns! When added to a plate of rice this dish is amazing. This Cactus will also grow Prickly Pears that are also know to taste sweet and delicious as well! You can buy Nopalitos cut, cleaned or de-thorned from some international produce stores. We decided to plant Nopales to cut out the middle man as we do with all of our produce!  What are you growing that is considered unusual or prickly but edible? Leave a comment and let us know, we always love hearing from our WhollyLivin' Garden Family! REMEMBER TO ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST, BE BLESSED AND GROW SOMETHING EXOTIC!

Its that time again where we take a break form gardening. We generally take some time in the months of August and early September. Its usually a time to sit, take notes and go over the things you would do differently, what grew to your expectations and what did not. What seeds to grow in the next season and what to harvest now. Most gardeners in Zones that have four seasons have a winter break where there is a frost, snow cover and lets face it outdoor gardening is over! Here in So Cal we have the pleasure of gardening year round, which is why we need to take a break from the physical work of gardening, for lifes sake. When you you take a garden break? Do you have both indoor and outdoor garden projects you like to tend to? Leave a comment we love to hear from our Whollylivin Garden Family! REMEMBER TO ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST, BE BLESSED AND GROW SOMETHING!

We call this one "Garden Love" for obvious reasons, we LOVE gardening and of course harvesting! Putting in all the hard work during the winter, Spring, Summer and Fall to produce self sustainable food and produce for your family has got to be the most gratifying experiences you can have as a gardener! Grant it, you have to get down and dirty, and try not to come up with any worms on your fingers lol, but of course thats part of the joy and we LOVE worms for the undeniable resources they provide, from eating the pest we dont want to leaving their castings for nutrients that our fruits and vegetables absolutely LOVE! Love, there goes that word again! Do you LOVE to garden? If so, leave a comment telling us what you like to plant and why, we always love to hear from our WhollyLivin' Garden Family! REMENBER TO ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST, BE BLESSED, AND GROW SOMETHING!

Rain drops are the sounds we love to hear in our garden. If have a water bath, or a water fall is absent in your garden, try recording some real rain drops and plant the speaker somewhere in your garden hit the play button and WHALAH! You have some relaxing vibes to listen to while gardening! Here in Southern Californiina it never rains is our "motto" with that said, we look forward to ANY rain that comes our way! Forget summer rain, we do not expect that here...but late fall and winter is when we get our blessing of rain and the fall garden loves it! Now, its the time to tie up the patio umbrellas, pull out the rain umbrellas and take cover! Its usually chilly for us at this time and great time to put a log in the fire cozy up and listen to nature do her thing! How Often does it rain in your grow zone? Do you rely in watering in the summer like we do? Or do you get an abundance of rain to make your garden beds happy and moist? Please leave a comment, we love to he

Making candles is a new project we started this fall! We picked up some wax and wicks and boom we have canDles! Have you tried candle making? If so what were the colors and or additives you used? The next batch of candles we make will be more creative by adding something from the garden, a splash of color, maybe even a scent or two! Please leave a comment if you enjoy candle making, and make sure you give us the details on the color scheme and any additives you use! Lets be creative together! REMEMBER TO ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST, BE BLESSED AND CREATE SOMETHING!