It is still time to plant things before winter. Now, my Growing Zone 11 is very different than most people in the US. Knowing your Growing Zone is easy to look up online through Google. You will need you zip code and it will show you. You can also look up your zone and when to plant certain items by using the good old fashion Almanac at Almanac.com . Gardening has given me more than food. It has given me peace, a place to relieve daily stress and a few stolen moments for myself. My kids get to play outside while I’m working, or they can join me. Watering and creating my own compost teas from pruned plants is something that gets me up and in the sun daily for a few moments. I can’t lie, it’s not out there and these moments are fleeting because IT’S HOT OUT THERE (lol).
One thing I’ planting and harvesting right now is Lemongrass. Lemongrass grows so well in my small garden. If we haven’t met, welcome! I planted my lemongrass spring of 2024. With very little struggle, it has thrived in my garden. I’ve since successfully divided it 4 times. I believe 3 divisions did not take. My goal is to have little pieces of it throughout our garden. I’d never used fresh lemongrass or seen it growing until I tried it myself. I have quickly fallen in love with it. I love making tea from it, using it in stir fry dishes and when it’s gotten too large or the tips are brown, I cut it up as a FREE MULCH. That is a tip I left out of the video! It grows back so quickly you can chop and drop it, then have tea for the next 6 months in another week.
I am also growing
-cucumbers
-okra
-squashes
-flowers
-collards
-various beans
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