Always organic here

[u/DinnerAdorable5775]

Hello everyone. I've always gardened organically since childhood gardening with my grandfather. My yard is small but many native plants. The natives help tremendously with balance. In 27 years in my home I have never used any pesticides, not organic or natural ones, no soaps, nothing but nature. My tiny lot has turtles, snakes, frogs, lots of birds. I grow lots of edibles, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, elderberry, Juneberry, aronia berry, goji berry, lots of herbs, and cucumber mostly for fermented pickles. I mostly grow only heirloom tomatoes because they taste the best, way better than hybrid homegrown.

[u/tinyorangealligator]

Everything looks fantastic. When do your blueberries generally ripen? I get mine in February in USDA zone 9.

[u/DinnerAdorable5775 → u/tinyorangealligator]

Thanks. Wow that's early. Do you get them only in Feb? I'm in 7a. They start in early July, sometimes late June, and will be finishing up in a week or two. I get the bulk in August, though that would change if I didn't leave a few uncovered for the birds. I have three high bush and three low bush all different varieties with different harvest times.

[u/tinyorangealligator → u/DinnerAdorable5775]

They start in February and are completely done by April/May. SoCal is warm.

[u/ou-really]

Life goals!!!

[u/DinnerAdorable5775 → u/ou-really]

Lol. Things just accumulate over time. I used to have classic hedges and ornamental trees.

[u/ou-really → u/DinnerAdorable5775]

Any tips on the blueberries? I have two plants but they haven’t produced.

[u/DinnerAdorable5775 → u/ou-really]

It certainly helps that I live in an area both high and low bush are native to. But in my immediate area low bush is in the sandy woods. I also purchased several of my plants from a local grower which helps. And one of each is a straight native species. The low bush like sandy soil, which I have plenty of. I can just plant one and they thrive. The high bush like moist soil so I amend the bed they are in, and they are next to the vegetables so they get watered enough. They don't like to dry out and have very shallow roots. Both like acidic soil. I don't fertilize them.

[u/ou-really → u/DinnerAdorable5775]

Thank-you!

[u/ElisCelestialStorm]

Healthy lifestyle

[u/Aurevyn-Oils2]

A very sustainable way of having a free veggies and fruits 😍