Fresh figs

There is really nothing quite so tasty as fresh figs. I suggest you eat some when you return to California. I bet if Washington figs are good (even though kind of temperate in much of WA so a lot of wet soils), California figs are even better.

Did you know that the Ficus genus has the fastest growing trees in the world? (Ficus = figs).  I believe it is Ficus lutea that is the fastest, although I could be wrong.

Add figs to "plants I will cultivate some day when I have a garden"

As a side note, my "compost experiment" on the limited space on my patio is failing miserably.  I discovered there is concrete beneath the few inches of soil I have, so I have no primary consumers like worms to eat up the nitrogenous scraps I have been putting on it. I am hoping to increase bacterial decomposition by tarping the area and raising the heat level.  I originally thought I could do minor planting in the site, but it looks like I'm stuck with flowers and herbs, possibly I could put up vines, I guess.

I was thinking today of my idea "vegetable patch" were I to make one. I have learned that it is good to stick to only a few crops at first and add more as your original ones get established.  I will assume that I will get a Pacific climate, which means that I would start with blueberries and summer squash for summer crop and wintersquash. and pumpkin for winter crop.  Later additions of tomatoes, peppers, califlower, small and large brocolli, strawberries, and grapes would be added. Figs and citrus can be grown inside.

Also some kind of indoor sprouting would be cool. I have tried a few seeds here with varying success but I think my lighting is not correct for the little leaflets. Aerogardens = party time.

Well, that was a worthless post. But I do love some plants.

The end!