A Farmboy stuck in the city - Fox Farm - Riverside CA

Take a journey with me as my hobby grows into a part time business. I will be offering lessons and mistakes on propagating seeds and bulbs for resale. I am growing vegetables in a 2 1/2 acre farm and orchard for CSA boxes and donate to food pantries.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Flames on Peaches = Very sweet peaches!

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 When you purchase most peaches in a large grocery store chain, they tend to be rather hard and will not taste the same as a tree ripened pe...
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Friday, January 8, 2021

Greenhouse installation at Fox Farm - Conley Greenhouse

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 I purchased and installed a greenhouse for starter plants for Fox Farm last spring.    I borrowed $10,000 on Kiva which is a crowd lending ...
Saturday, December 19, 2020

Peruvian Apple Cactus or Cereus Repandus blooming and fruiting!

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 My Peruvian Apple Cactus was blooming heavily this summer and the tasty fruit are ready to eat.    The bees were loving the blossoms and th...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Botta's Pocket Gophers - A farmers headache!

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 A common pest for vegetable, grape, or fruit growers is the pocket gopher.      They will tunnel throughout the orchard or fields and will ...
Sunday, December 6, 2020

Barn Owl Nest Box Project off to a start! First two nesting boxes placed!

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 I plan on placing as many barn owl nest boxes in Riverside CA farms as I can afford to purchase. A pair of barn owls will catch and eat ove...
Friday, April 24, 2020

Oranges Are in Season

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Its naval orange season in Riverside CA.   I picked some bags of oranges for one of my customers. They are packed in 25 pound bags.  I char...
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Friday, November 23, 2018

Pilgrim Geese Nesting and Hatching Babies!

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I have a trio of pilgrim geese that were laying eggs and were becoming broody.   Broody means they want to start sitting on the nest to hat...
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