My Yard 2022

[ScottR]

Kevin, property looks amazing and I assume the Lychee tree is in sheltered spot? Love the Selma looks, I supposedly had that variety but never has that color and I was always suspicious!

[K-Rimes]

Chumming the wild boar. Trying to eliminate one, it will be really tasty I am sure! Everyone says they are the best tasting wild pig ever. I had chorizo from a hunter recently and wow, awesome stuff.


Not sure on what fig this is, but looks like no BFF here. I haven't had time to bag.


Persian mulberry coming in. I am always caught red handed with these.


Saved 8 trees worth of Hass, maybe another 1000lb left in the orchard and still green stem so I think we have some runway on the season.


A pitiful lychee crop, but any are appreciated. I am going to prune the tree hard so it's better protected from wind.

[K-Rimes]

Native grey fox taking a meal to go. These guys have eaten a huge portion of my fruit and damaged some of my trees by climbing them and breaking limbs. Cute, but destructive. They will eat ANYTHING.


The wild boar was "dealt with" and processed into mostly chorizo and sausage. What a tasty pest!


Some of the bigger cuts were saved for bigger group meals.


Had a good crop of grumichama for the first time. This is a solo tree and did not produce before, but did nicely this year with no cross-pollination. Good size fruit, unfortunately paired with good sized seeds.


Avo season is winding down. Some of these went to Roblack. I still am delivering 75lb a week to Barbareņo a local high end restaurant.


Pitangatuba has been bountiful, and it just put out a big new batch of flowers. I had them in full sun for most of the year and moved to shade. No question about it, they prefer shade.


Next year's avo crop.


Reed and Nabal grafts from Brad. Grafted around February.


My sabara is about to flower up nicely. My best crops are in Fall historically.


Noticed my first cherimoyas. This is a grafted Pierce. No hand pollination.


Tamarillo


Tropic sun from GOZP. I grafted these around February as well. Fertilized again yesterday for a last push before winter. I have been pinching the growth around 12-18" so they make a nice thick canopy from a young age, not whippy.


Yellow Birula graft


The main orchard area which was empty when I moved in. Myrica Rubra closest to me, Longan, lemon guava, fig, orange flesh guajava, some pitangas, etc etc


My psidiums have been getting major bee visits. Lots of fruit sets and first fruitings this year.


This Lolita pitanga has never produced. I top worked it after years of no fruit with "tutti frutti" which has proved to be a KILLER interstock, very vigorous, and have since top worked that with Leo Manuel from Simon, Spira from Kaz.

[Alippincott]

I think I will take your advice on pitangatuba. Mine are in full sun and I think I will dig them up and put them in a shadier part of the yard. They fruited a ton, but look a little sad and are dropping fruit prematurely.

[K-Rimes]

I think I will take your advice on pitangatuba. Mine are in full sun and I think I will dig them up and put them in a shadier part of the yard. They fruited a ton, but look a little sad and are dropping fruit prematurely.

I really appreciate plants that do better in the shade so I can allocate that real estate to ones who need the sun. Definitely recommend it. I left a tuba at my old place in the absolute blitzing sun, maybe sunniest part of the yard. I hope to check up on it soon, but I bet it looks ragged and awful.

[K-Rimes]

My Sabara has been putting out a great crop. Terrified the local bear is going to break it in half, but I have a strong electric fence up around that area.


Guabiju crop off a 2 year old graft from Bush2Beach


Mercedes Gem Fig. Surprisingly, no BFF. The rest of my crop in the fig area was all full of them, didn't have time to bag.


Lucuma seedlings from ScottR are going in ground!


First flowers Campomanesia Macrobracteolata


Top worked this avo to Kaz' Marcus Pumpkin


2026 Avo Crop mental


First Flowers psidium Australe


Wandao yangmei on cerifera got munched by deer right down to the wood, but it's back! GOD I was mad about that.


Wild turkey


Will be planting mangoes on this hillside, seedlings


Zona da mata, restinga, trunciflora, paulista onto grimal interstock, sabara roots


Cherimoya crop is loading up, no hand pollination


This pitanga is at work, it is absolutely LOADED!!!

[K-Rimes]

These Nabal and Reed grafts are massive now. I am going to steal some more scion material from up top and graft lower shoots in January.


Pitangatuba has been awesome the last few weeks


The boar have been super problematic. This one will be prosciutto if all goes to plan.


Mango block is planted. A mix of LZ, OS, Kensington Pride, etc


2026 Hass crop is mental. I expect 20,000lb from the property.


First real fruiting on Fern Leaf Guava. Meh


My Sabara has been very productive this year. Really mild Fall / Winter, so it has been blooming regularly.


Butia palm has been hitting hard.


Recent spread


First time on the trail cam getting a lion

[SHV]

Hopefully that puma eradicates your hog problem. Still the only thing that makes me nervous walking my property at night. 

[roblack]

Wild, beautiful, and tasty stuff going on there Kevin! I love cats, but that one looks a bit scary. Our 11lb Cheetoh can tear my hands and forearm up badly, just playing around.

[K-Rimes]

Hopefully that puma eradicates your hog problem. Still the only thing that makes me nervous walking my property at night.

They take the small ones, but the one shown is easily 300lb+.

Actually, I would not be afraid of mountain lions at all. The boar are the ones that will kill you there! Luckily they're skittish. They sure make fantastic chorizo!

[ScottR]

Way cool Kevin, meat in the freezer and fruit in the orchard must be heaven here on mother earth! Happy Holidays

[K-Rimes]

Way cool Kevin, meat in the freezer and fruit in the orchard must be heaven here on mother earth! Happy Holidays

Gotta get you guys up to visit! I am still in limbo there, but it's seeming like it's going to get sorted out in 2026. I know it's holiday time and you'll be busy with family so lets try it out for early 2026.

[SDPirate]

That Butia is pumping out swole fruit.  The ones I had before were meager in comparison.

[K-Rimes]

That Butia is pumping out swole fruit.  The ones I had before were meager in comparison.

I think as the palm grows in size, so does the fruit. I actually have had bigger than those off another local tree with better sun exposure / heat units.

[K-Rimes]

Bought the $89 battery powered Vevor for spraying mangoes and peaches. For the price, I am pretty impressed. No agitator but if I walk fast enough seems to slosh pretty good.


Cherimoya season is here. Mix of Pierce, Selma, and unidentified.


Not sure what this graft is, but really great cherimoya. Acidic. Bit seedy for my tastes. No hand pollination at all out there. Still loaded with fruit.


Pink Pearl apple that overwintered. Never seen one this red.


We suffered very heavy mudslides at the parcel. Thank GOD I bought an old tractor with a front end loader and box blade.


Yes, that is a jacuzzi that was dislodged from the hill and taken for a ride.


Seriously powerful mudslides. Look at the debris gate all the way across the road... It came down from the canyon on the right.


All fixed up with my box blade. Going to get some loads of gravel in for this soon.


Buttering up the roads with mudslide material. Gravel here soon.


Moro blood orange pumping out so much fruit. Real shame, these all go to waste.


I have been selling off some of my collection. David from Nipomo now owns my multi graft CORG.


Hass crop is mental this year. I am starting to try pulling a few down now.


Healed whip and tongue on pitanga


Top worked cherimoya. Ilama, cherilata, atemoya, cherimoya etc


Last year's successful Cherilata grafts put on some weight, I pruned all my grafts back super hard for strong branch structure.


The topworked cherimoya in the back is the fastest growing seedling at the moment so it was ripe for grafting.


Hard pruned cherimoya grafts from 2025. This is Concha Lisa, if I recall.


Hard pruned the Fig Forest.


Fig forest area. I did lose 3-4 trees to gophers despite my best efforts.


This was just a 1' tall rooted cutting last year when they went in around February.


Avo crop. This is tree that was stumped and grafted some years back. Grafts are 20' tall now.

[elouicious]

So jealous of your new locale Kevin-

I know the move was a giant PITA but seeing the fruit of your labors in just this short time is really cool

[K-Rimes]

So jealous of your new locale Kevin-

I know the move was a giant PITA but seeing the fruit of your labors in just this short time is really cool

I am still not living there, unfortunately, but it does seem like my patience is going to pay off and I may be going back within 6 weeks full time. I had nearly given up several times due to the sketchiness and uncertainty. My landlords have done a lot to accommodate me, and I am looking forward to continue my work there at full effort.

You ain't seen nothin' yet!!!