feijoa

Nothing tests a San Diego gardener’s patience quite like the feijoa harvest season. You stare at those green, egg-shaped fruits hanging amidst the silvery-green

The crisp morning air in my San Diego orchard always carries a specific, perfume-like sweetness come late autumn. That scent signals the arrival of one

I still remember the first time I saw a mature Dragon Fruit plant. It looked like a cactus had a chaotic argument with a weeping willow and decided to

The first time I cracked open a ripe Feijoa, the aroma hit me like a perfume bomb of pineapple, mint, and strawberry. Standing there in the middle of my

If you walked into my backyard in San Diego right now, you wouldn’t need to see the plant to know it’s there. The smell of a ripening Feijoa is unmistakable—a

Living and farming here in the sunny, often semi-arid climate of San Diego, I am constantly asked one question by homeowners who want privacy but hate

My relationship with the Feijoa—often called Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, or by its proper botanical handle, Acca sellowiana—started with a frustrating

Standing in the middle of my orchard in San Diego, surrounded by the silvery-green foliage of my Pineapple Guava trees, I often catch that distinctive

Standing here in my orchard in the rolling hills of San Diego’s East County, the air is thick with a scent that reminds me of a mix between pineapple

Nothing beats the morning routine of walking through my orchard here in San Diego, coffee in hand, checking the dew on the leaves. Today, I found myself