Every year around late October here in San Diego, my backyard transforms into a minefield of green, egg-shaped grenades. If you grow Feijoa sellowiana
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
If you walked into my orchard here in San Diego specifically looking for a “Feijoa,” you might walk right past the shrub without noticing the fruit.
If you live anywhere near the coastal foothills of San Diego, you know exactly what happens come late October. The air suddenly smells like a confusing
Nothing ruins a beautiful San Diego morning quite like walking out to the orchard with a cup of coffee, expecting to see lush, silvery-green foliage, and