Rajesh Chaudhary 
Have you ever picked a pepper too early? It looked big and green. But when you took a bite, it was bitter and had no flavor. Or maybe you waited too long. Then you found … Read more
I was at a job in Brookside last fall, looking at a huge, beautiful maple tree in a client’s backyard. Its leaves were fire-engine red. The homeowner asked me, “Why does this one turn red, … Read more
What if you could see your whole garden from the sky? I mean, really see it. Not just the pretty flowers, but the dry patch behind the shed, the early signs of a bug problem … Read more
I’ll never forget the year we got a call from a family over in The Oaks. They’d just set up their gorgeous, real Noble Fir, decorated it all perfect, and left for a Christmas party. … Read more
Have you ever sat on your porch here in Bakersfield, cracking open pistachios, and wondered how they get here? I have. My neighbor, Sal, he planted a few trees in his backyard years ago. For … Read more
A few years back, I was helping a customer in Fresno with a new garden. Their soil was bad. Nothing grew right. They were frustrated. I saw a pistachio shell on their porch. I asked … Read more
I’ll never forget my first try at gardening. I was so excited to grow tomatoes. I planted them in a shady spot because I thought they’d get too hot. Yeah, that was wrong. They grew … Read more
I’ll never forget the call I got from a homeowner in Pasadena. She was almost crying about her beautiful white patio stones. They were covered in dark purple stains. She thought something was wrong with … Read more
I still remember the first fruit tree I planted in my California backyard. I was so excited about having fresh peaches that I just dug a hole and plopped that tree right into our heavy … Read more
I got a call last summer from a guy in San Diego. He was so upset. His beautiful avocado tree, the one he’d grown from a seed, was looking terrible. The leaves were yellow and … Read more
Did you know that fig trees have been around for over 11,000 years? They’re some of the oldest fruit trees people have ever grown. Every year, the world grows more than 1.1 million metric tons … Read more
Hey there. So, you’re trying to figure out this whole avocado tree pollination thing, aren’t you? I get it. I was over at a friend’s place in San Mateo last summer. He had this gorgeous, … Read more