Super Dwarf, Lemon

This little dwarf Meyer lemon tree is a little super producer! It has made 17 lemons just in time for Christmas night lemon drop cocktails. I can't believe it fruits this much being in a smallish pot on the porch. One day it will get moved to some dirt but until then, it's going well enough!

Oh and that green stuff in the pot are some freesia bulbs I got a few years ago. I'm sure that doesn't help but I didn't have anywhere else to put them.

Winter Solstice Blooms

December 21st. Winter solstice and my plants are seriously confused. Here is a list of blooms happening on my porch right now:

Heliotrope
Potato Bush
Jalapeño
Bird of Paradise
Oxalis
Geranium
Pink-flowered vine thing I can't remember the name of
Aloe

So here's the question. Do you think they are using up all their blooming energy they should be storing up for spring? Maybe I should fertilize them more than normal. Hmm...

December Jalapenos

Oh wacky California weather. With some mild winter weather and only one bout of freezing temps, my jalapeño plants have decided to just keep producing peppers. This is my crop picked on December 15th! And more amazing, there are little blooms like it's trying for a third round.