We got pretty lucky when we bought this place, the previous owner put in a lot of fruit trees. Anna apple, red baron peach, Persimmon, Pomegranate, very large mature grapefruit, Kumquat, mature black berry, Lemon, orange, tangerine. Probably more that i'm forgetting.
The previous owner did a lot of Hydroponic gardening so I have been working on taking up a lot of the grass, building raised beds, bringing in manure, mulching, building compost bins and we have 3 worm bins in the basement, etc.
The property even came with a green house, that is a pretty interesting design. It is all dug out and he has concrete blocks lined up to get airflow to try and keep it cool in the summer. I have used it to start seeds in the winter. but it still gets too hot in the summer. We are not sure if we are going to keep it or not.
I found a guy in the valley who sells 24in boxes for 14.00 so I have a lot of trees in boxes till we decide where to put them. 5 Australian finger limes, 2 Yuzu lemons, 4in one apple and two Avocados.
We joined the CRFG and played with grafting, we had pretty good success for our first attempt.
I look forward to meeting some of the local fig enthusiasts mentioned to exchange ideas cuttings etc.
Here are some pics of the green house.
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