Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

Yesterday, I planted five seedlings each of paw-paw and persimmon.

I planted potato onions today which we harvested 1.5 years ago.

We had a severe frost a few days ago, which eliminated any tree fruits this year. It even damaged the rhubarb.

Wow; your season starts so much earlier than mine! My rhubarb:

Joseph Lofthouse wrote:Yesterday, I planted five seedlings each of paw-paw and persimmon.

What do you think the challenges would be growing pawpaw in Utah? Protecting young trees from intense sunlight? Keeping the soil moist? Soil pH?

I don't have any expectations one way or the other for the paw-paw and persimmons. I hope they survive and thrive, but if not, then I will plant something else. I live in the desert. They come from the humid east.

Joseph, your garden is always such a huge inspiration. Seeing those tomato seedlings survive the radiant freezes is just mind-blowing! It really proves the power of landrace growing and letting survival-of-the-fittest do the heavy lifting. That early spring harvest looks incredibly delicious. Thank you for continually paving the way and sharing these updates with us!