Hercules Community Garden

09/21/2026

Just a little FYI on this lovely Sunday afternoon 🌹 If you have them and don't want them, I'll gladly put them to good use 😊

🌹 ROSEHIPS – Nature’s Little Powerhouse! 🌿

Have you ever noticed those beautiful red and orange fruits growing on wild rose bushes? Those are rosehips, and they have so much to offer!
Rosehips are naturally rich in vitamin C and antioxidants and have been traditionally used in herbal preparations for generations.

🌿 How can you use rosehips?
🍵 Tea – A delicious, fruity herbal infusion.
🍯 Syrup – A traditional way to enjoy rosehips.
🍓 Jams & jellies – Naturally sweet and tangy.
🧴 Skin care – Rosehip oil is commonly used to moisturize and nourish the skin.
💆‍♀️ Hair care – Rosehip oil can help condition dry hair and add softness and shine.
🌹 Salves – A wonderful addition to homemade skin care preparations.

When to harvest: Rosehips typically ripen in late summer and fall. Look for fully coloured red or orange fruits. They often become sweeter after the first frost!

Subscribe now !!! I will share my facial skin care salve recipe 😀🙏

09/19/2026

As summer comes to an end, the garden is still in production mode and it's beautiful. 🌶️🌻🌺🍅🌽🍈🫑

Some beds are like blank canvases and that leads me to this question, what are you planting in your winter beds?

08/15/2026

What a beautiful day to be in the garden! As summer seems to be winding down, is everyone planning their winter garden? I love to see the pumpkins plumping and getting ready for Halloween (or pies 🥧), the grapes are stunning and the flowers, wow! Tomatoes & peppers are still strong and lots of sauce to be canned. The corn stalks are drying, perfect for Autumn decor. The garden sure showed up and showed out this summer! Can't wait to see what's coming this fall 🥦🧅🧄🥔🫜🍠🫚

08/13/2026

Oh Chad..... 🤓

08/13/2026

What a bounty, the canner is getting a good workout! Share your recent harvests 🌶🍅🥒, tis the season for fresh garden deliciousness.

08/05/2026

What do you see?
(I also stare at clouds and see things) 😳🙄

08/01/2026

A little gardening FYI!!

https://gardeningsoul.com/15-plants-that-love-being-planted-in-august/?fbclid=IwdGRjcATaPVhjbGNrBNo9L3Bkb2YBZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeMBHo77jBkU92tQyCRoS3daVdIU6DPn4KTf3cn58TermCbyQAuPlxst6V5Hg_aem_I26yD6VXl9WgKieZuepFBA

By taking advantage of warm soil and cooling seasonal conditions, planting in August extends your garden's output through autumn while setting the stage for a thriving spring.

07/24/2026

Strawberry tips 🍓

07/24/2026

For those of you who can and preserve your fruits and vegetables, this is a valuable resource! I'm signed up for a couple of upcoming online classes!

Did you know?
All of our UC MFP "Online Program" classes (different than individual county classes) are recorded and available for viewing.
https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-master-food-preserver-program/recorded-events

07/24/2026

Ahh, the fruits of everyone's labor of gardening love 🤗 What a time to be a gardener in the Hercules Community Garden 🌞 Peaches 🍑 are plump and beautifully fuzzy 😊, grapes 🍇 are preparing for a bountiful harvest, melons 🍉 & pumpkins 🎃 are looking delicious, tomatoes 🍅🍅all shapes, sizes and colors are everywhere! 🌽 is definitely doing well, tree collards are sooo tall, artichokes perching perfectly and the flowers 🌻🌺 are just so happy!!

🥒🍓🍆🌶🐝🍇🍑🍅🌽🥒