Myracle, granddaughter of Carletta Gorden-Stokes, hugs her homegrown pumpkin. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo
With autumn’s arrival, Anza gardens harvest a bounty of fruits and vegetables. Favorite and easy-to-grow vegetable varieties include zucchini, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, peppers and greens such as lettuce and spinach.Most Anza gardeners prefer organic methods, using manures, teas and compost to provide nourishment for their plants. As the gardens thrive, natural pest control is used, including helpful predatory insects like ladybugs and mantids and bagging ripening fruit.Gardening requires care, planning and repetition.[caption id="attachment_34653" align="aligncen
