Bao Nguyen (@baointhegarden)

Been having quite a battle with squirrels this season. You win some you lose some. #gardening #jujube #squirrel #fruittrees

Harvesting Late season figs and removing some airlayers. #gardening #FigTree #airlayering #HarvestTime

Look at this amazing pepper harvest! So many colors and varieties growing together. Whats are your favorite peppers? #PepperHarvest #HomeGarden #gardening #pepperseeds

One last mushroom foraging trip here in the PNW. #mushroomforaging #matsutake #foraging #pnwlife

Got my hands on some fresh betel leaves with great roots! I’m going to be growing these here in the PNW. What is your favorite way to use them? #BetelLeaf #HomeGarden #PNW #gardening #tropicalplants

Upotting my kaffir lime! Those double leaves are the secret behind Thai curries and tom yum. Who else loves growing citrus in pots and what are guy growing?! #KaffirLime #pnw #CitrusTree #Upotting #tropicalfruittrees

Want to know how I find my mushroom spots here in the PNW? Here is my process using Google Maps and Street View. For information and entertainment only. Forage at your own risk, be safe, and never eat anything you haven't had positively identified. #mushroomforaging #foraging #pnw…

Grow your own Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) and never buy it again. It’s very aromatic, peppery and citrusy, and just a few leaves perfume a whole dish. Great in salads, soups, noodles, and chicken salad. Even better, it's super easy to grow. Enjoy the leaves, then put the stems in water and they…

Kaffir lime! I love growing citrus. Not growing them for the fruit, but I couldn’t resist. Look how many there are. Going to up-pot it before I put her in my heated greenhouse to overwinter. #kaffirlimetree #citrustrees #tropicalfruits #pnw

Meet Stella! Look at that gorgeous color inside. What figs are you growing and in pots or in ground? #FigTrees #stellafig #FruitGardening #figs

Pawpaws are simply an amazing fruit and the best tropical fruit to grow if you live in a non-tropical climate. #PawpawFruit #FruitLover #fruittrees #FreshFruit

I love permissions and after 3 years my tree us finally producing! Have you tried to persimmon and what’s your favorite variety? #persimmon #fuyupersimmons #fruittrees #PNW #FallFruits

After 3 years I’m finally getting some persimmons. Grown in ground and grows well here in the PNW (lynnwood WA). Harvesting tmr, hopefully the squirrels won’t be to them tonight 👀 do you grow persimmons? What’s your favorite? #persimmon #squirrel #fruittrees #fuyu

Harvested and storing our chayotes. Its rain is coming so we got to get it done. if you need a child test, it’s one of my favorite vegetables in the garden highly productive and just a very good vegetable. #chayotes #gardening #gardenharvest #harvesttotable

This is Stella. Another awesome fig for the PNW. Ripens both breba and main crop. This is a huge fig where you don’t sacrifice flavor for size. It’s has a very good berry taste, jammy and dense. My tree is young so I won’t have any cutting.

PawPaws are ripening! it’s one of the most tropical fruits you can grow in a non-tropical climate. It’s as if a mango, banana, pineapple and cherimoya had a baby. That’s my best description of a pawpaw. If you’ve tried one how would you describe it?

Look at that rich interior! White Madeira never disappoints when it reaches peak ripeness. What is your absolute favorite fig variety to grow? #FigTrees #WhiteMadeira #garden harvest #figs #pnw

Matsutake (Pine) Mushroom and beef stir fry! It’s so good! #matsutake #mushroomforaging #pnw #mushrooms #mushroomrecipes

Mushroom foraging in the PNW #mushroomhunting #matsutake #mushroomforaging #chanterelles #foraging

Outdoor therapy: Mushroom foraging #matsutake #chanterelle #lobstermushroom

If you like super sweet and and jammy fruits, LSU Gold Fig is a must have for your garden. It is so good! #FigTrees #HomeGarden #LSUGold #FreshFruit #gardening

Trying my hand in a new forest. Nothing beats a walk through the tall pines. Just taking in the fresh air and the golden light today. How are you spending your Saturday? #NatureVibes #ForestWalk #PacificNorthwest #mushroomforaging #matsutake

Time to harvest some garden candy! These jujubes are ripening perfectly. I love that sweet and tart combo when they start to turn. Are you growing jujubes and What's your favorite variety to grow? #GardenCandy #JujubeHarvest #HomeGrown #BackyardOrchard #jujubetree

Beautiful fall foggy morning in the PNW. Starting the morning in the gardening picking some chayotes for a friend who’s never had them. How is the weather looking in your area today? #chayotes #MorningVibes #HomeGarden #FoggyDay

Out tending the garden and found a surprise ripe fig! #Freshfigs #Atreanofig #gardenharvest #gardentreats

Update on the free fertilizer I get from Starbucks. Here what I do with it. #GardenTips #FreeFertilizer #soilreconditioning #gardening #gardeningsoil

Today’s fig harvest #figs #figharvest #freshfigs

Chayotes Are Ready! #chayotes #gardenharvest

Chayote is my highest-yielding plant year after year. It produces so much! If you want feel good plant, you should grow some Chayote. #chayotes #HighYieldHarvest ⁠#GardenHarvest⁠ ⁠#BestPerformingCrop⁠ ⁠#GardenMVP

It’s time to harvest our Chayotes #chayote #harvesttime #fallharvest