Garden Zaddy

Call Website Contact the business

Garden Zaddy Home Grown Wellness 🌱💪🏼
Growing better food, training smart, aging well
📬 [email protected] | Garden Zaddy

07/09/2026

Nothing humbles you more than running at the speed of a zesty tortoise, but I have come to love and appreciate the brutality of Zone 2 training. Today's run was nothing special - just under 6 miles at 71 minutes, with an 88% efficiency score at staying in Zone 2. I love to run fast, but the name of the game when training like this is to let my heart rate run the show, not my pace.

Why? Because this slow, almost boring, conversational pace is doing way more than it looks. Zone 2 builds your aerobic base and trains your body to burn fat instead of torching through carbs, and it's also one of the best things you can do for your blood sugar, your heart, and your lifespan. In short: It's how you actually get faster. Almost every endurance athlete spends most of their training right here at this easy pace, and I have already noticed the difference in my sprints and reasonable run club runs. I'm training for two back to back HYROX races in December, with eyes on an Ironman 70.3 (or full) next year, one slow mile at a time.

28/08/2026

A sane person owns maybe one kitchen scale, while I currently own four (for now). If you weigh ingredients for baking, track macros, or pull espresso, the scale is the tool you touch every single day, and accuracy and flexibility are SO key (imagine getting the amount of yeast wrong, or tracking your calories imprecisely). TL;DR - the ThermoWorks Gravitas is the first that does all of it, and is the only one I'm keeping: 0.1g precision for coffee, 13 lb capacity for dough, a detachable platform that fits a wire rack, and a tare it remembers even after it powers down. I can use one scale from espresso beans to a 10 lb batch of bread. I have been of ThermoWorks for 6+ years, and their track record does not disappoint here or anywhere.

22/08/2026

This is only scratching the surface of all of the benefits that creatine monohydrate has for fitness, longevity, cognition and more. It has been studied and research more than any other sports supplement, and if you don’t follow into the last two categories you should 100% be taking it.

It won’t make you bulky, all it does (within the context of fitness) is provide the gas for the quickest energy engine your muscles tap. The sequences of the phosphocreatine system, glycolysis and fat oxidation are fascinating, and if there’s any curious I will dig into that more in the future. The spoiler - loading with creatine primes you for quick bursts, power, and more. Just take it.

20/08/2026

While I love deadlifts, hip thrusts and zone 2 runs box jumps will always be my favorite. It is every part mental as it is physical (and surprisingly tied to hip mobility), and while it’s a slow process of increasing my vertical it is always in the works.

Also, yes, I did make this sound 😂

17/08/2026

It all started with a conversation I had with myself after a huge loss five years ago.

I was living a healthy-ish life (growing amazing organic food, while supporting the environment), but I was on a trajectory I didn't want, and I finally decided to do something about it.

So this channel is growing up with me. If you're here to grow your own food, organic vegetable gardening and building a pollinator friendly yard aren't going anywhere. And if you're chasing longevity, strength training in your 30s and beyond, AND eating nutrient-dense food you can actually trust, you're in the right place too. Knowing what to eat, and how to grow it is the superpower I'm working on, and here to help you out with.

What's the one thing you've been wanting to grow, or the one health habit you've been putting off? Tell me below, that's where we start.

06/08/2026

Long time no see 👋 Before anyone worries: yes, I'm still gardening. But there's another side of me I haven't shared much, and this trip felt like the right time to poke my head out.
�I've been taking my health and fitness seriously for a while, and I love challenging myself. So this past Sunday I ran 6 miles down Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City with zero cars in sight.
�Every Sunday from 8am to 2pm, CDMX closes 61 km of its busiest streets to traffic. It's called Muévete en Bici, and Reforma is the spine of it. Fun fact - it started in 2007 with 10 km and 7,000 people, modeled on Bogotá's ciclovía. This February it hit a record 177,780 participants.

If you're visiting: it's free, no registration, and there are even free bike loans though I think running is where the fun is at. Take it easy if you're coming from lower elevation from me, but otherwise it's a must-do!

06/02/2026

Yes, this is what winter looks like here in frigid and inhospitable Zone 10A. A keen observer may notice that these tomato plants aren’t exactly thriving, and the only reason they’re still growing is because I’ve been procrastinating their removal. While their production pales in comparison to summer, they do still produce some tomatoes in the winter, and peppers are perennials here so they just keep growing. Fun fact - the sungolds I harvested will be propagated and grown again this year.

23/01/2026

WMP is my motto for 2026 - way more perennials. As much as I love the rush of my first tomato harvest in summer, and the rich flavor of a homegrown Brussels sprout, I want my garden to be a little more productive with less input on my end. To that end I have been slowly clearing out some of the best spots and preparing them for perennials, and today’s haul from Sow Exotic includes a lot of beauties that might take a second to establish, but will go on to give me easy garden abundance for years to come.

Berries as a whole are some of the best nutrition you can get, and both blue basil and Vietnamese coriander have been on my radar for well over a year and I’m excited to make space for them. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but which are you most excited to see more of?

22/01/2026

To address the elephant in the room - no, these tomatoes are not usually this small. These were originally planted in the spring of 2025, and while we can technically grow tomatoes year round (here in Zone 10A) that doesn’t mean they thrive in the winter, like they do in the summer.

Today’s micro tomatoes include sungolds, Campari and indigo rose, all of which are normally quite large for cherry tomatoes, and I will be cutting back all of these and propagating the suckers to grow again. It’s all part of the cycle of growing, but it’s always fun to enjoy the little quirks of the process like these teeny tiny tomatoes.

21/01/2026

If you want the maximum amount of food and abundance from your garden you need to plant less of it, and let me explain. ⬇️

When I first started gardening I only planted edible varieties, because I wanted to maximize my output. No flowers, and very few perennials. Did I get some decent harvests? Sure, but it wasn’t until I started planting more flowers, medicinal herbs and beneficial attracting species that things really took off. My pest problems shrunk, my yields increased, and I discovered just how much I love seeing the visitors in my garden.

Planting things like yarrow, alyssum and more are a gateway into a healthier and more abundant garden, but watch out - you just might get enamored by the process as much as the end result.

Address


91107

Telephone

+5713277779

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Garden Zaddy posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Garden Zaddy:

Shortcuts

  • Want your business to be the top-listed contractor?

Share