Photo Gallery: Through reseeding, La Crescenta resident grows fruits, vegetables

Jim Luna has had a garden in his front yard since he moved into his present home, some 40 years ago, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna, who was a ballet dancer and computer tech, lets some of his fruits and vegetables go seed and then spreads that seed around his garden for the next year's crop.

Jim Luna has had a garden in his front yard since he moved into his present home, some 40 years ago, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna, who was a ballet dancer and computer tech, lets some of his fruits and vegetables go seed and then spreads that seed around his garden for the next year’s crop.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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La Crescenta resident Jim Luna has been growing his own fruits and vegetables in his garden for the last 40 years. Using a process known as reseeding, however, he has seldom had to buy seeds.

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna has a new crop of tangerines twice a year in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna had a cabbage that began sprouting while in his refrigerator, now that same cabbage has grown into many cabbages in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna in a 1979 photo holding a large watermelon he grew in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna shows a new grape tomato plant he is growing from seed in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna will eat some of these tomatoes and will allow some to go to seed, in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna had a cabbage that began sprouting while in his refrigerator, now that same cabbage has grown into many cabbages in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna grows a wide variety of vegetable and fruit, like these peaches, in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna tangerine tree gives fruit twice a year in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Once Jim Luna lets some of his vegetables grow to seed, the seeds begin germinating everywhere like this onion and new onions, in his home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Crescenta resident has been growing his own food for 40 years

Jim Luna grows wild flowers in the front area of his home, next to the road, along with a home garden, in La Crescenta on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Luna has been an avid gardener for about 40 years.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)