Ants open the blooms, and bees pollinate them.
Then we get okra pods.
Then we pick them and eat them.
No, we don’t know why the yellow leaves.
Also, some blooms don’t open and fall off.
Many snails lately; maybe that’s the problem.
-jsq
Ants open the blooms, and bees pollinate them.
Then we get okra pods.
Then we pick them and eat them.
No, we don’t know why the yellow leaves.
Also, some blooms don’t open and fall off.
Many snails lately; maybe that’s the problem.
-jsq
Update 2025-06-02: Maypops 2025-05-30.
This Gulf fritillary was frittering away in the garden.
A Dione vanillae, at about 3 inches wingspan, looks small beside the cucumber plants. Continue reading
Only a day from the first tiny okra seen until one was ready to eat.
Tiny okra just started 2025-05-17
And another day to get two okra to eat. Continue reading
Sky and River howled like something horrible was happening.
Movie: Sky and River howling (30M)
Actually, they saw me walk into the woods towards the garden, and they heard me calling them.
Blondie ran back to get them, and explained to them how silly they sounded.
Video:
https://youtu.be/Jyljdi-sHQk
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The watering house indicates the rows with cane. They also continue beyond the middle where the hoses start.
Watering hose just before the rains
This was just before the rains started. Three inches so far, so no hose watering since then.
-jsq
The garden is starting to produce vegetables.
Potatos, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, green chili peppers
-jsq