It’s interesting to keep track of what has been thriving, even though it sometimes sounds repetitious. However, mentioning everything every month helps me to keep track of how long the plants keep producing, so do bear with me and my … Continue reading
My angled loofah plants have been in female-flowering phase again, and I’ve been happy to note several successful pollinations. Normally, once the female flower is pollinated, you can almost see the fruit grow before your eyes – they grow that … Continue reading
October has been the most fruitful – literally – month for us to date. We’ve been harvesting Red Lady papayas – they’re not that big yet but are sweet enough to have converted non-papaya eaters to fans of these papayas! … Continue reading
I’ve been keeping both eyes on the angled loofah plant ever since caterpillars started feasting on the flower buds several weeks ago. They seemed to have given up, so I was happy – especially as the two vines grew bigger … Continue reading