All these rainy days have prevented me from keeping track of the ladybug eggs I saw about 2 weeks ago. I did glimpse but could not photograph properly the nymphs in the early instar where they were mostly black and … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
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
Okay, so several of us gardeners here have been complaining about the wet weather lately. It’s not great for some of our plants, and it limits what we can do and grow at the moment. One unexpected turn of events … Continue reading