Fall Cleaning- and New Arrivals

Since we've harvested the last of the summer squash, Ed asked Josh to help him pull out the dead plants. The boys were also there to lend a hand.

We found some basil growing where the squash was. We had grown basil in this area a year ago, but when the rainy season started, the plant was lost among the weeds and died. Three basil bushes are growing very well, so I'll leave them there and contine to water them. We also found some tomatillos also growing where the zucs were. We had also planted some in a close by location last year.

My bear didn't do well with the heat so I'm not sure if I should continue watering it or plant something else or cover him with succulents... The grape vine growing just behind the bear, grew quite well, but didn't give any grapes this year, which is shame, because the were really sweat last year. I planted another grape vine that and been near a shaded fence and it too took well to it's new location. To the right of the grape vines are my raspberry/blackberry/ back raspberry bushes need a better support system, so I need to tend to that this week.

Our passion fruit got a second wind and is producing more flowers and I see lots of fruit already growing. I found another wooden fence piece near the garage and dragged it half way to the passion fruit. I plan to set up a similar trellis like the one used for the grape vine.

Our bird house gourds and mini pumpkins did well. So well in fact that Panfilo to Pony ate most of the ones on his side of the fence!

The dragon fruit plant that I purchased earlier this summer is already flowering! I'm very excited to see what color the inside fruit will be since they range from white to pink!

We just realized we are growing 2 different types of pomegrants! We've had the traditional red tart one for 2-3 years, but the light pinkish one we purchased early this summer. While the color appears light and the seed look bigger, it's actually quite sweat! You can clearly see which one Eli prefers.

Got Guavas? you bet!!! The tree we purchased and the ones my grandma gave us from her garden- which I should take pics of because everything is in pots and grows in abundance! Here are to guava trees from my yard, the ones on the left look real round... the ones on the right look almost pear shaped. I guess we'll have to wait and see what each one tastes like. The one on the left has had a few harvested from my little helpers and by the look on thier faces, I know thoses are good eats!

Our giant pumpkin patch is now a air port for a private plane and helicopter! Which is fine by be, I'm not planning on planing anything in that area for a while. That black doughnut shape between the fence and the plane is where I had plantd horseradish, but the only thing growing out of it seems to be weeds, so it'll be coming out soon and maybe plant a blue berry there... we'll wait and see!