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An Invasion
After a fantastic crop of cucumbers, some bugs descended upon the plants and devastated them in short order. They attack the leaves, not the fruit, but they are voracious eaters and reproducers. We were away when they first arrived , so bad timing…. They look like a variation of Cantao ocellatus, but not positive. Sent…
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Oh Okra
For some reason, we can never quite time the Okra correctly. In this case some travel caused us to Harvest a bit late, and the result is good looking but tough Okra. Oh well, better luck next cycle.
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May Mangoes
These first mangoes should be ready to eat sometime in May….
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Cucumbers and Lettuce
There is a small but healthy crop of lettuce that we are beginning to harvest, and the cucumbers are starting to flower which means we should have some of them on the way soon…
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Ice Cream Bean
These have a variety of names around the world but commonly known here as ice cream beans. The taste supports the name…
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Good Greens
Healthy crops of Lettuce, Bok Choi, and the everpresent Spinach, create a nice mixture to harvest this morning.
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Big Bok
Bok Choi always seems to do well in the greenhouse, and this crop is fast and furious 😉
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Planting Season 2025
A variety of things have interfered with the starting of a new planting season. Repairs following the damage to the greenhouse and planting beds from hurricane Beryl, some travel delays, and life in general. So this is a welcome start for both seedlings and some young plants. The plants include cabbage and lettuce and cucumber…
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Popeye’s Revenge
Maybe it is because I didn’t really like spinach as a kid. Maybe it is because we let the spinach run rampant last year. Maybe it is because we mixed up all the soil from the planting beds during the repair. Whatever the reason, the spinach is everywhere. It threatens to blanket the greenhouse if…
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More Peas Please
Despite the damage done by hurricane Beryl, which destroyed all but one plant, it produced a good yield. It is enough for several meals, with a bit more to come..
