Ohhhh! Spring is sprining, picked the second few tomatoes, a couple of.....

J

joanie

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sprining = springing.....

snake beans, lovely basil and Thai basil. Lots and lots of yummy tender arugula, carrots and leaves from the beetroot, sage and green peppers.

The carambole fruit are dropping off the tree and grew huge. I see that fruit half the size in the shops go for $4.00 each...but we didn't really use them up much. I must get some ideas on what to do with them next year.

Lots of lemon grass, tarragon, parsley, garlic chives and habanero peppers (didn't really want these)

Orange sweet tats are ready to be dug again and there are a lot of small round eggplant on the bushes BUT I did not plant this variety??? so where they come from, I just don't know.

Also a very nice New Zealand Spinach plant has popped up, just one? Where did it come from, last time I planted that was 4 years ago????

And there are pawpaws on the trees, round variety and long ones on another tree.

but no citrus...just don't know what to do about the citrus, not even any buds to be seen.

With the Tomato post from above I'm going to start trying to grow new bushes from suckers. At the moment I have some in water but so far (4 days later) no sign of roots.

I have had 2 lovely vases of roses (they only last about 4 days after being picked)and the other shrubs are starting to bud now.

And they just maybe a pineapple coming on the only plant I have.

The pomegranite are small, a big dissapointment so are the plantains and bananas, I wish I knew what to do about these.

Okra and collard greens are up already and the beds are not yet dug over.

Long may this cooler weather last, it gets so hot here, very soon it will be dry, dusty and dry and dusty!!!!

I get so excited this time of year.

 
Oh Joanie! Do NOT post your address or you will have a horde of us showing up at your door - lol!

Although it sounds as you might be able to feed us all from your lovely garden!

One question, what is carambole fruit? Does it have another name?

 
If everyone can sleep in the spare double bed and not care that there is no airco....

and will put up with the worst bout of a huge hotel being built right in my view with daylight spots waking me up at 4 am when they pour concrete...I can tell you some stories here (another time perhaps) then you are all welcome.
The season here is very short lived as the heat will start soon and the rain will stop. I don't produce much of each but there is a surprisingly huge variety (and my chickens are suddenly laying so well that I seem to find 11 eggs every other day from 10 hens???? Never was good with numbers???)
Maybe it is those daylight spot lights!!!!

The Carambole fruit were huge and from the wee tree (it's less then 2 years old) I got about 30 fruit. It is the "Star Fruit" a somewhat tart fruit that looks really good as decoration.... as I said we are not sure how to make the most of them but the girl working for me devoured them...and so did the chickens.

 
Lol! I've never actually been in snow, I'd love to be splattered with snowballs...

I hear the mushiness after, when the snow melts, isn't nice...

 
Well do I have the link for you regarding the Star Fruit! There several dozen recipes...

here to give you some ideas of how to cook/bake with them...of course...then your poor girl will go wanting for her share of the fruit :eek:(

And what prolific chickens you have! As a children, on our grandparent's farm, I think we must have checked for new offerings every 1/2 hour or so (poor beleaguered hens!), but to us it seemed like days before they would lay again. I think you must be right - it's those nasty klieg lights interfering with their internal clocks! That or maybe the chickens' math is just off ;o)

It is so interesting to me how we all seem to desire what we don't have: me, your tropical weather and plants; you, our snow. One person's exotic is the other's mundane ...

http://www.nikibone.com/recipe/fruit/starfruit.html

 
My Goodness Ruth...many thanks. There is just......

one fruit left and now I am going to choose which of these recipes to try. I wonder if the tree will fruit again or if it is a once a year for a short time sort of tree. We will have to wait and see.
I had a chuckle at your observations, you're right folk always hanker after what they can't really have.
I don't want ti live in the snow, just experience it and perhaps do that while I am still young enough not to break any bones.
Thanx again for the recipes.
Hugs J

 
I was thinking of sending her some snow, but the cost of shipping the freezer was prohibitive ;o)

 
LOL, my freezer doesn't have any stuff to scrape upp but there are many times

I open the door just to feel the cold when it is HOT, HOT, HOT here

 
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