Saturday, June 29, 2013

Our crops are coming in...



And no, we are not farmers, we are Floridians!
Although, not true to born here ones, who would never ever tell you that, we are; even though we have been here since 1986!
 Avocados
 Honey Tangerines

 Pineapples
 Ponderosa Lemons



We are organic gardeners and use our compost from our kitchen waste after it ferments in our side yard enclosed composter we attained from the city years ago, looks a little like a great big black barrel stove, mostly fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds, egg shells etc. to bolster the soil and insecticidal soap for dealing with insects; it’s by the Safer brand, but with all the recent rain it looks as if those avocado leaves could use a bit more… tree is so tall too, about twenty feet now.
Soon we will have another crop of tomatoes too… and some years we have had in the past an abundance of Romaine lettuce as well.
It has been our experience that whenever we have more than just the two of us can use, we share.
Over the years we have shared with my seniors when I was a volunteer, people at work, neighbors, and even with one of Hubby’s co-workers from the sheriff’s office who had cows, our grapefruits!
But that tree was lost due to the hurricane of 2004, just as well with our cholesterol medication we cannot eat grapefruits anymore, and how I loved them… that tree had white and pink on it, must have been grafted, it was here before we came to this home.
The twenty-foot avocado tree was started by me from the pit from one bought at the grocery. The pineapples were started by their toppers, first one than two and on and on it would seem. I see more babes sprouting out, pineapple babies, and do you see them too?

Moving on…
The rain has gone to a twice a day romp in this area, but thankfully not stormy, just a gentle rain, the kind that does a gardener’s crops good.
No lightening or thunder and so this is definitely the best kind!

This weather causes me to get a bit more tired and so I will close this up for tonight and so allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all your blessings and share all those overages with you know who and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!


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