Broadleaf Podocarpus - Nageia nagi Second Potted Plant To Find It's Way Into The Ground

I love it when a landscape altering event happens. One that may catch my eye
days if not weeks. Planted this specimen under a canopy of Bald Cypress trees.

This specimen was gifted to me from another fellow gardener and yogi. Surely
a place of honor, amongst my favorite Cypress trees.


Accompanying these latest post is some gorgeous composed songs by:

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée 

 

This also makes my five hundredth blog post. For someone who failed his
junior high assignment of having to log three months worth of daily entries.
Waiting to the last minute to try to fake it, not realizing how it would have
been so much easier had I taken what few minutes it would have taken
on a daily basis to accomplish said assignment.

Rain Lillies Gets A Seat Next To Their Cousins

These bulbs have been sitting in a bucket of water for nearly four months
patiently waiting to be located. There original spot was of sporadic blossoming
nature that I didn't want to discard them because when they do, these double
blossoms of a deep pink are enough to knock your socks off, sort of speak.
Though I do admit to hoping they might throw up one of these blooms while
it languished in such unspeakable conditions. Only cease to amaze me how
much these living creatures want to survive, no matter what we humans
throw at them.

It came to me this afternoon where to seat these little cousins , cousins to
the Amyrillas. Where else but my newly planted rings of Amyrillas, which
has four generations of seedlings that I suspect the oldest to bloom this
following Spring.

Rain Lillies

Seed Born Ring of Amyrillas

PonyTail Palm - Beaucarnea recurvata Rescue

Captured/Rescued this lopped off segment from my neighbors ambitious
house and yard refurbishing. Placed this in a discarded aluminum cooking
pot in some dapple shade and see what transpires.

Nearly three months later and having concerns that I haven't checked on
since this years hurricane, whose name will not be mentioned.  This loose
specimen was still where it had laid for months and to my amazement
was showing it's characteristic bulbous base, those familiar with this
specimen. No signs of roots other than this thickening that I had mentioned
encouraged me to put it in the ground, which aligns with this year's push
to get all potted things in the ground.

Barely perceptible thickening at the base of this stem, about two inches
above the soil level. Soil, is a term we Floridians use loosely.

Soon to be Winter and the suns intensity will be at it's lowest is surely
to show mercy on this new planting.



  

Last And Only Tadpole's Comings and Goings

 It's back after spending the afternoon away, perhaps to explore is surroundings
unaware of the unknown dangers that lurks.

 Same day mid afternoon sunning it's self in the late Autumn sun.  No doubt trying
to warm it's self up after dipping into the mid to low fifties that morning.

Next day, same story, gone that is until the late afternoon and spied it behind
the water filter. After all there aren't many places this little munchkin can hide.
It looks like it got a taste of the outside world and wants to go back.


Last picture taken before waiting a couple of days before draining this makeshift
swamp. Don't want to breed any more mosquitoes that we already have. 

What Pretel Is This?

While thinning and clearing some undergrowth from these
very happy Formosa Azaleas I spy an elegantly string of, although
squared off tethered eggs? Not the first time seen but, first time
curious.

I sent out an inquiry to an invaluable web site called whatsthatbug that
has been helpful in the past. I will surely divulge mine and theirs findings.

Chaya Tree Cuttings Followup...Again

Looking more robust than ever and showing roots through their transparent
holdings. These are on their way to a full and productive promise.

Now to an always challenge of finding a place in my lush paradise for these
to take root and show and make it's mark and add it's memory only known
to a few to this collection of living memories.

Tomato Seedlings Volunteers Unknown

The universal, Ask and You Shall Receive rarely disappoints.

I know a tomato seedling when I see one, it's just not sure which
tomato seedling this may be.

Just like the cuttings that I placed in this same pot can be one of two
tomato varieties. I can only guess to what these grouping of sprouts
could be. Although wanted still even if it's late in the season for
Florida grown tomatoes. I will have to spread them out to what
containers that I may have to witness, once again that miracle
of vegetable edible creation.

Last And Only Tadpole Finds It's Leggs And Freedom?

This was taken yesterday afternoon.

They say that one in a thousand tadpoles reach maturity. Well this is only
one of several stages that I have witnessed and not knowing what happen
next when I went looking for it today.

There are plenty of creatures surrounding this man made artificial containment.
We have lizards and frogs on the constant look out for such morsels, or even
delicacies that come to these urban creature's table, if you will.

This particular frog looks like a species that is considered invasive and
extremely aggressive, which will explain why there is only one remaining
of approximately thirty five tadpoles rescued two months ago.

Less than eight feet away is an adult version of this frog I like to think is
waiting for the opportune moment to demonstrate just how aggressive this
species really is.  Gulp!

Here's one that is getting closer to have won the lotto of life.

Cacao Tree Update

Nearly three weeks since this was brought indoors and pruned and
not wasting taking advantage to it's environment with a new show
of growth of leaves.

Obviously a lot more brighter and an unnatural ideal stillness that an
indoors can present. Not to mention a dryness that it is unaccustomed to
that an occasional misting of water can help facilitate.

Some of the leaves are tattered from being out in the elements and some
of the newer leaves show some deficiencies, not sure if this is the time
and place to remedy, knowing that it's tendencies towards root rot whether
pot bound which gives me pause on giving it the water it craves.

These tissue thin and salmon colored leaves are just one of many rewards
that make this Constant Gardener joy.

I was just reflecting back on how this specimen has been pest free these
fast approaching three years.