Viability Check

after a month, these Juniper props still look promising all

except three. This is my second attempt with this variety .

I changed up with the growing medium to see if it will make

 a difference.

Looks like a meal prep for a meat loaf. Just remembered to, this second

go round, I made these cuttings considerably smaller.

Now let us just cross our collective green thrumbs.

Spotted These

new pup(s) on my pot bound Clivia. Not sure about the brown one though.

Looks like a failed attempt and what looks like shriveled root off to the right,

without further investigation does not look good. But hey, there's it's backup

just below in all it's green wonder.

Which brings us to a repotting candidate. Has much Clivia's preference to be

pot bound to encouraging blooms. This specimen has been doing a great job

in that department.

Classic case of over spilling it's confines. A tornado of roots above ground anearly

running out of soil below. However the very possibility of getting more blooming

for at least a couple to three years more. Notice the berry like seed pods off to

left. Hope to harvest them in the upcoming months.

So why now, you might ask? Just, because and hey, I'm in that zone.

This picture shows off the ripening seeds better. Good thing my neighbor gave

me this heavy clay pot that help anchor this brute of beaut.

How can I forgot who I bought this from. A women named Holly and who also

is a fellow Yogi. Once a Yogi, always a Yogi.  Thank you Holly!

Tads Day Twentyeight

plus four makes twenty-four releases to date. Pictures to follow.

I had two releases today, first three are from this morning. Under the cover

of early morning darkness. Lighting provided by LA Keland Productions

of Lakeland, Fl. You got to love the convenience of portable LED lighting.

This is a fine example of amateur hiding in the urban jungle.

Maybe if I hide my head in the grass they won't see me. Almost, but not quite.

This one has a natural innate ability but still can spot you from above.

Which brings us to this evening's release of three more. Coinciding an

evening with light rain and thunder.

Where's my lighting crew when you need them. It must be in their contract about not

pulling a double in the middle of the week.

This striped wonder will represent the three of them that were released this evening.

As the two others signed a contract to not photographed in these unflattering

conditions,which brings this evening's total of twenty-seven.

Good job, all around. That's about a third that still in waiting to make this

phenomenal transition.

Black Lighted

Gotcha!  

Glow baby glow.

Can't find what's eating your plant? Throw some black light and see what

you couldn't see during the day.

The clear bottle in bedded in the soil glows greener than the giant green by day

horned tomato worm shown above in all it's  mischievous purple splendor.

Repotted White Orchid Tree

Would you look at those shadows being thrown down.

Nothing like a new tilt, offset, one small branch clipped back and a square pot

to give this gifted plant some swag.

Along with extended direct lighting should push this specimen into bloom.

Well, that's the plan and with good intentions.

Tads Day Twentyfour cont'd

One of several draw downs, low tide. I'm finding its a good time

to watch a froglet make a vertical climb to it's next stage.

This third batch is running anywhere from six to nine.

My added water level soon after a draw down is determined by

where a froglet might be positioned on the glass. As noted below,

also note the leviathan's tail to the lower left governing the tads

water level.

High Tide arrives.

Once again you can see the transitional froglet to the left determining

the water level. Will feed these lad tads once more before lights dim

for another day.

Tads Day Twenyfour

Between today my post brings a total of frogs released to fifteen. Also in

the same frame one more froglet found to be cannibalized.

Just hours ago this bronze frog gets it's freedom.

This one was corralled into a tiny jar so as not to risk releasing the others and

only for me to witness it's jump to it's next stage of existence.

Night before these pair of frogs get their opportunity to flee the coup,

Or so I thought, when I brought in this vessel back indoors, guess who I found

clinging to the outside of this vessel?

Hey, remember me?

One more profile before going back outdoors.

Now you know what it's like being on the other side of the glass.

Orchid Seed Pods

Second this has ever happened but not to this extent in size.

Getting my phone's camera to focus on said subjects is the current challenge.

Roots A Glow

Was droppin a new mix of fertilizer on my newly planted Jackfruit trees and

to my amazement I witness this orange blaze. Who knew?

Tads Day Twenty - Second Batch

I had six formally known as tadpoles/froglets and now known officially as frogs.

Take the leap to the great outdoors this morning. One of these still had their tail,

had I noticed I wouldn't have let it take the jump.

After words was a good time to clean the vessel and in the process lost one tad

down the kitchen drain. All times I've been doing this never lost one, that is

until this morning.

Getting two thumbs up that its ready for the big jump.

I seen out of Evolution.

We made it!  What a natural.

    

My my my we sure are tiny.

It's a big world on the other side of the glass enclosure.

Recruiting is open for the Third Batch.

At the time of this post there are three long tailed froglets.

Tads Day Nineteen

Okay, where to begin, so many firsts.

Froglets are wanting to veg so they can absorb their tales. So lets give them

something other than glass to cling to.

Being a rock hound makes this part easy. This piece of concrete is not a

rock, but it grab my attention. Who knew!

Tadpoles are still enjoying the Broccoli bombs and regular rounds of Spinach.

One of the first tads to scale up into the new world without water.

At this time I notice when I draw down the water for the change of water that

when there is a minimal level of water at bottom. I notice a couple other tads

got the hint, now's time to scale up into the next phase. Returning the water

to a lower level now gives the the new scaler's a bit of time to dry off and

scale up higher.

Less water means more frequent water changes. Tads go for the Broccoli but

their taste for Spinach diminishes.

New Water Level - Aerial view of The Mt. Olympias of the froggy kind.

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Now they are getting their land legs and enjoying the view and greater heights.

This is near the end of their enjoyment of the Organic Spinach.

And now for some froglet antics.

Or just chillin at the top of the Mt.                   

        

                 Where there's always room for two. Notice not only the no-tails, after

about two days. Their skin is breathable, look ma no gills, which can lead to their

drowning. But they are and were such natural swimmers. Only when you have all

the needed equipment . Take one of those away, you become tadpole bait. I

unfortunately witnessed this yesterday. To my horror watching three tads with

what I thought was a Broccoli rumble. Instead this Broccoli had two eyes and

two legs spread eagle. Yup, these tads got the taste for protein, which I suspect

was due to a drowning. Another sign that made sense that their diet changed with

this wonder of nature of morphing. This was time to break out the Fancy Guppy food

for the rest of their feeding regime, rich in protein and other essentials.

And now there's a third wheel and another pair taking advantages of the drier heights.

Most likely same pair but now they are conspiring on getting out and marveling at the

view and trying to imagine what other wonders might be out there. Little do they know

that they will find out in a matte of hours.

Notice that galaxy of frogs in the upper right hand corner. The big one is in the foreground, that

makes five and minus the one that drowned, and leave it at that.

These will be the first to be released to he outdoors, in the dead of night and make the best of things, if you will. I took them this far with a lot of work and effort and as humanely as possible. I can't

emphasize enough the multiple rain water changes needed to keep them healthy. Organic fresh and frozen greens. Trail and error, this is my fourth go around in three years. First time having in all

done indoors and this is the end results.

2am and all I hear are our Florida Chorus of frogs peeping. These guys are not them.

The four tiny tads I had I believe were the Chorus frogs but they went the way of most

tiniest creatures among giants. I think there may be two left and only time will tell.

I went outdoors around eight am and spotted one still in this location, which brought

a smiled to my face. In a day or two, rinse and repeat as they say for the next batch, which

is forming their gang of seven as I type.

It's my understanding the dominant frogs will secrete a hormone that will slow down the

development of the others so they don't all develop at once.

First out the gate does have it's advantages.

Next stage in development.

First thing tomorrow I will be digging through my yard trash for the fruit and veggie scraps

to see if can bring some of the fruit flies to this outdoor location to give the newbie frogs

some bugs to snack on, hoping this might extend their visit here on their borrowed time.

Tads Day Thirteen

Put the four tiny tads back in with the big tads this evening. Sure they

now get knocked around like a soccer ball.

They get more exercise running with the big tads. I can see that the ones

are getting their legs too.

It's still not certain just what the little tads are eating other than some

microscopic algae. This way now they will have additional shreds of

spinach that is floating around after a massive spinach dump.

Exhibit A

Massive Organic Sliced Spinach

Trice A Day

It's swimmin with giants.

Tadpoles Day Nine

Sightings of dangling rear appendages, we got!

These early summer tads are on their most expedited growth track.

We got legs and we don't know how to use them.... yet!