Yummy Guava
Mood:  happy

We picked the first guava of the year. It was so delicious.

 

Sunny day
Mood:  a-ok

The sun was great today. It hit 81 degrees and trees started budding out like crazy. The Fuyu Persimmon and Lang Jujube are showing some growth. I went out to the land and planted two pecans at the far end. I put the Tejocote and Che Fruit in the ground. I also threw some Jeruselum Artichoke around the old chicken coop.

I saw the first Goumi flower pop out today and the Mexican Plum is about to hit full bloom.

I looked at the paw prints out there again and I am not sure if they are a big cat or big dog. My dogs prints are not even close in size.

Speaking of which, Pippy the boxer stuck her nose in a fire ant pile. I had to tackle her and rub them off because she was just running and rolling.

Big Sun
Mood:  bright
We are finally getting a sunny day in the upper 70's. My Pomelo citrus, Starfruit, Lychee, Jamaican Cherry and Avocado are all in bloom.

New plants
Mood:  cheeky

I received a few new plants this week that I am excited about.

The first is Tejocote or Mexican Hawthorn. This is very popular in Mexico during XMAS for making punch. The fresh taste is kinda sour.

 The next is Luma Apiculata. This is a Crape Myrtle relative that is more orange but produces a blueberry type fruit.

 I received my first Honeberries which tend to be more Northern but I am going to try them in shade which they are fond of in hot areas.

 Clove Currant is apparently a more heat tolerant currant that fills your yard with incredible smells before fruiting.

Mango and Sunflower Paw Paws. So my Paw Paw experiment continues. I have a few seedlings in the ground and I planted about a hundred seeds under the Mesquite at the farm to see if they can form a relationship.

Lots of Serviceberry. I really hope that the Amelanchier alnifolia is the winner for the warmer climate and clay. I hear it is hugely adaptable. The killer might be the chill requirement.

Cat prints
Mood:  energetic

I went out to check if the wild boars were coming back on the land and there were only a few tracks. I did however see a bunch of large tracks that looked like cat prints. I took some pics but they didnt come out that well.

 

 

Planting before the storm
Mood:  spacey

I went out before the big storm hit tonight so I could get some more trees in the ground before it got too soggy. Of course, the rain missed us. I planted some Flying Dragon Citrus, Serviceberries and Contorted Jujube. The Apricots, American Pear "yuch", Apple, Green Gage Plums and Mexican Plum are all starting to flower. All the good stuff is being more conservative to see if we get another frost.