Not that I'm complaining -
Summer is a wonderful time of the year.
The local birds are feasting in our palm trees.
Throughout the garden there are flowers everywhere.
Bright gawdy cheerful flowers.
Our experiment with the lettuce and shadecloth has been a success.
They do still bolt to seed faster than in the cooler months, but we have usable tasty leaves for salads.
No such problem with the Asian greens. There's been a bit of chicken damage though.
Trusty Doctor Google helped save the day.
Lesson 1: Stop regular watering once they've set fruit.
Lesson 2: Chickens love rockmelon.
The figs are looking good. Maybe a small feast there soon as well.
I just love Summer.
Those frangipanni look amazing - such deep colour! Lovely share, thanks for your efforts!
ReplyDeleteI love summer too. I have lots of those rainbow lorikeets which visit my Umbrella tree and bite on the red flowers. Your frangipanis do look amazing indeed
ReplyDeleteEverything is looking good in your garden.
ReplyDeleteHappy that your lettuce experiment has been successful, and now you have tons of salad greens to enjoy.
I google everything I need to know about....it's very helpful. Hope you get some rock melons soon.
Enjoy the visit with your grand kids...I'm sure they're looking forward to being there.
Brownie wishes Missy all the patience in the world while they are there.
Love seeing images of your summer! Can't wait for our turn :-)
ReplyDeleteWow your greens are all looking so healthy! It is amazing that you can grow so much even with the heatwaves you have been experiencing. Clearly it is the humidity that prevents us growing decent veggies during the wet season. My little fig tree has lots more leaves this year, but so far no fruit. I envy you eating fresh figs soon.
ReplyDeleteYou have me drooling over your veggies and fruit.
ReplyDeleteI love everything there, but so sorry for the rotting melons. It happens to our squash too. And i love that green checkered fence, i wish we have it here in the country, but there's none.
ReplyDeleteI love your franjipanis. I was looking at some at the nursery yesterday. Wondering whether or not I should buy one, I didn't though. Yours look so healthy and lush.
ReplyDeleteI am not able to get the double petaled Allamanda from the nurseries here. They don't seem to stock them. So, Iwas looking at your a bit covetously ;) Your photo of the frangipani is pretty. I have the same variety but it's not blooming at the moment. Besides this there's lots of fungal growth bright (yellow spots) on the lower surface of the leaves.
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