Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A Good Year for Mangoes

This looks like it might turn out to be a good year for fruits and veggies. The mango tree is loaded, the lemon tree has been generous as has the grapefruit tree. The only disappointment in the citrus department is the oranges which are tough, fibrous and juiceless. The winter cold snap must have gotten to them.

In the vegetable section, we have three different kinds of tomatoes in. The plants are doing well although one seems to have a caterpillar or other infestation. Almost all the blossoms have been very neatly cut off right at their bases. The tomatoes are in tubs so my brother moved that one away from the others which are looking good. He'll inspect it later today.

We also have sweet peppers (in tubs) and onions (in the ground). The local "soil" is a thin layer of sandy dirt over a limestone bedrock and is not good for things like potatoes. Carrots, maybe, if a patch can be developed properly.

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