Enigma Uncensored

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening Folks! You know what time of the week it is! It's time to saunter through our gardens and have a look at what nature with a little help from me has brought forth. As a reminder, I grow organically in Zone 9b year round. I started late in life and just began my fourth year gardening. I learned almost everything I know from Youtube, blog posts, and some gardening friends I've made along the way. Starting in the front yard, the lilies have bloomed! This is a swamp lily, scientific name Crinum Bulbispermum from the Amaryllidacaeae family from South Africa. We have these all over our front yard because they are super easy to maintain. In fact, I don't have to do anything and they reproduce new bulbs all the time. The roses bloomed and looked great, now the sun has bleached them to this interesting mauve color. The Pentas, another low maintenance plant, are also looking lovely. Harvest transition. I ate thes

Good morning/Evening/Afternoon Everyone! I hope you're having a good day! I apologize for being late, it was a tough week for my back. As a reminder, I garden, organically (no pesticides only organic fertilizer), in Zone 9B year-round. Though my work has been slowed by back issues, I continue to grow almost all the produce we eat. I started gardening late in life, only beginning three years ago. I learned everything I know through Youtube, websites, and some gardening friends I have made along the way. Starting in the front yard, one of my closest blog friend's favorite flowers in my garden has bloomed, Plumbago, which is native to tropical climates. Our subtropical weather suits it just fine. Now that we're well over the eighties during the day, it's a happy camper. The lilies are getting ready to bloom. The bananas are hanging in there. As a reminder, this is a dwarf Cavendish banana plant. It's the same kind of bananas you buy in the store, only smaller. As d

 But sometimes a woman just wants mermaid hair. 😂😝😊 Seems most love it, since I've gotten compliments everywhere I go. 😏

As many of you know,  I have a particular fondness for "shocking" people by changing my hair color. My hair has been white for far too long, and it's time for a change. Tomorrow, I'm scheduled to see my Primary Care Physician, and I realized she went through a whole pregnancy and had a kid with me having white hair. That's not right. 🤣😂 Not to mention, the pain doctor has never seen me with anything other than white hair, and that appointment is on the 19th. So, it's time. The color, though, is still up for grabs I have all these to choose from! 😂🤣 Anyone hoping for rainbow hair, don't get your hopes up, that's a lot of work! What color(s) do you think it will be?

 Pudge has a fascination with my nose

Alright Alright Alright, it's that time of the week again. Time to have a gander at what the garden is up to. And Away We Go... Starting in the front yard, guess who has bananas? Oh yes, one of my banana plants in the front has flowered and is starting to bear fruit! The Star Jasmine is Flowering and smelling glorious! Here's another volunteer sunflower popping up The rose is still blooming Moving to the backyard, have you ever seen an onion bloom? Speaking of blooming, I allowed this brassica that I'm still not sure what it is to go to seed as well. Since so many people spray for "weeds", this leaves the bird population often starving. When I can, I like to allow things to go to seed to feed the wild bird population. It's the least I can do considering all these murder mittens (cats) I have running around. Next, you'll see the carrots are doing well. I've thinned them once. I will probably have to do so again. The sunflowers I planted in the back to b

  Hi all, we had a rainy Friday and Saturday here in Floriduh, so I’m slow getting this week’s post out. Upon leaving AFF, I’ve made the decision to stop numbering these. We all know we’re here to see the garden, it makes no difference how long this tradition has been going on. Without further ado… Starting in the front yard, the mulberry is loaded and I mean loaded with berries Next up, sadly the first volunteer sunflowers of the year are not doing well. I think the ducks had a go at them, and they look diseased. But, have no fear new volunteer sunflowers are already popping up to take their place. Like this one And these The pentas are looking lovely as ever Just look how gorgeous the white and red ones look against one another Moving to the backyard, the Blackberries are coming in As well as blooming The beefsteak tomato plant has set its first fruit of the season The baby pineapple survived its first transplant And my potatoes are showing themselves, like the one in this bin And, t