04-11-21

More rain tonight and we needed it. Actually, we could use a week of rain. Between this afternoon's check in and tonight, 3 more Nasturtiums have germinated and swear the red corn has grown a few inches. Plants love rain water. I even gather some in a watering can and brought it in for my houseplants.

Today's indoor task was replacing the grow lights I bought years ago ( 2016) with the new ones. I do not like the improvement. Instead of one light, I now have two lights. The double stick tape falls off when they get hot and they get hot fast. The stupid screws are impossible to use and now you have to pick a 4-6-8 hour interval whereas the old one just turned on and off at the switch. Some times you really shouldn't fix what isn't broken. Needless to say, it was a bear to install and the end of one just came loose. I have more work to do. 

 04-11-2021

After the storm last night I expected to find the garden in disarray with branches everywhere and hours of cleanup. 

NOPE. Not a branch anywhere and very few leaves littering the place. The storm actually washed the stepping stones off.

BUT, there was damage because gardening in South Florida has its own little and big problems. They hatch out little and grow really big and are vegetarians. 

WAIT... Is that a tail????? So, I pulled it.

Ouch... That was my tail!

Did you eat my nasturtiums? What nasturtium? I know no nasturtium. How about my beans? Wasn't me. Ask him. 

WHAT????

Err... Hi there. I was just looking, honest.

I'll be going, now.. no foul, no harm.

I'm on the fern. Never touched those beans. Don't listen to that other iguana. I am innocent.

There is not a leaf left on the upper 3 tiers of the beans. I guess neither of you knows anything about that....They must have fallen off in the storm last night.

Where did my bush cucumbers lose their leaves????

Which one of you demented little reptiles actually ate MUSTARD leaves???? Do you know how hot they are? Well, one of you does.

So now you know the perils of gardening in South Florida. There is no point in cursing the little devils. More will come and there are two more exactly two sizes up. The big one controls how many small ones are allowed and has even run off the carnivorous big knight anole. You have to admit, that takes nerve. 

Yard King. He eats whole moringa trees.

Number 2 Iguana.

Number 3 Iguana

Number 4 Iguana

You have to admit, #4 is cute. That is how they get me to let them stay and then they are number 1 iguanas a few years later and eat whole trees. I guess I just have to  plant more.