We've been having unusual weather for the past few days - gentle misty rain. I've been thrilled since I planted carrots and winter squash eleven days ago and I have barely needed to water. I've been pondering this adventure of gardening. The produce has been great - tomatoes, beans, squash, guava, figs, peppers, grape leaves, a few grapes, etc., but nothing has been very fast. This is definitely not an endeavor for someone in a hurry. Still, I am happy to be doing this. I am learning much and have been developing a deep appreciation for real farmers.
The carrots are sprouting today even more than yesterday. About 20 new plants have popped up.
New leaflets.
The grape vines have been doing well on the arbor. It all looks a little shaggy now. I'd like to prune soon, but I am waiting until leaf-fall so the plants will have time to transfer stored nutrients into the vines.
The strawberry guava bush has been a steady producer lately - about one or two small strawberry guavas per day.
The satsuma mandarin looks good too. We had an infestation of leaf-miners, but after plucking off countless little larvae by hand over the past few weeks, the tree seems to be recovering.
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