Thursday, January 28, 2021

The edibles

 


Cox's orange pippin apple


sweet yellow flesh peach


red hot chilli


green Grosse Lisse tomato


eggplants


I am waiting for this beautiful okra plant to fruit.


scarlet runner bean


a turmeric plant


tomatillo plant


begonia and other flowers

 


tuber begonia






The common begonia sprouts everywhere in the garden.


red hibiscus


a perfect red rose

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Summer fruits and flowers

 The flat peach tree produced only two fruits that ripened.  They are sweet and juicy and protected from the birds while waiting for them to be ready.  I have had better results in the past.

Two precious flat peaches


The flat peach tree

The only pomelo on a tree I bought a few years ago.  I may be lucky and see it mature.

Cape gooseberry.  I made a cape gooseberry and apple jelly.

White squash. The larger one I am allowing to grow to maturity for seeds.  The small ones will be steamed.

Hydrangea and alstroemeria

Lion's tail or leonotis leonurug

Pale yellow mermaid rose

White and blue agapanthus