Apple Green and Lightning Fast (Sort Of) Heading out to the car this afternoon, a flash of intense green made its way down the front fence. Actually, the flash was the color, not the speed. It was a Cuban Knight Anole. Cuban Knight Anole This particular specimen is 16 to 18 inches long. Anoles can […]
Yippee! A Key Lime Tree
April 2nd, 2014 No Comments
Trees on the Property – History When we bought our house in 1976, the property had fruit trees that were already about 40 years old when we moved in. There were three coconut palms, two mangos, two avocados, a sapodilla, a calamondin, a grapefruit, a naval orange, a tangelo, a tangerine and a key lime. Property […]
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They Are Eating My Herbs!
March 21st, 2014 1 Comment
Fennel Stripped to the Stems Last spring, I wrote about finding my parsley patch stripped down to the stems overnight by a bunch of colorful caterpillars. Black Swallowtail Caterpillars They were Black Swallowtail caterpillars, and they had voracious appetites. They are back and chowing down on my garden. Last week, they stripped the fennel plants […]
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