This is a small patch that I found growing in my garden. It's been growing off and on in my garden for a few years now. Te larger patches here are 2 to three ft wide
Just before the spore state.
A bad pic but I think I just need a better camera to capture all the detail.
This stuff does better at transit problem solving than some engineers.
The vid has the info on this post. Cheers!
My friend found this little guy kickin around the garden and finally got a picture of him.
His body is about 6 inch long without the tail.
Word of wisdom:
study the simple things to understand the complex.
This will be my first larger project and I'm rather excited about it all. This project aim is to reach the surrounding community and help bridge the gaps and differences between races. The goal is to turn it into a food forest but in a way that complements local ecology. Some will be left natural to preserve natural biodiversity. The Church group that owns it owns 15 foot into the creek. the creek is fresh water mostly but during high tide it's brackish. This will be a great opportunity to increase the fish population as well as the populations of cleaning organisms such as clams and other shellfish. There is one alligator that hangs out further back. I think it's probably 6 to 7 ft long. I'll have to be mindful when we get pigs and goats as gators are well known for eating animals that get near the bank. A lot of little dogs have gone missing in this state. A quick google search will bring up many headlines.
These are some fuzzy pics but this is some of the view I wake up to every morning.
Sweet potato, Hibiscus acetosella (a popular edible and my largest seller when I sell at farmers markets. Banana trees, and a lot of other stuff.
White sweet potato and regular sweet potato.
Words of wisdom.
So I was hanging out with my cat and my cat seemed to know a lot about how to move it's body. He's been training since he was a kitten. Therein is the secret to becoming a master of your own body. Train daily. Train nightly. Push yourself and don't get stagnant.
Well stuff got crazy since my last post. It's been an interesting journey. I have a new camera again!
Yellow slime mold. I hear this mold is intelligent and can learn. I haven't tested that myself yet but I do enjoy simply seeing it. My camera doesn't really do it anything close to justice. Some treat slime mold as a garden pest but I treat it like the beautiful art piece it is.
I walk this trail near daily. It's a small trail but it smells amazing. Its made out of Cuban oregano for the most part but there are many other plants mixed in.
The purple is "white sweet potato" the sweetness kicks in a little after you bite into it. The grass is lemon grass, Skeeters hate it so I try to keep a lot of it around. A hodgepodge of other plants that are edible.
Biggest garden lesson of the year so far - Put standing water UNDER the soil. Coconut shells make good bowls or bamboo can be cut to make large cups. You can use clay or other things also but just don't be the person who puts plastic in the soil. If you put the coconut shells or bamboo under the soil cup side up it holds water under the soil. Then even in a dry spell your plants will thrive while your neighbors wilt. I imagine this could become a lawn care business overnight. Imagine whole cities not using sprinklers to water their lawn or at least not often. I don't have time to get caught up in money and stuff so take these ideas and use them. I don't care if I don't see a dime from it, if it helps everyone or someone I'll get paid in the nonlinear economy in due time.
Papaya leaf! haha they turn a nice yellow when they first start to die and progress into a brown.
Word of wisdom for the day-
Follow God even when you don't understand. It's worth it in the end.
