My garden is responding to the change in weather by flowering, growing root vegetables and ripening fruit. I am joining The Propagator’s SOS meme this Saturday. To see more SOS from all over the gardening world, visit Jon at http://www.thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com.
The Papayas are showing the first hints of yellow, which is ripe. I had Papayas December through February last year. Hopefully the same will happen this year. I can only eat so many Papayas at once!
Red radish shoulders peeking out, I am looking forward to eating these guys.
Bush beans budding. I think these are Blue Lake.
Roselles, nearly ready to pick. These are the flowers of an edible Hibiscus, I have been harvesting and freezing them.
San Marzano tomatoes coming along.
Heliconia psittacorum – Parrotflower, one of my favorite cut flowers, I am wondering if they like shorter day lengths to bloom.
Happy Saturday and Happy Gardening….
The Shrub Queen 
Wonderful, fancy being able to grow Papaya. Never see them in the shops over here.
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The Papaya tree is about 4 years old, probably 15 tall, I have to wait for the fruit to fall or knock it off somehow!
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Papayas and edible hibiscus – so exotic to me and I’d love to try them.
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The Roselles are available dried in many places, people like to make tea with them, not sure about Papayas, my neighbor dehydrates his.
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Looks like you have lots coming in… looking forward to seeing parrot flowers in your vases once again. 🙂
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hoping I get it before the varmints do!! and the Heliconias, too. Feeling so relieved here!
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Yes!
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Your vegetables are coming along nicely. I’m hoping to get some lettuce in a few weeks. Now I know what is growing at a neighborhood house, papayas. I have been wondering what they were. Are you getting anything from the latest hurricane. I haven’t been watching the weather, just all the other news.
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Hopefully I get to eat the veg! The weather is nasty here..winds howling.. tropical storm watch. Did not know Papaya would grow in Houston
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We are actually a little colder, as we are at the far north end of Houston. They have it next to a brick wall. I do not know them, but they seem to have some talent growing different kinds of plants.
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I buy pawpaws in the shops here and enjoy them for breakfast. They also make the most wonderful jam. If you have them in excess: http://mrsmacepreserves.blogspot.com/2011/10/pawpaw-compote.html from my other blog on preserves.
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Yum..I don’t think I have seen jam..these can be a foot long so it’s easy to have too many. Thanks for the recipe.
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funny that your veg season is just getting going. my veg plot is almost empty, just a few carrots and beetroot left.
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I agree, South Florida is a very funny place to garden. I am about to plant some Sweet Peas, which should proved interesting..
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Your seasons are so weird. Even here, tomatoes and beans eventually finish for the year, and get planted again at the end of winter. Radishes are just getting started.
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We can not plant tomatoes, beans…etc in summer here.
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Yes, I remember. It still seems weird though.
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Your garden seems to be thriving although the weather certainly hasn’t been good with all the rain and wind.
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So far, so good and the weeds are thriving.. I have had enough of the rain and wind!!!
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I know what you mean, the sun never came out today and it is raining right now. 😞
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Floridian freak out!?
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