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This pepper plant was not doing well, even with good soil and fertilizer. I planted amaranth in the bag. Now, the little girl and the amaranth plant are all grown up. I will chop off the amaranth and cook it today. I will leave some leaves so that they keep supporting the pepper plant.

It’s not an intended genius move. I did it because I wanted to experiment.

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I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it today! I had to remove the diseased guava tree from here. I kept putting kitchen scraps in the empty land. Of course, now that spring is here, weeds are also taking over. However, see this? These are guava plants!!!! Apparently, I left a root or two. There are so many of them here. I love it!!! Let me try transplanting them to other parts of the gardens over the weekend.

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:( I can’t delay putting a fence around raised beds anymore. I planted a whole bed of veggies. Everything is gone. Cats, iguanas, and squirrels are interested in digging and eating seedlings. It’s not that they will go hungry, especially my mortal enemies, the iguanas. Arrgh!!! I am left with three or four bokchoy, but who knows how long they will last, too.

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Not bad. It took one month from seed to harvest. I am sending these to Arlington tomorrow morning for my friend, along with some bokchoy, parsley, and basil. Next season, I will grow them in a bigger quantity so that there is enough for all of us.

Edited: Added a photo of the seeds packet.

If you are in a cold place, you have much time to start this and harvest. For us in South Florida, time is almost over because of the heat.

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The Moringa tree is growing faster than the mulberry tree. This one was not a risk. I was confident about cutting down the tree. I had to do it for two reasons. First, it was difficult for me to harvest all the fruits and leaves because the tree was 10-20 feet tall. Second, it was attracting iguanas, especially the young ones. And I hate them! They don't contribute anything. They are so destructive.

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Finally, gingers are popping! It took them 15-17 days to appear. I'm sharing this in case you are looking for numbers. The weather has been between 65 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit, and it's getting warmer slowly. I guess because gingers are tropical, they want more heat.