Garden Update

The citrus trees have survived the Houston heatwave surprisingly well. 

The satsumas are getting big

Lemons are looking luscious

I'm thrilled with how big the grapefruits are since this is the tree's first fruit bearing season.

Then there is the poor kumquat...

The poor thing lost nearly all its leaves.  But the fruit is oddly still hanging on; it even started to flower again.  Has anyone heard of such a thing?  I'm giving it more water, and when the compost is ready it will get a health dose.  Any suggestions on what else to do?

In other news, cicadas are leaving their skeletons all over the side of the house.  They look so cool and prehistoric. 

-lks

Comments

[melissa]

wow! everything looks great! i think at this point the anticipation would be too much for me!!

i don't have the slightest clue what to tell you about your kumquat, you know the first time i ever ate one was at your house last january! i hope you can figure something out, they sure are tasty!

i know i said this on flickr already, but i love that cicada shot - it's like a b-movie "the cicadas that ate houston" or something!

[CMV]

wow! your garden is looking incredible! i guess that's one of the perks to surviving the texas heat- amazing fruits on the horizon! that cicada shot is very cool. but a little creepy at the same time. ick.
can't wait to hear about how wonderful your harvest tastes!

[Melinda]

Love the cicada shot. It reminds me of a Hayao Miyazaki animated film, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

[knitting sandwich]

Thanks! The cicada carcasses are all over the garden. It is very creepy
cool. They have been really loud this summer. -oh, but not as loud as the
frog who kept me up all night last night. At one point I was ready to go
cajun on him and cut off his little legs and deep fry those suckers. Have
you ever had fried frogs legs? YUM.
How is your garden doing?

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 7:54 PM, wrote:

[knitting sandwich]

Thanks! Unfortunately I'll have to wait a few months for any tastings.
Hopefully no rogue storm will take them out.
The cicadas are super creepy when you crunch them and they turn to dust in
your hand. I'd like to see one still in its skin one day - but I only ever
see the stuff they leave behind.

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM, wrote:

[knitting sandwich]

I am going to have to add that to my netflix queue, sounds interesting.
Thanks!

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:30 PM, wrote:

[georgia]

woh! those cicadas look huge! they look not very appealing, but i do like the noise they make. it's almost a comforting noise.

wish we had a heatwave here. it just was not a normal summer around here. i love hot and humid weather, and we just have had so little of it. so, please... send it our way here in chicago. :) we would be grateful.

[Rebekah]

Your citrus trees are so pretty...you're lucky to have a climate conducive to growing those.

Great cicada shots...although, I prefer the sound to the sight :)

[knitting sandwich]

yeah, it is a nice soothing summer noise, I like it too.
We have a few more weeks of heat here in Houston, I wish I could send it to
you!!
I'll even take some of your cold this winter please.

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 1:57 AM, wrote: