Up close and personal...

Avocado Comparison 10-10-09 to 10-31-09

Avocado...mmmm! Local, beautiful, and oh so good!

And how does our Papaya look as of 10-31-09?

She bears even more fruit than just 21 days prior...the tree is simply happy and sustaining herself quite well with a little help from our kids at Troy: they water, weed, and fertilize with organic compost...and don't forget, we also mulch, mulch, mulch!!!

10-10-09 Papaya-study...

Our Papayas at the Greenhouse Project are flourishing...here's a view from 10-10-09; as you can see, small fruit are budding and a fragrant flower protrudes from this amazing tree

How does the Ross Sapote look as of 10-31-09?

Amazing what a little love and tender care can do!

Let's compare...10-10-09

Our Ross Sapote had been attacked by a hungry beetle or perhaps another little critter...here, Kimbrick weeds around the delicate plant as we lay the groundwork necessary to try and bring her back to life (we also sprayed her with a mixture of water, listerine, baking soda and soap -- a natural pesticide that's not going to hurt the plant but makes it an unattractive place for little critters to hang out).