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Friday, July 22, 2022

The Jungle is back, in our Backyard

 


The rains keep coming every few days and Florida is becoming a tropical jungle again. The ferns I transplanted from around the yard are now 4 feet high, the banana tree is about 10 feet, Elephant Ear about 9 ft.


The cassava that I broke into 12-inch sticks and planted by the ferns are now 5 feet tall. All of these plants love HEAT and HUMIDITY and boy do we have that!  I know most of you have extreme heat to deal with. This is our normal from a few years ago.



And the most exciting of all things in the back yard is the elephant Ear has Babies, 4 of them. With luck and rain and no hurricanes, the old and ugly wood fence should be hidden completely by end of summer. We lost all but one plant of the elephant ear to the 4-year drought. 


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22 comments:

  1. Tigger's MumJuly 22, 2022 at 12:48 AM

    You must have heat and moisture AND fertile soil. That is amazing how fast it greens up and how fast the plants grow when they get their preferred conditions. Tigger would love to hide under those elephant ear plants.

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  2. Ginny HartzlerJuly 22, 2022 at 1:09 AM

    Your yard looks like a tropical resort! It is really lush and beautiful. I am so glad it came back!

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  3. CheerfulMonkJuly 22, 2022 at 1:20 AM

    I'm so happy for you!

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  4. easyweimaranerJuly 22, 2022 at 1:33 AM

    can you send sme raindrops please? we ave burnt grass and nothing in our garden.....sigh...

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  5. AnnJuly 22, 2022 at 4:46 AM

    It's looking wonderful. It's amazing what a little rain can do. We could use some here.

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  6. Yamini MacLeanJuly 22, 2022 at 5:35 AM

    Hari OM
    Blissful! YAM xx

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  7. eileeninmdJuly 22, 2022 at 6:00 AM

    Good morning,
    Yay for the rain! The plants are looking beautiful.
    I love the elephant ears! Take care, have a happy day and a great weekend!

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  8. susie @ persimmon moon cottageJuly 22, 2022 at 6:52 AM

    What a wonderful, lush yard you have. I love those big plants. Here in Missouri I would have to dg them up and put the all someplace for winter, but here in summertime I know they would do. Our neighbos have a huge banana plant that I notice every summer. I guess they dig it up and bring it in every year.

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  9. Hootin AnniJuly 22, 2022 at 7:04 AM

    Awesome!!! ...and now we are in a drought.

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  10. ~Lavender Dreamer~July 22, 2022 at 8:44 AM

    Everything is very green and lush here and we see mushrooms pop up on the golf course...they look like golf balls! lol I'd like to take a dip in your pool!

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  11. Mevely317July 22, 2022 at 8:48 AM

    What a great illustration of the power of nature! I just wish our humidity would move on. Tom and both our neighbors cut grass only 4 days ago, but it needs cutting again.

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  12. My Mind's EyeJuly 22, 2022 at 9:08 AM

    Wow it is a most beautiful tropical yard too
    Hugs Cecilia

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  13. Chatty CroneJuly 22, 2022 at 10:32 AM

    Thank God your drought is over! Your yard looks like a beautiful tropical forest there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  14. photowannabeJuly 22, 2022 at 12:29 PM

    So good to see the lush "jungle" again. It will be covering that fence in no time.
    We sure could use some rain to give our drought a break.
    Love the elephant ears..happy they have babies.
    Sue

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  15. Debby@Just BreatheJuly 22, 2022 at 2:01 PM

    It looks amazing and beautiful. So glad that the plants are thriving this year.

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  16. The Adventures of the LLB GangJuly 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM

    Hurray for daily rains! I sure do love how thick your jungle is getting!!!

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  17. Beatrice P. BoydJuly 22, 2022 at 5:56 PM

    Yes, you are developing a backyard jungle and hope the elephant ears will gors large enough to cover the fencing as you hope, Sandra.

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  18. DeniseinVAJuly 22, 2022 at 6:59 PM

    Your yard looks like a tropical oasis. Gorgeous, lush and green :)

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  19. Spare Parts and PicsJuly 22, 2022 at 7:35 PM

    It looks like a tropical paradise! So different from my neck of the woods.

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  20. Ruth HiebertJuly 22, 2022 at 9:46 PM

    Looks like all your plants are very happy.I love of jungle of green like that.

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  21. Betty ManousosJuly 24, 2022 at 10:21 AM

    everything in your yard looks beautiful! like a tropical place. for me, rain is always welcome in summertime. we’ve been in a heatwave and fires 🔥 are destroying many forests even villages in lots of parts of the country. love your jungle! big hugs!

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  22. Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotteJuly 27, 2022 at 11:06 AM

    Good to know the rain is back and things can flurish.

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