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. 


22 comments:

Tigger's Mum said...

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.

Ginny Hartzler said...

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

CheerfulMonk said...

I'm so happy for you!

easyweimaraner said...

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

Ann said...

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

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Blissful! YAM xx

eileeninmd said...

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!

susie @ persimmon moon cottage said...

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.

Hootin Anni said...

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

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

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!

Mevely317 said...

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.

My Mind's Eye said...

Wow it is a most beautiful tropical yard too
Hugs Cecilia

Chatty Crone said...

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

photowannabe said...

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

Debby@Just Breathe said...

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

The Adventures of the LLB Gang said...

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

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

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

DeniseinVA said...

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

Spare Parts and Pics said...

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

Ruth Hiebert said...

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

Betty Manousos said...

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!

Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotte said...

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