Skink: Pretty sure it is a Five-Lined Skink
Skink
Every summer we see a skink and I think this is a same one, but it used to have a bright blue tail. As they get older the blue of the tail fades. The face of males gets bright red/orange during mating season!
Mother’s Day present! A Meyer lemon tree! It is potted on the front deck.
22 Tomato Plants: 2 German Lunchbox, 7 Orange Icicle, 5 Sarah Black, 5 Delicious and 3 Yellow Morning Sun Cherry. Planted among the tomatoes are 3 types of basil: Genovese, lemon and lime!
Garlic starting to set scapes
Russian Red/Ragged Jack kale flowers
Artichokes and strawberries growing fast!
Delice de la Table melons planted in darker areas of dirt in foreground
Teepee in Progress
The teepee needs two more posts (it has five now). It needs to be dug into the ground a bit more and lashed together at the top so it is extra-secure. Then we will weave garden twine between the posts for the beans (gold marie vining and thai purple podded yard long bean). Sicilian serpent squash is planted in the foreground (in the photo) and rainbow Indian flint corn is planted in the smaller round area on the other side of the teepee. So this area is the Spy Garden take on a “Three Sisters Garden”!
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looks like it’s going to be amazing. x
Thanks!
I had goosebumps when I saw the skink. But you had a nice shot with the Russian Red/Ragged Jack kale flowers.
Thanks!
Amazing how much farther along spring is down there!
My tomatoes are still migrating in and out of the house on warm days, maybe by Memorial Day…
Great pictures and progress! I’ve never grown any of those varieties of tomatoes, and I like to find funky heirlooms. Can’t wait to see more!
Thanks! I grew the “delicious” tomatoes last year but all of the others are new for us to try!