Pineapple

In October 2010 I purchased a pineapple plant sold at a plant sale for the UCF Arboretum at the University of Central Florida.

For over two years I have managed to not kill off this plant (unlike past pineapple plant attempts, which I thought I blogged about but apparently never did).

But the plant just sat there in the yard and did nothing.

When we returned back from our lovely two week trip in the United Kingdom (more details later) I was excited to find that the pineapple plant was actually producing, well, a pineapple.

The more I garden, the more I am finding that plants do better when I leave them alone. Survival of the fittest backyard garden style.

Bunnies of Baldwin

A difference a year and a half makes

After two half-marathons, a 15k, a 10K, and many more little races, what a difference a year and a half makes. I finally decided to get serious about my nutrition and dropped a couple of pounds. I have ten more or so to go and the hardest part is maintenance.

Before (November 2011)

After (March 2013)

Tomato time

I purchased this tomato plant from Palmer’s Garden & Goods sometime last fall. I realized that the sun pattern changes in the winter and this garden gets very little sun. Fortunately this tomato plant hung in there. Now it is happy and getting its sun; and we are getting our tomatoes. I only had to spray for caterpillars once so far.