"What did you do today?"

[JohnAndSancho]

Somewhere in here, buried amongst the rubble, there used to be a "What did you do today?" thread that was friendly, all-inclusive, nothing but hugs and high fives all around. 

In that spirit, here's what I did this morning. Some "craft beads" from @happypalms sprouted somewhere along the way. One didn't make it and there's 6 more in the baggie. Chamaedorea Adescendens. And don't be hating on my labels. That's Dollar General PROFESSIONAL masking tape. 

 

Grocery store papayas. I haven't seen them in stores here in a while, so I hope these make it. (The ones in the cups)

I'm gonna have to ask my friend what these are again. They're some kinda philodendrons and/or pothos she grows from tissue culture. They've been in tiny cups and shot glasses and she grows in moss, so they were super soggy and super rootbound. Hope they adapt well. 

 

 

[SeanK]

Nothing palm-related here. I sat and watched some squirrel videos with the Yorkie.

 

[JohnAndSancho]

Potted up an agave and the remnants of Mom's aloe, which has turned into a tree. 

 

 

26 minutes ago, SeanK said:

Nothing palm-related here. I sat and watched some squirrel videos with the Yorkie.

 

This isn't a terrible way to spend your day. 

[Kim]

First thing, checked the pig trap that was set up yesterday afternoon. Then yanked several dead fronds out of the Neoveitchia storckii palms and the Chambeyronia grove, plus lots of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens fronds that had fallen on my side of the fence from the neighbor's hedge. Piled up Cyrtostachys renda fronds along the path, then a bunch of Pinanga philipinensis fronds and a few Clinostigma and Satakentia fronds, hauling them all to the back compost heap, pile by pile. Just got back to the island a few days ago and everything a mess, but a few sweeps like this and it no longer looks abandoned.  This is how I have fun. Off to a good start.

The pigs have wreaked havoc while I was absent, rototilling huge sections of grass, but mostly leaving the palms alone. Missing several ornamentals, however. 😡 

[Harry’s Palms]

Well , I worked! The other day I trimmed some of my palms that were ravaged by all the wind lately . Pritchardia , Caryota , Howea , and one Syagrus. Also trimmed some dead fronds off a potted C. Microspadix and Tepejelote. Just another day in the jungle! Harry

 

BEWARE THE MONKEY!

[JohnAndSancho]

Went and did more stuff trying to avoid the TV and other social media platforms. 

Split up another community pot of Sabal Louisiana. I got 10 more. Hopefully someone wants to buy some in the spring. And mangos. So many mangos. 

Dwarf Cavendish banana was crazy rootbound in a super warped forest rescue 3g pot. I really didn't feel like drilling holes in a bucket for it so I squeezed it into a 5g. I should have put it in a bucket cuz guess what I'm gonna end up doing anyway? 

 

5 hours ago, Kim said:

The pigs have wreaked havoc while I was absent, rototilling huge sections of grass, but mostly leaving the palms alone. Missing several ornamentals, however. 😡 

Were there 30-50 of them? In the yard where your children play? 

 

I dunno if you're online enough to get that reference. 

[Harry’s Palms]

18 hours ago, Kim said:

First thing, checked the pig trap that was set up yesterday afternoon. Then yanked several dead fronds out of the Neoveitchia storckii palms and the Chambeyronia grove, plus lots of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens fronds that had fallen on my side of the fence from the neighbor's hedge. Piled up Cyrtostachys renda fronds along the path, then a bunch of Pinanga philipinensis fronds and a few Clinostigma and Satakentia fronds, hauling them all to the back compost heap, pile by pile. Just got back to the island a few days ago and everything a mess, but a few sweeps like this and it no longer looks abandoned.  This is how I have fun. Off to a good start.

The pigs have wreaked havoc while I was absent, rototilling huge sections of grass, but mostly leaving the palms alone. Missing several ornamentals, however. 😡 

A close friend lives in Kapaa Kauai with 5 acres and Avacado trees . He has a heck of a time with the pigs! Harry

[Kim]

"Were there 30-50 of them? In the yard where your children play? 

I dunno if you're online enough to get that reference." 

Fortunately there is Google... 😉

3 to 4 pigs, no children here at the moment, but my kids have come face to face with a couple of the buggahs in the past. 30 to 50 would be a serious challenge. Even 1 pig is a challenge.

There are easily 50 - 200 or more wild pigs in the general area. 😡

[Kim]

1 hour ago, Harry’s Palms said:

A close friend lives in Kapaa Kauai with 5 acres and Avacado trees . He has a heck of a time with the pigs! Harry

Oh, the pigs love the avocados! I have feral avocado trees here, they are part of the problem. Yesterday afternoon I pulled up roughly 25 avocado tree sprouts in one small section of the garden. Plenty more waiting in other sections. Five acres planted as an orchard might be easier to manage the sprouts because the avos are mostly harvested, not as many falling on the ground. But pigs on 5 acres, yes, hard to manage! Good fencing is the only way to keep them out -- but first you have to get them OUT. Dang pigs multiply almost as fast as rabbits.

[JohnAndSancho]

https://youtube.com/shorts/-NzpQ1olDOI?si=p031jzp5QpcCFvAi

 

I split up a pot of variegated Burle Marx philodendron into 10!