tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229744702024-02-08T01:27:38.956-05:00Carmen's gardenCarmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-84766557659022505032014-07-05T23:08:00.001-04:002014-07-05T23:08:27.347-04:00Growing nopales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I finally have nopales! For the longest time nothing happened with the nopal pads that I planted. I knew they had roots because they were attached to the soil but nothing was growing. Then in May, new pads started to grow. I was not sure if I was supposed to cut some or if I needed to let it grow. I have cut only a couple of pads and I had not cut anything from the plant that is on the ground. I am extremely happy to have the opportunity to eat a fresh, free nopal from my garden.</div>
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<br />Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-18588640735257042692014-05-01T21:36:00.002-04:002014-05-01T23:31:08.998-04:00Growing Chaya PlantsI started growing chaya in October of 2006. Lisa, a very nice and generous gardener gave me cuttings of two varieties of chaya. I was excited to plant them in my garden since chaya was widely used in Mexico, the country where I was born.<br />
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I planted both cuttings directly on the ground, in what used to be my vegetable garden. Back then, I had mainly plants with flowers to attract butterflies and hummingbirds and vegetables.<br />
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These were the chaya plants after only one year in the ground.<br />
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I do not use commercial pesticides in my garden and I use organic fertilizer. I compost so I am able to use it in my garden.<br />
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I am working on my new website where I sell cuttings and chaya plants. It is <a href="http://www.chayaplants.com/">www.chayaplants.com</a> <br />
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I am going to post instructions with photos on how to grow chaya.<br />
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Venta de estacas de chaya en mi nuevo sitio de internet: <a href="http://www.chayaplants.com/">www.chayaplants.com</a><br />
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Tambien estoy vendiendo te de chaya que he hecho con hojas secas de la chaya. Mucha gente la busca para tratar de controlar la diabetes. Yo no la he usado en forma medicinal, solo como alimento pero si la gente desea tratar, pues me da gusto ponerla al alcance de la gente que la busca.<br />
<br />Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-88407979664012061782014-03-25T23:19:00.002-04:002014-03-26T23:31:01.223-04:00Dried chaya leaves for teaI have been selling cuttings of Chaya plants and people have been asking me if I also sell chaya powder or dried chaya leaves for tea. It is time consuming to pick the leaves, wash them, and then dry them so I do not know if I am going to have enough time to do it regularly. For now, I am selling some on Ebay.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/modayhogar">http://www.ebay.com/usr/modayhogar</a><br />
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I also have Chaya cuttings and Chaya plants for sale.<br />
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Ultimamente, he estado vendiendo plantas de Chaya y la gente me ha preguntado si tambien tengo a la venta hojas de Chaya para te o las hojas en polvo. Me toma mucho tiempo el escoger las hojas, lavarlas, y despues secarlas pero al fin lo hice. Por el momento, estoy vendido unas hojas para te en Ebay:<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/modayhogar">http://www.ebay.com/usr/modayhogar</a><br />
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Tambien tengo plantas de Chaya a la venta.<br />
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I gallon bag of Chaya leaves for sale. They are dried and could be used for tea or to put on smoothies.</div>
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I got some goodies from the garden! Chaya, of course, pigeon peas and cotton. I have been saving the cotton from previous years and I think I have enough for one pillow. </div>
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Beautiful Sunshine keeps me company in the garden.</div>
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Finger bananas</div>
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Pigeon Peas and Chaya</div>
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Some of the small chaya plants. The original 2 plants I had did not have little thorns but some of the new plants have little hair on the stems and it hurts if you touch it. </div>
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<br />Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-19050835894619113642013-10-20T17:46:00.001-04:002013-10-20T17:46:31.165-04:00Growing Nopales in the USAOne of my favorite vegetable is Nopal, or cactus pads, like they are known in the USA. They are very common in Mexico City, where I grew up and I used to eat them every week. My favorite nopal dish is one where they are cut in pieces, boiled and then used in a salad with tomatoes, onions, cilantro and oil,vinegar and spices. This salad is sold at the market and it is delicious.<br />
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I rarely eat nopales here in Florida because you can only find them at Mexican groceries and there are not many near my home. Well, the other day I offered to spay a female cat that a family was feeding. When I returned the cat to them, I asked them if the plant they had in the front was a nopal that you could eat. The mom said yes so I asked her if I could have some pads to cook. She gave me a dozen and I happily cooked half of them. Then I started thinking how great it would be if I could have a plant in my garden and I could just go and cut some whenever I wanted to. I researched how to grow them and the info on the net said it was easy, just to let them form a dry "scab" on the place where they had been cut from the plant and after a week, put them in some sandy soil. They said not to overwater them and to place them upright. I did it and today I saw that they had roots!!!. I planted two in the garden and I am keeping one in a pot just in case something happen to the other ones.<br />
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Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-58546292055723995672013-09-20T16:15:00.001-04:002013-09-20T16:15:25.906-04:00Another reason to plant lots of chaya and other flowering plants. The bees need lots of flowers to stay healthy and we need bees if we want to continue to eat vegetables.<br />
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A wonderful talk by Marla Spivak:<br />
<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/marla_spivak_why_bees_are_disappearing.html" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/marla_spivak_why_bees_are_disappearing.html</a><br />
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Marla Spivak researches bees’ behavior and biology in an effort to preserve this threatened, but ecologically essential, insect.<br />
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Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-16673965995132630732013-09-14T10:29:00.000-04:002013-09-14T10:29:00.827-04:00Peackocs and other wildlife in the gardenWhen I started the garden, I made sure to put plants that were hosts to butterflies and that attracted birds. I never imagined that one day I would have all kinds of wildlife visiting us. There are butterflies, birds, the pair of doves that make their nest here year after year, raccoons, opossums, armadillos, cats and now there are 3 peacocks. These peacocks roam the neighborhood and they go from section to section and stay there for a few weeks. They have been in our block for 3 weeks and they mostly hang around my garden because I have more plants (and weeds) than the rest of the neighbors. Unfortunately, the peacocks ate most of the Monarch caterpillars so we won't have many butterflies this month. We were able to rescue some and we are keeping them indoors until they hatch.<br />
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Pool parties aren't only for children anymore. With a tiny investment in solutions to update your back yard and with some work, you can create a glamorous delightful pool area to throw a grown-up pool party which will be the envy of one's friends.<br />
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You can help develop a beautiful awning for you pool which enables you to create a cool, shady area in your pool with graceful coverage that includes depth to your backyard. A pool sail can be bought inexpensively at online sites, for example <a href="http://www.thelashop.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thelashop.<wbr></wbr>com</a><br />
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Updating your patio will likely help you develop a glamorous environment for your pool party. Add some planters or create landscaping to incorporate foliage and flowers. Doing so, removes the starkness of most pool areas and offers the feeling of being in nature, rather of that of a city pool.<br />
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For those who have a gazebo, you'll be able to turn it into an oasis with the addition of twinkle lighting or a mirror ball, which can be found at <a href="http://www.thelashop.com/">http://www.thelashop.<wbr></wbr>com</a> for under $50. You can also add a pop of color by having some new patio umbrellas, which be used as shady areas for your friends, as well as changing the pad color on the Gazebo with an all the new Gazebo colors. Add to that some new cushions and spray paint your patio furniture and you may have a patio set that appears brand new. All of these things might be color coordinated with each other, creating a warm and inviting space.<br />
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Through the night you can add some tiki torches plus much more twinkle lights around your garden to create light for the guests and, with the use of some citronella, keep the bugs away.<br />
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One of the best things you can do to create the go-to party spot around your pool, would be to invest in an outdoors kitchen, such as a nice grill along with a refrigerator. A small dorm fridge, stashed somewhere where it's not exposed to the weather, eliminates the necessity for ugly coolers and ice that melts and makes your drinks warm in a matter of hours.<br />
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Adding some outdoor speakers helps to create a wonderful atmosphere. By strategically placing wireless outdoor speakers around your pool, you'll have a "surround sound" music experience, adding a lot more sophistication than the usual boom box or iPod dock brought outside. These speakers are made to withstand the elements and can even be shaped like rocks to blend in to your garden.<br />
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Look in the local party supply store or discount store for floating candles and high end plastic party ware for example cups and plates. You can now color coordinate your party supplies, no more red or blue plastic kegger cups. You can get sophisticated looking plastic wine glasses, martini glasses and margarita glasses that seem to be like the real thing, without the worry that they would be destroyed by a clumsy guest.<br />
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With some investment in the correct supplies, you can make your swimming pool area and garden, the spot for parties among your pals. The goal would be to create a grownup environment. Save the inflatables and pool noodles for children's parties. Make your pool area a sophisticated space to enjoy summer afternoons with your friends. <br />
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Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-48492166905112159782013-07-31T23:18:00.000-04:002013-07-31T23:33:08.375-04:00Garden July 2013This is how the garden looks now that it has been raining frequently. It is fuller and greener. There are not many flowers since I keep on trimming some plants. I do not want them to get out of control like last year.<br />
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I started planning a garden makeover. I started by getting rid of some plants that seed a lot. I also planted more chaya plants in pots. I do love eating chaya leaves and I want to start sharing them with neighbors and friends.<br />
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I have been researching products and I cannot wait to improve the look of the garden.<br />
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Asi es como se ve mi jardin ahora que estamos en temporada de lluvias. Todo esta mas verde. No tengo muchas flores pues he seguido podando las plantas para que no crezcan demasiado pues eso me paso el ano pasado y perdi el control.<br />
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Estoy planeando cambiar algunas cosas en el jardin y he estado investigando productos. Estoy tratando de erradicar las plantas que hacen muchas semillas pues despues tengo que estar arrancandolas para que no invadan el jardin. Tambien he puesto mas plantas de chaya en macetas. Me encanta comer las hojas de chaya y espero tener mas plantas para poderlas compartir con mis vecinos y amigos.<br />
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The first one to go is going to be Potter's Weed. I knew it was called a weed but it was too prety to pass and the butterflies and bees love it but it is too much work and I do not have the tiem to manage it. I have hundreds of volunteers in the garden and not enough time to pull them out. Another thing that I need to manage is the palm trees. We have had them for 10 years but this is the first year that the seeds are going crazy, sprouting everywhere. I am going to keep some to try to grow them but I need to put cardboard and much all around the palm trees. I did not want to spend money on mulch but I might have to. I have been putting the dead palm leaves on the ground but they do not cover the soil completely and there are still weeds and sprouted seeds.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-28719015051871334912013-04-14T10:48:00.001-04:002013-08-07T23:05:50.958-04:00Garden April 2013 and Chaya plants for sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have been working for the last month in the garden. I trimmed a lot of things and I am trying to compost.</div>
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Our ficus hedges have suffered a lot from white fly. We tried to use ladybugs to combat the white fly but it has not worked.</div>
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The smallest mango tree. It was supposed to be a dwarf variety but this one has stayed like this for years. One year we got a big mango but we did not cut it in time and an animal ate it.</div>
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The chaya garden</div>
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Shadow, my little helper in the garden</div>
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I cut back the chaya tree a lot. I was thinking it was dead but then I saw some little leaves on some branches. I do have smaller trees but this one is the largest.</div>
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Chaya cuttings</div>
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I planted some pineapple plants under the tree. I have gotten pineapples from plants that have been in shade on the ground and from potted plants in full sun. I still do not know what is best.</div>
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Bananas!</div>
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Another banana stalk</div>
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It looks like we will get only one pineapple this year. I am starting more plants so hopefully we will get more in the future.</div>
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I repoted the fig tree. I also planted an unknown banana plant on the ground.</div>
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Banana patch</div>
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Happy tails! The cats love it when I work in the garden. They crave so much attention and love that even if I am not right there with them, they are happy just to see me. Of course I talk to them nonstop.</div>
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My Crystal. She is my little princess.</div>
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Another chaya tree</div>
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My other chaya tree</div>
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Chaya I collected from the garden.</div>
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I have started a chaya project in Guatemala and I need funds to buy potting materials and plants."I have a video on YouTube about chaya and I get asked "where can I find chaya plants for sale?" all the time. I am selling chaya cuttings and chaya plants via my websites:</div>
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<a href="http://www.chayaplant.com/">www.chayaplant.com</a> <a href="http://www.chayaplant.com/" target="_blank">BUY CHAYA PLANT CUTTINGS</a></div>
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All the proceeds from the sales will be donated to the chaya project.</div>
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Hace mas de un ano puse un video en YouTube sobre la plantas chaya y mucha gente lo ha visto. Varias personas me han preguntado en donde pueden comprar plantas de chaya y si, yo tengo chaya de dos variedades que estoy vendiendo. Las dos no tienen espinas. Vendo aqui en Estados Unidos y en Mexico tambien. </div>
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<br />Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-36992427797174930352009-02-26T14:04:00.002-05:002009-02-26T14:44:06.776-05:00LandscapingI finally worked in the garden. I cleaned a little in the front because we need to put mulch on. I finally gave up and agreed to buy the red mulch. For a long time I resisted because I wanted to get a more natural one, and we had been using malelula much. Don kept asking me if I wanted to use the red one but I kept saying no. I finally had to agree because it will look better for a longer period of time.<br /><br />I cut down the yellow allamanda and weeded.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-36872840271428992102008-10-20T12:48:00.003-04:002008-10-20T12:52:50.861-04:00Update October 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs-km6frzZjcFVO3BKf8iAFGELO7P-bKfCAMpGSTaewGCdUaeusqP07OkmEZGhJr1tb6bnWe2Dlt193sJUKiuvILmwRLpWYWNOgBIAFcQ78mzWBANCn8q98nF43hnyABN5McACQ/s1600-h/IMG_4167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259279804603371746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs-km6frzZjcFVO3BKf8iAFGELO7P-bKfCAMpGSTaewGCdUaeusqP07OkmEZGhJr1tb6bnWe2Dlt193sJUKiuvILmwRLpWYWNOgBIAFcQ78mzWBANCn8q98nF43hnyABN5McACQ/s200/IMG_4167.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo257qDdvjCUvWccl8AF08xFFRQQNKQSXv2sDZvsbcxQojleydNEG3ixsPkXqD19Ht9Zdgz42zoUlvvsXZo01m3HJvtBWeGAwC2ELWcDaQ1vTsXZIDumJyewaOBF2xX2n-FOp4zw/s1600-h/IMG_4165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259279814792774738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo257qDdvjCUvWccl8AF08xFFRQQNKQSXv2sDZvsbcxQojleydNEG3ixsPkXqD19Ht9Zdgz42zoUlvvsXZo01m3HJvtBWeGAwC2ELWcDaQ1vTsXZIDumJyewaOBF2xX2n-FOp4zw/s200/IMG_4165.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My chaya tree<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QaBAbLoJxcaW3QlBMzvc-ErcYj_QWcf22DOZYgMXdPSr8dSOI8CGuMDimdwurNkfckqgYBZP7IDbygHIWKKe8X63d_nUua1SWM4E9vFduffE6uSftwnY1k5YF81F_Sd8sViKWQ/s1600-h/IMG_4158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259279824122962434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVxpggS5k5cKL-6FH7ZlQtAqghOibtMVx6P_JSwAv2q9xaP5KJf2ZS2rJMFn2V8oh3KhFc40Lx5mcdaVSL5kcvSTOPJxxUKtp6Z-3E5uwSnSgaEw8yBJBqrIJhsFmLSiZ1o_h7A/s1600-h/IMG_4149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259279466051996146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVxpggS5k5cKL-6FH7ZlQtAqghOibtMVx6P_JSwAv2q9xaP5KJf2ZS2rJMFn2V8oh3KhFc40Lx5mcdaVSL5kcvSTOPJxxUKtp6Z-3E5uwSnSgaEw8yBJBqrIJhsFmLSiZ1o_h7A/s200/IMG_4149.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NX6eeXn9SyIWWAU9-D_MYiq1pWl9lyvgapTISgcbwbwsUnj3hKySsm6YwIlCMaXjb2ZZpSyjHZd8m1dRW5T3-JMZG-RKMcrxicYPOtbShVu-mrkZTi56Og83QCmFz-ELiybHJQ/s1600-h/IMG_4150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259279475989657810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NX6eeXn9SyIWWAU9-D_MYiq1pWl9lyvgapTISgcbwbwsUnj3hKySsm6YwIlCMaXjb2ZZpSyjHZd8m1dRW5T3-JMZG-RKMcrxicYPOtbShVu-mrkZTi56Og83QCmFz-ELiybHJQ/s200/IMG_4150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I cleaned a little.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eDBcroCPJQI/SPy21OIW_9I/AAAAAAAAClM/9PBs8MrU3Iw/s1600-h/IMG_4154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259279490304376786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eDBcroCPJQI/SPy21OIW_9I/AAAAAAAAClM/9PBs8MrU3Iw/s200/IMG_4154.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5cNog_la-VOlqkAQMk_2sTFojV2oBS6YS_WkJIWfcWHPy2-PVCvp8MF3t26AAsUhGVX1B1c8q5Dl9V6jbQJuD-z-qjS1ETcO3CYNWV-c-VCus8CjFqdKyXz_qcPjEwizSjWgJA/s1600-h/IMG_4156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259279494154345330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEAiN3bPTkteNEGniAaDkBdNSmLTLJLn-8kDqiMMjGkSTj5aTJKXZcx7EvciX-R67nAnsSANrhmeGchxamawHQJdooJzjaXETSZf_Lk6rkhK3H9JUQB_3aPerOhhs8oO_ykigHg/s200/IMG_3793.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdCXt0irqi-AlSNYTYsyxChxs6-N8AU8ifTfHSbRJkk_73hPNGhcpxNErYor_nX3GjBI9wtqVvVbHWwlvOzATYRzCWtGv4MyGe0wsvbh_bTq1Ewqb0oiStGVMlPWO4Z6EwGqlWQ/s1600-h/IMG_3798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240837931943857378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdCXt0irqi-AlSNYTYsyxChxs6-N8AU8ifTfHSbRJkk_73hPNGhcpxNErYor_nX3GjBI9wtqVvVbHWwlvOzATYRzCWtGv4MyGe0wsvbh_bTq1Ewqb0oiStGVMlPWO4Z6EwGqlWQ/s200/IMG_3798.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Some people have been asking me about my garden. I haven't really paid much attention to it lately but I hope to go back to gardening soon. It is a jungle out there. Everything has survived and there are lots of weeds everywhere! Sometimes I hope some plants will die so I don't have to take care of them but other times I am so afraid a hurricane will come and will destroy everything. I have so many plants given to me by friends and it gives me so much pleasure to walk around and think of them.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-48072615744139577192008-02-10T12:27:00.000-05:002008-02-10T12:31:37.765-05:00Cleaning the garden<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The garden was a disaster after all the neglect of the past months. It was a jungle but little by little I have been cleaning it. I had to cut all the cotton plants because they had grown very leggy and tall. They already have lots of new growth. I chopped most of the Potterweed and big bushes. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We got two more stalks of bananas but they trees are not looking good any more. We have not been watering the garden at all so that must be the reason. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Hopefully I will be able to get everything clean and neat before the real heat begins. It is already very warm but they humidity is not here yet.</span>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-74053287025601980492007-10-10T15:52:00.000-04:002007-10-10T15:56:13.378-04:00Bananas and more bananasYesterday I went to cut another bunch of bananas and I saw that some creature has been eating some! They are not ripe but I guess they still eat them. I hope it is not a rat! I am scared of them and if I know there is one in the garden I won't be able to go out. Anyways, it looks like I am going to have to cut the whole stalk and bring them into the patio. I am hoping to cover the bananas with chocolate and nuts and freeze them.<br /><br />I saw that the middle banana tree has another flower and some small bananas. This will be the second time if flowers and now we have bananas in all 3 trees. The one that has the big stalk has another one but they are still young.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-48856313999309969822007-09-13T17:35:00.000-04:002007-09-13T17:37:23.785-04:00The little bananas are good!Two days ago I went to check on the small bananas and I saw that a couple were starting to turn yellow. I took the stalk to hold it while I tried to cut one bunch and the whole stalk came out the tree. We have been eating them and they are very sweet. They are very small and fat, much better than the bananas from the middle, tall tree.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-7885943788527494612007-08-31T10:41:00.000-04:002007-08-31T20:43:48.925-04:00Chaya and more bananas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcRyqEyPe3O1sBhM7CfaiOGrNFABVMUUFIovYA9kHivTjqkW7vfIOK-jPjVMXa3eoW_ZzBS8t8dcYDPwOP6ZizgALwZiCv7noLVsg-AMucN-KAj4B5j50DXqgKz0H3I94hJSNUA/s1600-h/IMGP3107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105029672489715634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcRyqEyPe3O1sBhM7CfaiOGrNFABVMUUFIovYA9kHivTjqkW7vfIOK-jPjVMXa3eoW_ZzBS8t8dcYDPwOP6ZizgALwZiCv7noLVsg-AMucN-KAj4B5j50DXqgKz0H3I94hJSNUA/s200/IMGP3107.JPG" border="0" /></a> I don't know if this passion fruit is the edible kind<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRv1ScD76jsPFRSY3yBAsEV69CZ6nvFnNiVYYAm24uNLsZ-FdV1ETxXKEEohl2uq2fuQnIFzXA2Yum74txgEZxtCzevfZzklOj0ams6yzffiUufLz8u0xmIc7gEbcWxQPVMaEAw/s1600-h/IMGP3090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105029298827560802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRv1ScD76jsPFRSY3yBAsEV69CZ6nvFnNiVYYAm24uNLsZ-FdV1ETxXKEEohl2uq2fuQnIFzXA2Yum74txgEZxtCzevfZzklOj0ams6yzffiUufLz8u0xmIc7gEbcWxQPVMaEAw/s200/IMGP3090.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGMiBJjnH_bO7Ed1mNWzVl5UbgS0ly2HDnWaMhiGXEXKAOVYfCT9T7WjNGnSsyPeeWgGMPtUkHKJjIrLRycm1F2pTLixlXwabTGyBx3MthXuZIw0iPj2SGnVy8l_pt3byQPlaYQ/s1600-h/IMGP3094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105029414791677842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGMiBJjnH_bO7Ed1mNWzVl5UbgS0ly2HDnWaMhiGXEXKAOVYfCT9T7WjNGnSsyPeeWgGMPtUkHKJjIrLRycm1F2pTLixlXwabTGyBx3MthXuZIw0iPj2SGnVy8l_pt3byQPlaYQ/s200/IMGP3094.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>My healthy chaya tree. I think this one is chaya also.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvORuFH12j62WRY6jMdyiQ1UVdIyb1P9pzLYG__J_qcqqY9X_-k2yyvTWoU9J7bqxtfFMkNNma0nKzWVugGaRhFnH9ZrS5bx_s5XV3WNKJvjL5YxVrLWnYmlBy3iQK18sAkf7dw/s1600-h/IMGP3099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105029307417495410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvORuFH12j62WRY6jMdyiQ1UVdIyb1P9pzLYG__J_qcqqY9X_-k2yyvTWoU9J7bqxtfFMkNNma0nKzWVugGaRhFnH9ZrS5bx_s5XV3WNKJvjL5YxVrLWnYmlBy3iQK18sAkf7dw/s200/IMGP3099.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0xz2YhRysuXG3oHujuMykV_MGQlNTG24yDcIMfhFySMOOroE7BdyWJZV3zYpp39Tr0WWTIHWIXqjtAbKshiapNBn5doZxGsoKzEuCOuUtVqMDs9ig7phu-_w20qKxp6Th62MUQ/s1600-h/IMGP3100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105029311712462722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0xz2YhRysuXG3oHujuMykV_MGQlNTG24yDcIMfhFySMOOroE7BdyWJZV3zYpp39Tr0WWTIHWIXqjtAbKshiapNBn5doZxGsoKzEuCOuUtVqMDs9ig7phu-_w20qKxp6Th62MUQ/s200/IMGP3100.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5L1xGQ5EDEkZtSo1xXQi0KCRPsvbFSPbM-Jl4EhqgegqKNYDr4RSHuGJsYmoRDACXlGBV8zhZ2Zrn6lWaD0jYDQi2LtlcpNRKw_HVV7PkfM51jMogstAN21-ALYSbzxf9clT-A/s1600-h/IMGP3104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105029663899781026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5L1xGQ5EDEkZtSo1xXQi0KCRPsvbFSPbM-Jl4EhqgegqKNYDr4RSHuGJsYmoRDACXlGBV8zhZ2Zrn6lWaD0jYDQi2LtlcpNRKw_HVV7PkfM51jMogstAN21-ALYSbzxf9clT-A/s200/IMGP3104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Bananas!!<br /></div><div>It is too hot for me to go outside and work in the garden. Things don't look too bad but I need to work there one of these days. I need to cut back the cotton plants, the branches are very long. They are not flowering now so it should be a good time.<br /><br />I saw that the banana tree had fallen to the side because of the weight of the banana stalk. I can't wait to eat them. I also saw that there was a flower bud in another tree (the same tree but another trunk?) I love them!!!<br /><br />I also decided to eat some chaya. Lisa from GardenWeb gave me the cutting last year and it has grown very well. She told us how to cook it so I did it yesterday. You need to boil the leaves for 10 minutes and then discard the water and boil again. The leaves have some toxic substance that evaporates with boiling. The leaves were very thick and I didn't think I was going to like them but when I tasted one it was not bad. It doesn't really have a flavor and I liked the consistency, it felt like I was eating something substancial, not a green.<br /><br />I looked for recipes online and found out that they use chaya in Mexico, in the Yucatan peninsula. I think it comes from there. I need to try some of those recipes. I ate some boiled chaya with olive oil, salt, pepper and some okra that I had cooked with tomatoes and onions. It was good. I liked it a lot. I had some chaya left and some brown rice so I decided to make a rice salad for dinner. I chopped the chaya, shredded a carrot and mixed them with the rice. Then I put some walnuts, mayo, mustard, lemon juice, honey, garlic powder and pepper. I liked it a lot. Later I put some curry powder and I liked it even better.</div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-28076461330091039272007-08-13T21:38:00.000-04:002007-08-13T21:55:34.164-04:00It is already August!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXfUd6-AMYfwK7zSbc6r6BSvSiv6FIFlPO7WbtmM_rbrK5NXH8opOj8c7cEntHLHZGsn15DN6ytJ66IompPAo-lZUUiaxCp8HBoWrbJzad8pnf-CaR7y9YWHmn1x7KLCi4-qw2w/s1600-h/IMGP2907.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098368545361674034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXfUd6-AMYfwK7zSbc6r6BSvSiv6FIFlPO7WbtmM_rbrK5NXH8opOj8c7cEntHLHZGsn15DN6ytJ66IompPAo-lZUUiaxCp8HBoWrbJzad8pnf-CaR7y9YWHmn1x7KLCi4-qw2w/s200/IMGP2907.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkJS4gDyausYYLGm-hBC4jGWQSBRDxf6O7xAkthxviG3FsCSAs-A_5PXowlz55ni30zt5wEXKZD4dp1Ypvg4YRN1GtY0ihc0uVRv2TMJWLD-YiTVxgmmwWMTcclfZU4moEpjTLQ/s1600-h/IMGP2924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098368553951608642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkJS4gDyausYYLGm-hBC4jGWQSBRDxf6O7xAkthxviG3FsCSAs-A_5PXowlz55ni30zt5wEXKZD4dp1Ypvg4YRN1GtY0ihc0uVRv2TMJWLD-YiTVxgmmwWMTcclfZU4moEpjTLQ/s200/IMGP2924.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOivvwb9ZuHmZwE6MyrjodO9eVW3a2xEcSFahBGCSvktmbFpTF-ZW31T0D4AVMmsPycNrP9MbRxJtnTW2m2H_66C95GwJXWv5NsouwteNCdRY4mFOPqo0E6rtLs2nLPLH04hMv7g/s1600-h/IMGP2921.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098368558246575954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOivvwb9ZuHmZwE6MyrjodO9eVW3a2xEcSFahBGCSvktmbFpTF-ZW31T0D4AVMmsPycNrP9MbRxJtnTW2m2H_66C95GwJXWv5NsouwteNCdRY4mFOPqo0E6rtLs2nLPLH04hMv7g/s200/IMGP2921.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2kLHlWdqmDK9C1mg427ArkOzXl3slujzfXMgyqGqqlSG-Q7SB14yogAKjNYxZHPEDL5KcHnjBvhwymkaQreNmkdS1ZkD5AQY1_MoH34EiY64_GfDKE6a8t3eXJJYhiFzmHhkjw/s1600-h/IMGP2937.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098368566836510562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2kLHlWdqmDK9C1mg427ArkOzXl3slujzfXMgyqGqqlSG-Q7SB14yogAKjNYxZHPEDL5KcHnjBvhwymkaQreNmkdS1ZkD5AQY1_MoH34EiY64_GfDKE6a8t3eXJJYhiFzmHhkjw/s200/IMGP2937.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTe0kZbHq37fSYtBUlP897rn4X2QMYz-efTLghJH_FA9YZF9Wkz4lRaoHaH3GH2ndvIs8IYj4hyWY9-dhxeNucyk_nTWSFQzhOv6oaZ31g57WfED0w9R-rkkvT7LO3TRuH8Bt7g/s1600-h/IMGP2918.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098367918296448754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTe0kZbHq37fSYtBUlP897rn4X2QMYz-efTLghJH_FA9YZF9Wkz4lRaoHaH3GH2ndvIs8IYj4hyWY9-dhxeNucyk_nTWSFQzhOv6oaZ31g57WfED0w9R-rkkvT7LO3TRuH8Bt7g/s200/IMGP2918.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz5WuvcqHSFOJuOjlOYABIVzSJCPuCOlrGQtrn3jrYLDt3IXysNbg1lILvtHCsQoqvg1eQliWZ5Ruo9xTtIArhdqyCleHZ2h-QYiFmXcQpfbkWDPGOQyEfh7Lo36KKFo-OTdhFw/s1600-h/IMGP2920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098367926886383362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz5WuvcqHSFOJuOjlOYABIVzSJCPuCOlrGQtrn3jrYLDt3IXysNbg1lILvtHCsQoqvg1eQliWZ5Ruo9xTtIArhdqyCleHZ2h-QYiFmXcQpfbkWDPGOQyEfh7Lo36KKFo-OTdhFw/s200/IMGP2920.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSHqgXD3iS0s-6YYlsg7xHgMs5PLNt573WSChrdhhqctHQDEQUosWUXZKgqyunEB8NWBvkirE349u4LD8aVKFoESTkwT3bfXWuQzyIdFKt5fnFjvy80LBeIlwy-D2qmxh48gIGg/s1600-h/IMGP2911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098367931181350674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSHqgXD3iS0s-6YYlsg7xHgMs5PLNt573WSChrdhhqctHQDEQUosWUXZKgqyunEB8NWBvkirE349u4LD8aVKFoESTkwT3bfXWuQzyIdFKt5fnFjvy80LBeIlwy-D2qmxh48gIGg/s200/IMGP2911.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezb6Bk6pNSyNEFbsIPbQbNHjaF48cMnSWdDHUstupvpBmW-FLyzxiN89p8XSPW0FLYzTcmR8_eHy0kaEhhb7amprHAhF1ZY1hOrAH8XSXvmZqRgluH6OyhErKtBBmAbYR5syFjQ/s1600-h/IMGP2916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098367939771285282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezb6Bk6pNSyNEFbsIPbQbNHjaF48cMnSWdDHUstupvpBmW-FLyzxiN89p8XSPW0FLYzTcmR8_eHy0kaEhhb7amprHAhF1ZY1hOrAH8XSXvmZqRgluH6OyhErKtBBmAbYR5syFjQ/s200/IMGP2916.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>It always surprises me how fast time goes by when I see that I havent' posted in a couple of months. We left for Guatemala on June 14 and the garden was all by itself for almost a whole month. I put all my potted orchids and house plants among the garden plants and just hoped for the best. I imagined some of the plants were going to die but I could not do anything. We were still only allowed to water the lawn and garden 1 time a week so the only thing that could help was rain.</div><br /><div>Well, as soon as we came back from the airport on July 12 I went to see the garden and found almost everything in great shape. Everything was so green and lush! It always amazes me how well the plants do without my supervision. Maybe they like it better this way. It looked like it had been raining quite a lot. One of the orchids was about to bloom so I brought it into the screened patio but I left the other plants outside. It was too hot to do anything else. That is one thing I am still missing from Guatemala, the wonderful weather!! </div><br /><div></div><div>We had a couple of surprises! The banana stalk had fallen and it was just resting on the ground but the bananas were still green. I cut one bunch and brought it inside. It took them 4 or 5 days to ripen. Don didn't like them much but Titi and I thought they were very good. We cut some other bunches but at the end I did not realize they had all ripen at once and some were too soft by the time we cut them. Well, the surprise was that the other two banana plants had bananas in them too. The one on the left has a lot of them and they are bigger in size. The one on the right has only a few but they seem to be small and fat ones, very different from the ones we just ate. I did not know we were going to have success in all 3 plants!!! Very happy about it!</div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-7449575124797751362007-06-08T16:53:00.000-04:002007-06-08T17:07:41.865-04:00Hydrangea!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIHy-SC-3fzQB6iXq6t2Sf2Gy6EzBVFgzLRrmtv7gh3DckNklPhEtHzn_u5O8Mr80sCSbyjEf4IGlGnuitrHqv0L1evi4CiMUE_moC6EEPaVJBqcYJcwIwSvRlSZMEMhRNCiVZw/s1600-h/IMGP1036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073803070812282066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIHy-SC-3fzQB6iXq6t2Sf2Gy6EzBVFgzLRrmtv7gh3DckNklPhEtHzn_u5O8Mr80sCSbyjEf4IGlGnuitrHqv0L1evi4CiMUE_moC6EEPaVJBqcYJcwIwSvRlSZMEMhRNCiVZw/s200/IMGP1036.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uGbsyNfgizWaYpdqob8L42SMcZOc3MpfPe4gFbp-WfxNDbvvZecLKx92GnnEKK_zmLRgU_ywMUf62Nsvp-_MWzukHppZdXLrVGe-NkfKYTa-ToNUi4M4cW46-ABU9f93lsr0kg/s1600-h/IMGP1038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073802400797383874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uGbsyNfgizWaYpdqob8L42SMcZOc3MpfPe4gFbp-WfxNDbvvZecLKx92GnnEKK_zmLRgU_ywMUf62Nsvp-_MWzukHppZdXLrVGe-NkfKYTa-ToNUi4M4cW46-ABU9f93lsr0kg/s200/IMGP1038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2BgCqFavjlx5NisO7NTL4ug-EeiUXLgDJ6stBXiwxTNEE4KnYAyD5Vm4hDeM2I72bzhXsCpbMzM8n9nCt2ZGiZsZYF-ndAUR3JSqW0houyp_LNfy4YeLdVMEmoOEZx1ZgjKcOA/s1600-h/IMGP1035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073802151689280690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2BgCqFavjlx5NisO7NTL4ug-EeiUXLgDJ6stBXiwxTNEE4KnYAyD5Vm4hDeM2I72bzhXsCpbMzM8n9nCt2ZGiZsZYF-ndAUR3JSqW0houyp_LNfy4YeLdVMEmoOEZx1ZgjKcOA/s200/IMGP1035.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7cmOmLVMx6fUOxotBRggSAjyB2EfA-F-uFTcFW-5f6lZ18jlpgwZjok_TAm-7JA8o5Nbs1b26cqm7uynkm8JvxH6CP2U8rlJuROSjIEqUYvJhbHRzV7fHBreitcKfs7unEQaFw/s1600-h/IMGP1031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073801911171112098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7cmOmLVMx6fUOxotBRggSAjyB2EfA-F-uFTcFW-5f6lZ18jlpgwZjok_TAm-7JA8o5Nbs1b26cqm7uynkm8JvxH6CP2U8rlJuROSjIEqUYvJhbHRzV7fHBreitcKfs7unEQaFw/s200/IMGP1031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>My small Hydrangea is blooming! I moved it to the north side of the house and I was afraid it was going to die but it seems to have survived. It is still pretty small but it has pink flowers now. I love it!</div><br /><div></div><div>The blackberry lily is blooming too! It looks great next to the Firebush (Hamelia patens) and the birdhouse. Well, it is more like a lizard house. I got the idea from Nicki from GardenWeb. She has some beautiful birdhouses in her garden. This one I got at a thrift store and Don attached it to a wooden post that I got from HD. </div><div></div><br /><div>I think we are going to miss the bananas. We will be leaving for Guatemala on Thrusday and I am afraid they might be gone by the time we come back. We did get two figs from one of the potted figs. They were delicious. Titi and I shared them. I could eat hundreds of them so I hope they new fig cuttings I got from Lisa will take. The mulberry cuttings from Tony seem to be doing well. They looked dead but I just saw some green coming out. </div><div></div><br /><div>I planted some okra seeds and they are starting to grow. The Swiss chard is growing again. They are in the small window boxes and they looked dead but they are growing again!! I might have it for dinner tonight.</div></div></div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-45346189711671174552007-05-27T12:07:00.000-04:002007-05-27T12:41:58.333-04:00What's new in the gardenI have been watering by hand the plants I got at Ricky's plant swap last Sunday. The mulberry cuttings I got from Tony don't look good but I am hoping they will survive. I also have 3 fig cuttings that look almost dead but hopefully they will recover. There is also a Rose Mallow that I got from Treefrog and it keeps loosing leaves. I am hoping it will make it. <div><div><div><div><div><br /><div></div><div>I also got 2 bananas and the fig cuttings from Lisa, bromeliads from Tony, a Kaempferia, orange jazmine, a begonia Nelumbifolia and even a staghorn fern!! from Lady, a small Hibiscus Acetosella from Cindee, some cute coleus from Kat, a Jatropha and scented geranium from Lorraine, a couple of walking yellow iris, coleus and brugs from Wannarun and Stokes Astor from MsMarion. I was able to plant somethings last week and I am hoping to work more later in the day.</div><div></div><br /><div>Here are some pictures of plants in the garden. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfWy2HaUH48Bdpib2S4oNn3Qy8ccWcR6pGdSzLftztcXN5N4wmqRCC88edkKTlNQyMMhEFMvdqMSAJKRX3VKlTNgl2U9JeSoVdVnPePk-7weAZN7zO0djwx_i4DCFPGeDhnoe6A/s1600-h/IMGP0783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069278475244886482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfWy2HaUH48Bdpib2S4oNn3Qy8ccWcR6pGdSzLftztcXN5N4wmqRCC88edkKTlNQyMMhEFMvdqMSAJKRX3VKlTNgl2U9JeSoVdVnPePk-7weAZN7zO0djwx_i4DCFPGeDhnoe6A/s200/IMGP0783.JPG" border="0" /></a> Broccoli. I planted more seeds but only this one grew large. We should be able to harvest it soon. I don't remember when I planted it. I am going to plant it earlier this fall/winter.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQtgqP2hgYGX5gREtrXAf61zz5JH4eu0f4RkweI8QSMMCrvONzzK9fM-KycX0dHcb1DOEmK15o_yy4JeKF-YoQ6uSGa2CSD0VTbp-CtsR_8Zq-gZ4OU7KX8e_GRkCtUKrvcMckA/s1600-h/IMGP0800.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069280867541670434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQtgqP2hgYGX5gREtrXAf61zz5JH4eu0f4RkweI8QSMMCrvONzzK9fM-KycX0dHcb1DOEmK15o_yy4JeKF-YoQ6uSGa2CSD0VTbp-CtsR_8Zq-gZ4OU7KX8e_GRkCtUKrvcMckA/s200/IMGP0800.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwv-Gm8nIu_QU3CsMCMMJj0PlKczlzJBlC6dR2E8ZzzA4_WJ8WygGn18a5Owhbor7MSFpwtUgUNQnfH61IClWWJTziUkacxdRrnvg5Ue9eOGeMZQTUJ1xuCjF7DIVI7pcZMn8sA/s1600-h/IMGP0798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069279875404225042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwv-Gm8nIu_QU3CsMCMMJj0PlKczlzJBlC6dR2E8ZzzA4_WJ8WygGn18a5Owhbor7MSFpwtUgUNQnfH61IClWWJTziUkacxdRrnvg5Ue9eOGeMZQTUJ1xuCjF7DIVI7pcZMn8sA/s200/IMGP0798.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyQFMkB9cqsd7c8vMUp1796fR9P262q1brz_cyQYG64IzkbLqRhyphenhyphen6HGY-Mw1KTo9Ej1ZGI9tTgzKl_B0FoWqtN5xIpjlwrRFS9Y3huJ8F9R2pnDRIa7Jd44sj5X9hK0Hvz23ZtQ/s1600-h/IMGP0796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069279441612528130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyQFMkB9cqsd7c8vMUp1796fR9P262q1brz_cyQYG64IzkbLqRhyphenhyphen6HGY-Mw1KTo9Ej1ZGI9tTgzKl_B0FoWqtN5xIpjlwrRFS9Y3huJ8F9R2pnDRIa7Jd44sj5X9hK0Hvz23ZtQ/s200/IMGP0796.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Bromeliad bed</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE_iuj4lT3KgS8M2cgbH6FsI_IDQ83fad-fztRWii3ZyvS-PoLpyzsAQ5h7RDthDz_KgiNhiP9pglb8LqZE3Oh-ATe7u-i3YBdWTRWk5OPPvD-xDpSrzwKOBpqRTxMTqLJLjQbA/s1600-h/IMGP0794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069279175324555762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE_iuj4lT3KgS8M2cgbH6FsI_IDQ83fad-fztRWii3ZyvS-PoLpyzsAQ5h7RDthDz_KgiNhiP9pglb8LqZE3Oh-ATe7u-i3YBdWTRWk5OPPvD-xDpSrzwKOBpqRTxMTqLJLjQbA/s200/IMGP0794.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YKaXdO_gSyEXRqFq023ubPc8hvMZWQaXFaUMlRGI7ZrXw2yFrY-JyTvmGJVjoX7PE0dupS2pswsrK8fikhACeSWNjEZ2SR1i-6o7K3KxcWzY77yQJvm08_LDIJtQDOVVUc83NA/s1600-h/IMGP0785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069278917626517986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YKaXdO_gSyEXRqFq023ubPc8hvMZWQaXFaUMlRGI7ZrXw2yFrY-JyTvmGJVjoX7PE0dupS2pswsrK8fikhACeSWNjEZ2SR1i-6o7K3KxcWzY77yQJvm08_LDIJtQDOVVUc83NA/s200/IMGP0785.JPG" border="0" /></a> My little hydrangea. </div></div></div></div></div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-31850384635964578962007-05-17T16:03:00.000-04:002007-05-17T17:21:46.339-04:00Rain!!The garden is happy because it finally rained for two days. It is such a relief! Everything was looking so sad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oYozg-Wh5Ccz7FwiRi2KBln9a5ahlKp7ZtuaJWa5sdIa6_y1N6Kfdl6lMv7nKKpGftmgqgy3re5fFnlMtg1VCODIRt4Qb12mPzk0Dp5tndSKDrZ1ijxsLc-FwIIv-lPna9_t-w/s1600-h/IMGP0694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065641977974970674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oYozg-Wh5Ccz7FwiRi2KBln9a5ahlKp7ZtuaJWa5sdIa6_y1N6Kfdl6lMv7nKKpGftmgqgy3re5fFnlMtg1VCODIRt4Qb12mPzk0Dp5tndSKDrZ1ijxsLc-FwIIv-lPna9_t-w/s200/IMGP0694.JPG" border="0" /></a> The bananas!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiyBQrzL8mV7VTIQ4PThbvFgFdrM9-xAUmKPMQhSic2YUhj2p0A4pMHY4qfG1CvIYlHb2lWoElHl_xOEMJv-0KyhDofWUNvSFFG5lRS-cN5oK22vlJ7iYJcRi7naqiVjlnYRwzA/s1600-h/IMGP0690.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065641776111507746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiyBQrzL8mV7VTIQ4PThbvFgFdrM9-xAUmKPMQhSic2YUhj2p0A4pMHY4qfG1CvIYlHb2lWoElHl_xOEMJv-0KyhDofWUNvSFFG5lRS-cN5oK22vlJ7iYJcRi7naqiVjlnYRwzA/s200/IMGP0690.JPG" border="0" /></a> The last amarillys flower on the stalk.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyAsiJmyF3QIxdxJMtiO-8QyuvnxfUl-HDkqeuAt7TSZ4fVO1gtQeEZ2Hw6OhBm6J7aIrX6oFGFeRPhMxYusnOBpZUZNweYgauAFtmaENFgsHMNiP3K0w-BB3MGLxNkEtvyIIGw/s1600-h/IMGP0689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065641415334254866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyAsiJmyF3QIxdxJMtiO-8QyuvnxfUl-HDkqeuAt7TSZ4fVO1gtQeEZ2Hw6OhBm6J7aIrX6oFGFeRPhMxYusnOBpZUZNweYgauAFtmaENFgsHMNiP3K0w-BB3MGLxNkEtvyIIGw/s200/IMGP0689.JPG" border="0" /></a> A new cane on this ground orchid. It has been blooming since January.<br /><br /><div><div><div>I have purple passion fruit flowers in my trellis. They are so beautiful. I think they are the edible fruit kind. I wish I could keep better track of my plants. I think Lisa from GardenWeb gave me the small plant but I am not sure (like always!).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y6Rtu-r9MGd5j4Lc3eaBlZyT8bdELx1p5bjFHK7l2ULEU_ZVxHArYx6RGJSLuyL_v0HZvAIUe7HpNJ4NhL3odDR3V0yXC_ysmvM9Hh6YYWO0wMvqNkpX2I8IFaJYmPds-xaE2A/s1600-h/IMGP0680.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065641157636217090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y6Rtu-r9MGd5j4Lc3eaBlZyT8bdELx1p5bjFHK7l2ULEU_ZVxHArYx6RGJSLuyL_v0HZvAIUe7HpNJ4NhL3odDR3V0yXC_ysmvM9Hh6YYWO0wMvqNkpX2I8IFaJYmPds-xaE2A/s200/IMGP0680.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDFisaVGDG9VMohQM9q5v9QDP7pyhOcMwC94mJczpPwHOO3I0cV0oCSP8nSoES4NXujX3ksoELFd1UFyosG2532nluC8ifAiB_xhIPy6qa2nip8yKSq2P5s8z4dGitVUY25NKhw/s1600-h/IMGP0684.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065640938592884978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDFisaVGDG9VMohQM9q5v9QDP7pyhOcMwC94mJczpPwHOO3I0cV0oCSP8nSoES4NXujX3ksoELFd1UFyosG2532nluC8ifAiB_xhIPy6qa2nip8yKSq2P5s8z4dGitVUY25NKhw/s200/IMGP0684.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I have lots of volunteer cherry tomatoes everywhere, even on the sides of the compost bin. They are fruiting and I have been eating some when they ripe. I have had to cut them when they are green and let them ripe in the kitchen counter because if not the birds get them first.</div></div></div></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-35876806909677591142007-05-13T10:13:00.000-04:002007-05-13T10:16:24.531-04:00I finally worked in the garden for a while yesterday. I trimmed the banana trees and most of the plants around the pool enclosure. We are going to have more water restrictions and starting next week we will only be allowed to water the lawn and plants once a week. Now I wish I had more drought tolerant plants in the front.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-47793812920962444282007-05-02T16:00:00.000-04:002007-05-02T16:29:43.621-04:00My plants need water!!<div>I have neglected the garden and it doesn't look good :-( We need to hire somebody to redo the sprinkler system because it looks like it is not working in many areas. We haven't had rain and there are water use restrictions so everything looks very dry. We are only allowed to water the lawn and garden on Sundays and Thursdays and I was not here on Sunday so I did not see if the sprinklers were working. I can't wait until tomorrow when I will be able to water everything.</div><br /><div></div><div>I have been watering the plants in containers from water I have been collecting in the kitchen. It is a lot of work but it is worth it. Yesterday I got the box of vegetables from the farm so I washed everything in a big plastic container and saved the water in a bucket and I used it to water plants.</div><div></div><br /><div>I am so happy because HGTV is showing again Gardener's Diary. That is my favorite program on TV. I watch very little TV but I make sure to watch that one. They show the most amazing gardens!!</div><div></div><br /><div>The bananas we got seem to be finger bananas. I think that Lady gave me the plant. All the stalks are open and now I guess I should wait until the mature a little.</div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974470.post-33169859520178819892007-04-20T07:39:00.000-04:002007-05-02T16:26:16.495-04:00What's blooming in the garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CnoAi2Mbb3_ILET7qnP2mYHVDpCk7v3IVFE641IyCeFUQkkYmEgLymw8v1cH0BvSqr9S5nbcMDX0fNVzIanWjuWroHvq-Br1UFCOb3kYmGErOy0m_lofoovM1u-pqfyRKJnp9A/s1600-h/IMGP0386.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060059555069720930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CnoAi2Mbb3_ILET7qnP2mYHVDpCk7v3IVFE641IyCeFUQkkYmEgLymw8v1cH0BvSqr9S5nbcMDX0fNVzIanWjuWroHvq-Br1UFCOb3kYmGErOy0m_lofoovM1u-pqfyRKJnp9A/s200/IMGP0386.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We went to see the bananas yesterday and saw that 4 more bunches were open. They don't have many bananas in each one so we don't know if they are the plantain ones. It is so cool to see the stalk open and the little bananas with flowers at the end.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEwBDUf67yKUz0LzN6nTL8ZTeHeJGrTRviYUvXDcX7mSYW1xzJWZLPxP5JYvCW6coJravnqncfe2Snv2gZ1flntzioZDTiXhEI-tqEdcnuTCwcBeSSuMTepUX82WLmr2GGLCRkw/s1600-h/IMGP0356.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEwBDUf67yKUz0LzN6nTL8ZTeHeJGrTRviYUvXDcX7mSYW1xzJWZLPxP5JYvCW6coJravnqncfe2Snv2gZ1flntzioZDTiXhEI-tqEdcnuTCwcBeSSuMTepUX82WLmr2GGLCRkw/s1600-h/IMGP0356.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060061071193176434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEwBDUf67yKUz0LzN6nTL8ZTeHeJGrTRviYUvXDcX7mSYW1xzJWZLPxP5JYvCW6coJravnqncfe2Snv2gZ1flntzioZDTiXhEI-tqEdcnuTCwcBeSSuMTepUX82WLmr2GGLCRkw/s200/IMGP0356.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVsBoCMo1OaXmPoGYX0FOOxLJhB6wrSqht2Rw-5vVPHjyo7iBThbQ88bbOlkun-fKIi-pzv6iKY6UgRB_rh3lPQpA4wt1ajqpXHEnwk6pLm-Qibj5oEcCEv567-3KcomGJKU4Yw/s1600-h/IMGP0392.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060061620948990338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVsBoCMo1OaXmPoGYX0FOOxLJhB6wrSqht2Rw-5vVPHjyo7iBThbQ88bbOlkun-fKIi-pzv6iKY6UgRB_rh3lPQpA4wt1ajqpXHEnwk6pLm-Qibj5oEcCEv567-3KcomGJKU4Yw/s200/IMGP0392.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZW77Zeh8-3VsxZpx3ldYpKZsbWxaTnSI2WWmaE3Q-LPN7zyExs_3HxQ-4rdg55yO4_CgiusJa26Afn5oVIhuYsEYg_I8ZCvM_GzG95DCZwFP5RzsIF0H2IzonPS9BPg76DXmow/s1600-h/IMGP0402.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060062028970883474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZW77Zeh8-3VsxZpx3ldYpKZsbWxaTnSI2WWmaE3Q-LPN7zyExs_3HxQ-4rdg55yO4_CgiusJa26Afn5oVIhuYsEYg_I8ZCvM_GzG95DCZwFP5RzsIF0H2IzonPS9BPg76DXmow/s200/IMGP0402.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of things are starting to bloom. The candlestick cassia is getting flowers, the yellow ground orchid still has flowers, the amarillys that flowered last year has two more buds, one about to open, the magenta epidendrum is still flowering and has two new stalks of flowers. I got two roses, new black eye susans, the yellow alamanda, the porterweed, the cotton,<br /><br />In the front I have in bloom a vanda orchid, pentas, bouganvilla (sp?), bulbine, society garlic, white iris and the glory bower. It looks very pretty.</div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698057987511377896noreply@blogger.com1