Marsha's grolist photos 2015/2016

[ginger2778]

Cut fruit- thank you Patihum for the seeds.

[ginger2778]

Rl bushy plants set abundant fruit, which are about 2-3 oz. These are brown, they remind me of small Paul Robesons. Saving seeds.

[ginger2778]

Cut fruit - Thank you Barb for the seeds.

[ginger2778]

These are gorgeous little 3-4 oz fruit, on RL vines. Very good production in a poor season. Taste was great 8.5/10. Saving seeds....

[ginger2778]

Solar flare bottom, this is where it shines it's beauty.

[ginger2778]

Cut fruit- quite meaty, but also juicy, with a good amount of acid to balance the sweet.

[greyghost]

Really uplifting to see your photos, Marsha. At least the days will start to get longer!
Darlene

[taboule]

Originally Posted by greyghost

At least the days will start to get longer!
Darlene

Days HAVE started to get longer, thank heavens ;>)

[ginger2778]

I am glad to see your comments. I was beginning to wonder if anyone was looking at this thread!

[AlittleSalt]

Solar Flare looks really good.

[ginger2778]

Now I am getting encouraged, so I will share some other garden oddities.
This is a corky stemmed passion vine, wrapping itself through an ixora bush. This is a native wild passion flower to our state.

[ginger2778]

This one shows our state butterfly, the Zebra Longwing's larvae, plus if you look to the left, a chryssalis, and between them is a pea sized green passion fruit, which I tasted. Bleccha!

[ginger2778]

Even though it has been hot, the yesterday, today, tomorrow bushes are starting to bloom. They are gorgeous when they are covered in blossoms.

[KarenO]

Oh I'm watching... jealously from the frozen north
Karen

[AlittleSalt]

I've seen a lot of butterflies here in Texas, but not a Zebra Longwing. It's a nice looking butterfly.