Plants are fighting through the pests!

 So some of the plants are finally growing and not succumbing to pests. Also one of the mangoes seems to finally be doing well, please scroll all the way down to see how quickly these transform over days!

Female Stag Beetle - we think?

Herb Planter

Oregano

Chives and Spring Onions

French Marigolds

Thyme and Garlic Chives

Purple Basil

Lemon Basil

Rocket

Mango and Borage

Ginger

Basil

Lemon Tree

Mango and Borage - 2 days later

Mango and Borage - 5 days later

Butterflies and Beasties

Sadly I seem to have acquired a small snail infestation, and as you cannot get simple things like slug pellets I resorted to getting them drunk to kill them. The pink stuff below was a wine cooler that someone left at our last Barbecue that I have no intention of drinking, the problem was that the butterflies seemed to like it more than the snails. Actually managed to photograph some of them as they were drunk and not as fast as usual. Not too sure on the varieties of butterflies, so if you so know, please tell me.

My Landlord also let me plant out my papaya tree, but I have since been informed that as it is male, it will not yield any fruit.

Butterfly

Rocket

Papaya Tree Planted Out

Lizard Visitor

Butterfly on Pineapple

Butterfly

Things are starting to Grow

So I am not sure whether it is the heat, but the herbs I brought from the UK are not doing that well over here, I will have to keep experimenting with location in my garden to adjust the shade/sunshine ratio.

Papaya and Ginger Plant

Oregano

Capsicum Seeds

Date Palms

Borage

Spring onions and Chives

Avocado

Ginger with  beer trap

Lemon Tree with Pineapple

Chilli Plant

Beasties and Things not doing so well

So after coming back after a week away, I was worried about some of my plants being slightly frazzled, but it seems that beasties are still causing me most of my problems. The first couple of pictures are just some oddities, we do not expect to see crabs 1km away from the sea, up a hill, so can only guess he was someone's dinner that escaped. I also loved the very well camouflaged praying mantis, that looks very much like a stick, he did not want to be photographed, so this was the best I could do.

Some things are dying, I still have yet to have much luck with Mangos, as they always seem to become infested by white mites, but I will keep trying.

I am also having a problem with hundreds of very tiny snails, they seem to like leaf litter, but once that is gone, they seem to love seeds and new sprouts much to my disappointment, so their extermination will have to begin.

I am having a losing battle with aphids and mealy bugs at this stage, and very tempted to cull the plants that are not yielding fruit, but will see what I decide...

Unexpected Crab

Very Well Camouflaged Praying Mantis

Mango Starting to Die

Papaya Tree

Snails eating Everything

Lemon/Lime Tree with Pineapple doing well in the Background

Beasties attacking the Aubergines/Eggplants

Beasties Attacking the Tomatoes

French Marigolds all Died except one

Oregano

New Potting - Date Palms

Spring Onions and Garlic Chives

Mango dying, and Borage trying to grow

Papaya well watered and looking happier

Chilli Plant

Preparation for a week away

Preparation for a week away

I took these pictures before I went away for a week, not sure what the weather would hold, as it is the hot season, I was lucky that it rained a few days before, and rain was forecast for when I was away. I gave every thing a very good water before I went away, and tried my best to remove pests to give the plants a good chance. We shall see what becomes of them?

Papaya Tree

Borage

Mustard Cress

Ginger and Nasturtium

French Marigold and Basil

Aubergine/Eggplant

Ginger and Tomato