I love the variety of plants that we have on our land. There are quite a few things that we don’t have, but those we will try to transplant over time. First of all, we have a whole patch/bunch of bananas. These are not plantains, but real bananas. Michael got quite a few hangers this year. It takes around three years for a plant to grow and bear, then you chop down the stalk and little plants push up from the root.
We also have grenadia vines which is a yellow passion fruit. They make the most delicious juice, and I have made jelly out of it. It is the strongest flavored jelly I’ve ever eaten, and I am looking forward to making more jelly and juice combinations with them.
Here are some pictures of other fruits and edible plants that are currently growing on the land.
Pumpkins
Abriko – it has a firm orange flesh and tastes slightly like an apricot/peach (but still is very different), the tree is very tall
Malanga – the root is edible. The best way to eat it is to grate it up and add a few things and then deep fry it. I think it is far better than hush-puppies!
Chadek – a type of grapefruit like citrus. It is most commonly used for making juice.
Coffee!
This is an avocado tree I planted before the land was bought. I got the seed from a huge, delicious yellow/green avocado, and I hope it produces the exact same kind!
This is a coconut that makes good coconut water for drinking. If you let them on the tree long enough, they will make coconut too. Michael sprouted about ten of them in a dirt plie, and we had to transplant one while I was there. Those 3 holes at the top of a coconut? That is where the roots and sprout come out.
I was so happy when I saw there was a big stand of bamboo right in the middle of the land. It is HUGE! It is so pretty too!
That is it, sticking way up above the other trees.
The shoots come up as big around as the stalk will be.
Average size
A slight comparison
A few other pretty things.
Four o’clocks
The driveway. It is so pretty and shady. In the center in the back, you can see the abriko tree.
Wilmon’s house out by the road
Our view out back
Two of our neighbors down the hill, Shana and little Cherie. Everybody loves those two!
This little one is a special child. Her parent’s story has a rough beginning, and she is a special gift from God to them. I had to add her here because she is so cute!
Then there are the critters of every shape and form. Take a look at this…
Two gigantic pigs going to town on the back of motos! The one pig’s nose was only inches above the ground, the other pig was getting singed on the muffler. The driver stopped to readjust it, and was lifting it by it’s tail making it squeal! I felt sorry for the pigs, but it was a funny sight!
Some more…
A blind snake we found in the dirt pile. It had no eyes, but a mouth and scales.
The ever present cockroaches… UGH. Except they are normally alive. These met their death by bug spray when I had to help some friends clean out a storage place. No exaggeration, there were thousands of them. This isn’t anything compared to what there were!
That, my friends, concludes the updates from my past trip. My dad and older brother are going down next week to lay the foundations of the house. Please keep them in your prayers. If you are a block layer, and would like to help for a week sometime, please let us know!
A bonus picture for you…
One of the many breathtaking views along the road to Ti Goave
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