.: evil jungle prince :.

This is my favorite season as everything is rapidly changing. From day to day, there is always something new to discover in my tiny garden.

This summer, I got my first crop of shishito peppers, which is a mild Japanese chili pepper. There are only a few of them but I'm still thrilled. With luck I'll be able to grow this plant as large as my jalapeno pepper plant and enjoy eating grilled shishitos topped with bonito flakes, as they are served at my local Japanese restaurant.

For the last few weeks, my guava tree has been producing a profusion of blossoms. This month, they are beginning to change into little fruits. It will be interesting to see how many fully mature. This is the tree's first full year in the ground and it has more than doubled in size. Last year, the tree had only been in the ground briefly when it produced only one fully mature guava. This time I think my chances for a bountiful crop are looking pretty good.

I purchased my dwarf key lime tree about three years ago. During the first year, while potted, it produced a copious amount of fruits for such a small tree. After being planted in the second year, it added a lot of growth but did not produce a single fruit! This year it is growing rapidly and produced a limited number of fruits, perhaps around ten or so. So far, this is a very unpredictable tree.