COLD WEATHER

The first cold front of the fall has finally made it all the way down to Miramar, Florida.

As you can see from my $4.99 thermometer it is almost noon and only 72 degrees.

For the semi tropics here this represents quite a dip from the near 90s of the first half of October.

I have relocated my two container tomatoes now to an area that they will get full sun all day.

I gave them several days of partial sun to recover from being transplanted into the containers.

I mixed the liquid fertilizer according to the instructions from the extension service and will give them a dose each time that they need water. I am determined this year to grow some prime tomato's.

My yellow Shrimp plant is recovering also. I had washed the fascia boards on the house with a strong bleach solution to remove some mildew and drenched this plant. I was sure that I had killed it but it has come back out and is blooming again. It looked really sad for almost a month but is rebounding back now.

This baby Iguana has now taken up residence in a small tree in the garden.

It appears almost every morning and suns itself on the branches of the tree.

It is almost a foot long and is shedding its skin so that indicates that it is growing .

I didn't see it while taking this picture but one of my garden bugs is hitching a ride on his back.

So far I have not seen the Iguana eating any of my garden plants. So for now my standard unspoken agreement with natures creatures is still in effect. As long as it doesn't bother me I won't bother it. ------sanddune----------

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