Backyard bounty

zeke, did you plant the trees or were they there when you moved in? I'm wondering how long it took for them to mature and produce.

Picking coconuts and pineapples from your own fruit garden is so enviable.

biffnix, that's quite a good selection; there's such a beauty in healthy fresh fruit. What breed of chickens does she raise?

No idea on the chickens. The egg-laying kind? Some are reddish, some are black and grey, some are more blonde colored.

She’s always been an excellent gardener. Her backyard also has pomegranate trees, grapes, Asian pears, watermelon, eggplant, squash, apple trees, peach trees. She’s always grown a ton in every house we lived in, ever since we lived in Japan back in the late 1960’s (she is Japanese). Even though she’s 84 now, her garden’s production hasn’t lagged a bit!

Bitter gourds?

autumnmist The trees were here when we moved in, 6 years ago. I know the previous tenants did not plant them, as they did absolutely nothing to make improvements for the 4 years they lived here. That means they are most likely 12-13 years old. While this is not the first year we have had coconuts, it is the first year we have had so many. 2 years ago, I improved the sprinkler system back there, so maybe they just needed the additional water.

I have no idea what you are talking about. My picture is of a coconut and a pineapple.

The only things my yard grows are weeds and deer.