Have a Zucchini!

These have a buttery texture. Cut them when small - they taste better and you dont have to figure out what to do with a 10 pound wonder.

Fast Growing Eucalyptus

Not only did it survive the winter, it is growing by leaps and bounds without supplemental watering! This tree has some potential. Of course, next winter might be colder, resulting in a dead eucalyptus, but that's part of the intrigue.

Epiphyllum flower buds

This cactus was nearly completely denuded by some type of illness that made most of the sections become brown and crispy. I removed the dead parts, which was most of the cactus. One of the few remaining sections looks like it might bloom. Does it have the energy?

Kitchen garden

Tomatoes are starting to set fruit. Here is Lemon Boy with a marble sized fruit. The figs are also producing embryonic figs that I expect to harvest in late fall. here is Hardy Chicago. This tree is 3 feet tall and in it's 2nd year. An early producer.

opuntia flower

Here is a better photo. Apparently the flowers last only one day., then change color to orange and fold up. Will there be edible fruit?