![20260129_124402.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23tbrz7x8HmMFH4DRaqTsTn5jYVxMiBAvf5QUYUhMbhD7T9EidXH4Ydgcy8dc2BhitDm7.jpg) This is a hibiscus plant. Although it is a small shrub, it is flowering. It now has about six flowers. It is approximately 50 cm tall and is producing these flowers. I hope it continues to grow and give me more flowers. ![20260206_085647.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23wgSTU9pxhFSgnqE4KET7E3oHpshUGbwksQGyDNCR1RFYTEzyxDXXMBwAfAhxLpmHHqu.jpg) The dwarf banana plant is strengthening its fruits. Although it has produced a very small bunch with three hands of bananas, I hope they grow enough to be succulent products. ![20260129_124128.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23wCC9a9UrtMAUsCkr5MdaC7BF7TehcbcFhpV6TsEQ5R56uoiJ7cmTSeCTsS89V3XhpYo.jpg) I am starting to harvest my eggplants. They are tender and delicious. I went through a few years where this plant was infested with pests, and I was unable to get a good harvest. ![20260129_124003.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23xp8UiZNNn7mzH67ETq6qsji71C5Q35SRGMtsx7b1savWcbVGDNcUkLkbXLwN7hgf2WX.jpg) Every four days, I spray it with my homemade pesticide, and so for the first time these eggplant plants are growing, reproducing, and still have beautiful flowers. ![20260129_124112.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23x19PCJbCA5jWNau9XQ44fwBn7aUzCH2bkoTMD6bELkMmgpgNtTa7jrtnqYMuw2fLste.jpg) This time, I am waging war on the ants so they don't take my flowers. I spray all my plants to stop the bugs in my garden. This is the first time my pomegranate plant has had such a large crop of flowers. I am hoping that the fruits will also be abundant. ![20260206_085559.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23wgFBHqHDgawptz11bL4nAMimHvFuPS5frDEj5X31Xgo3hMSNujnN3Niti1XuLSNPjd8.jpg) One night, a toad appeared in my garden. I had never seen one this color before; it is between yellow and orange. It is always there at night, when I finish tidying up the garden, standing in the middle of the path. It does not run away; it stays still. Then it leaves. ![20260123_184615.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23w2aXnCPKsqRQt8PFdRiqdkbTTD7hdok9gHKAF8Su7y2H8aRgYDeKLgwG174hhkGfyN2.jpg) The banner are made with Canva. The photographs are taken with the Samsung Galaxy S26. ![@gertu_banner2.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/gertu/23swiNyDsqshpLxfdmFXYE87t3q6ACC73VNE7HBakNgwffyVHcAiaAERQE3pXnXtZXT69.png)

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