Where I live the summer was brutal, fortunately the rains have brought freshness and new life to the plants and animals. These began a month and a half ago, and although at first they were somewhat timid, this week they have been increasing their frequency and volume, greening gardens and plots.
During the drought some of my plants succumbed, either due to lack of humidity, or due to various diseases. One of them was cocoa, unfortunately it dried up. The musaceae also disappeared, they had already had a plague of scale insects and ants for a year or two, and they ended up killing them, which is also very sad, because they were very productive plants, until only this small banana remained, which I hope transplant.
The Lippia alba or “lemon balm” plants greened and bloomed. They are generally very resistant to drought, because even when the summer was very strong, during that time they kept some foliage and flowers, but with the arrival of the rains they filled with new leaves and little flowers, which are food for various species, among them this black moth with white tips (Melanchroia chephise), which is a pest on my plot, since its caterpillars eat the currant bushes.
The tarare tree (uvito, caujaro or cautaro) or Cordia dentata has bloomed, which is on my neighbor's lot, but unfortunately many of its branches face my lot, taking away light from my plants. Its fragrant and delicate bone-colored flowers perfume the garden and offer nectar to some bees and butterflies.
The tamarind tree has greened and is beginning to bloom, attracting many species of birds to its branches, which compete for the best places to make nests. It is an imposing tree.
I have found several surprises, among them is this Merremia aegyptia or Distimake aegyptius vine, which is next to the Lippia alba plants. It's the first time I've seen it, I'm going to place a stake on it and observe its growth, because as I was able to find out, it blooms very beautifully, and can serve as food for my bees.
Another great surprise that I found at the foot of one of the acerola trees is this small tree of what I think is Natal Plum, Carissa edulis or Carissa macrocarpa. I'm not sure if this is the species, but it was the closest match I found with Google Lens. I guess some little bird carried the seed.
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